Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather. (41)
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather. (statistical code 41): imports in August 2026 were JPY 1,503,661,000 (-10.2% year on year), quantity 2,501,788 KG, unit price JPY 601 per KG. Main origins: Italy (22.2%), Mexico (17.8%), People's Republic of China (15.2%), United States of America (6.6%), Canada (6.3%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 807,151,000, a trade deficit of JPY 696,510,000. (imports: preliminary; exports: revised)
Export statistics for this code
Monthly statistics
| Month | Status | Import value | Quantity | Unit price | Year-on-year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | preliminary | JPY 1,503,661,000 | 2,501,788 | JPY 601 | -10.2% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 2,029,549,000 | 2,893,518 | JPY 701 | +2.3% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 2,425,385,000 | 2,878,476 | JPY 843 | -1.6% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 2,049,412,000 | 2,728,646 | JPY 751 | -20.7% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 2,084,374,000 | 2,880,465 | JPY 724 | +52.0% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 1,733,357,000 | 2,408,827 | JPY 720 | -6.8% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 1,642,190,000 | 2,476,437 | JPY 663 | +29.7% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 2,337,041,000 | 3,217,450 | JPY 726 | -1.1% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,647,363,000 | 3,176,119 | JPY 519 | -27.0% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,020,292,000 | 3,011,001 | JPY 671 | +9.0% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,762,327,000 | 2,440,494 | JPY 722 | -27.3% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,558,731,000 | 3,096,509 | JPY 503 | -31.8% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,674,760,000 | 2,698,663 | JPY 621 | -4.6% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,984,179,000 | 3,067,044 | JPY 647 | -26.5% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,465,436,000 | 3,221,219 | JPY 765 | -0.2% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,585,174,000 | 3,204,897 | JPY 807 | -2.3% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,371,466,000 | 2,957,355 | JPY 464 | -40.9% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,860,326,000 | 2,648,111 | JPY 703 | -14.8% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,265,988,000 | 2,300,873 | JPY 550 | -17.5% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,363,226,000 | 3,696,067 | JPY 639 | +12.9% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 2,255,613,000 | 3,032,766 | JPY 744 | +3.0% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 1,853,909,000 | 3,503,269 | JPY 529 | -16.0% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 2,423,411,000 | 3,706,676 | JPY 654 | +20.4% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 2,283,944,000 | 3,644,433 | JPY 627 | -3.5% |
Subcategories
- Raw hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split.
- Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not with wool on or split, other than those excluded by Note 1 (c) to this Chapter.
- Other raw hides and skins (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split, other than those excluded by Note 1 (b) or 1 (c) to this Chapter.
- Tanned or crust hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared.
- Tanned or crust skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared.
- Tanned or crust hides and skins of other animals, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared.
- Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed leather, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, other than leather of heading 41.14.
- 4112
- Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed leather, of other animals, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, other than leather of heading 41.14.
- Chamois (including combination chamois) leather; patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leather.
- Composition leather with a basis of leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls; parings and other waste of leather or of composition leather, not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles; leather dust, powder and flour.
- 41XX
Long-term trend (from 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 24,088,613,000; in 2025, JPY 22,559,268,000, about 94% of the 2022 level.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 15,804,969,000 | JPY 7,791,815,000 | deficit JPY 8,013,154,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 22,559,268,000 | JPY 13,014,523,000 | deficit JPY 9,544,745,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 26,523,204,000 | JPY 14,653,047,000 | deficit JPY 11,870,157,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 24,271,559,000 | JPY 14,382,978,000 | deficit JPY 9,888,581,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 24,088,613,000 | JPY 15,750,270,000 | deficit JPY 8,338,343,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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