The country's main trading partners in the leather business are Korea, Taiwan, Italy, Australia and the US. Results for 2000 show that China's exports experienced a 20% rise in terms of US dollar value to $11.77 billion. From this total, leather shoes accounted for $4.37 billion, up 10%, while travelling goods and leather cases were up 14% to $2.85 billion. The biggest increase was seen in the leather garments sector. Here, exports were up 53% to $1.85 billion, with leather glove exports alone increasing by 38% to $590 million.

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