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, Dried or dry-salted

Extra-EU sourcing 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, Dried or dry-salted is highly concentrated. 🇳🇬 Nigeria captures 61.5% of imports (€3.8M), followed by 🇨🇦 Canada (16.6%). With an HHI of 4157, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

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, Dried or dry-salted are concentrated on a few markets. 🇨🇳 China accounts for 63.7% (€2.2M), ahead of 🇻🇳 Vietnam (10.5%). The top three destinations are 🇨🇳 China, 🇻🇳 Vietnam, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China.

Within the EU, 🇮🇹 Italy concentrates 75.4% 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, Dried or dry-salted imports, well ahead of 🇫🇷 France (13.1%). The top importing member states are 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany.

In 2025, imports were rising (10.5%) and exports surging (1606.2%) compared to the previous year.