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, Other

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, Other are 🇮🇶 Iraq, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇺🇸 United States. 🇮🇶 Iraq leads with 34.1% of total imports (€2.7M). The HHI concentration index stands at 2110, 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, Other are concentrated on a few markets. 🇨🇳 China accounts for 62.4% (€4.5M), ahead of 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China (7.9%). The top three destinations are 🇨🇳 China, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom.

Within the EU, 🇮🇹 Italy concentrates 65.7% 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, Other imports, well ahead of 🇫🇷 France (23.1%). The top importing member states are 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany.

The year 2025 marked a turning point: both imports and exports were surging, shifting by 22.9% and 26.5% respectively.