EU External Trade - ARTICLES OF LEATHER; SADDLERY AND HARNESS; TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS; ARTICLES OF ANIMAL GUT (OTHER THAN SILKWORM GUT), Articles of gut (other than silkworm gut), of goldbeater's skin, of bladders or of tendons

Extra-EU sourcing of ARTICLES OF LEATHER; SADDLERY AND HARNESS; TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS; ARTICLES OF ANIMAL GUT (OTHER THAN SILKWORM GUT), Articles of gut (other than silkworm gut), of goldbeater's skin, of bladders or of tendons is highly concentrated. 🇨🇳 China captures 81.7% of imports (€27.6M), followed by 🇮🇳 India (9.3%). With an HHI of 6809, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

European exports of ARTICLES OF LEATHER; SADDLERY AND HARNESS; TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS; ARTICLES OF ANIMAL GUT (OTHER THAN SILKWORM GUT), Articles of gut (other than silkworm gut), of goldbeater's skin, of bladders or of tendons are concentrated on a few markets. 🇺🇸 United States accounts for 47.7% (€7.2M), ahead of 🇯🇵 Japan (23.2%). The top three destinations are 🇺🇸 United States, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇮🇩 Indonesia.

Within the EU, 🇮🇹 Italy concentrates 43.6% of ARTICLES OF LEATHER; SADDLERY AND HARNESS; TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS; ARTICLES OF ANIMAL GUT (OTHER THAN SILKWORM GUT), Articles of gut (other than silkworm gut), of goldbeater's skin, of bladders or of tendons imports, well ahead of 🇵🇹 Portugal (25.1%). The top importing member states are 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇸🇮 Slovenia.

In 2025, imports were rising (13.6%) and exports rising (8.8%) compared to the previous year.