EU External Trade - Whole hides and skins, unsplit, of a weight per skin not exceeding 8|kg when simply dried, 10|kg when dry-salted, or 16|kg when fresh, wet-salted or otherwise preserved, Fresh

The main extra-EU suppliers of Whole hides and skins, unsplit, of a weight per skin not exceeding 8|kg when simply dried, 10|kg when dry-salted, or 16|kg when fresh, wet-salted or otherwise preserved, Fresh are 🇳🇿 New Zealand, 🇦🇱 Albania, 🇦🇺 Australia. 🇳🇿 New Zealand leads with 40.4% of total imports (€21.3M). The HHI concentration index stands at 2392, indicating a Moderate market.

European exports of Whole hides and skins, unsplit, of a weight per skin not exceeding 8|kg when simply dried, 10|kg when dry-salted, or 16|kg when fresh, wet-salted or otherwise preserved, Fresh are concentrated on a few markets. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom accounts for 51.6% (€4.8M), ahead of 🇨🇳 China (20.1%). The top three destinations are 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇨🇳 China, 🇺🇸 United States.

Within the EU, 🇮🇹 Italy concentrates 93.2% of Whole hides and skins, unsplit, of a weight per skin not exceeding 8|kg when simply dried, 10|kg when dry-salted, or 16|kg when fresh, wet-salted or otherwise preserved, Fresh imports, well ahead of 🇪🇸 Spain (6.5%). The top importing member states are 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇷 France.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were rising (3.7%) while exports were falling sharply (-45.0%), signalling a structural market shift.