Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather. (41)
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather. (statistical code 41): exports in August 2026 were JPY 807,151,000 (-22.7% year on year), quantity 4,313,295 KG, unit price JPY 187 per KG. Main destinations: Thailand (27.0%), People's Republic of China (24.0%), Viet Nam (20.9%), Cambodia (7.1%), Philippines (4.8%). Figures for August 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 1,503,661,000, a trade deficit of JPY 696,510,000. (imports: preliminary; exports: revised)
Import statistics for this code
Monthly statistics
| Month | Status | Export value | Quantity | Unit price | Year-on-year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 807,151,000 | 4,313,295 | JPY 187 | -22.7% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 1,064,158,000 | 5,570,442 | JPY 191 | -9.4% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 1,017,128,000 | 4,949,002 | JPY 206 | -2.4% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 1,029,967,000 | 5,347,197 | JPY 193 | -5.1% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 1,015,128,000 | 6,313,789 | JPY 161 | -5.6% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 1,032,235,000 | 7,183,953 | JPY 144 | -10.3% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 973,701,000 | 6,465,928 | JPY 151 | -14.0% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 852,347,000 | 4,997,340 | JPY 171 | -3.4% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,185,395,000 | 7,836,626 | JPY 151 | -6.9% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,111,342,000 | 5,617,720 | JPY 198 | -15.3% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,080,818,000 | 6,012,586 | JPY 180 | -15.4% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,051,749,000 | 6,009,081 | JPY 175 | -9.7% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,044,029,000 | 5,682,412 | JPY 184 | -19.1% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,174,752,000 | 6,103,592 | JPY 192 | -10.2% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,041,718,000 | 6,133,441 | JPY 170 | -19.0% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,084,996,000 | 5,730,427 | JPY 189 | -7.4% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,075,449,000 | 7,275,533 | JPY 148 | -23.3% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,150,274,000 | 6,962,538 | JPY 165 | -2.2% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,131,761,000 | 6,294,652 | JPY 180 | -2.3% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 882,240,000 | 5,977,065 | JPY 148 | +6.3% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 1,273,456,000 | 7,405,696 | JPY 172 | +1.1% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 1,312,423,000 | 6,721,713 | JPY 195 | +3.0% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 1,278,183,000 | 6,576,423 | JPY 194 | +5.2% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 1,164,647,000 | 5,717,204 | JPY 204 | +3.3% |
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.
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- 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.
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Exports in 1988 were JPY 44,507,177,000; in 2025, JPY 13,014,523,000, about 29% of the 1988 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 |
| 2021 | — | JPY 16,419,621,000 | — |
| 2020 | — | JPY 11,761,496,000 | — |
| 2019 | — | JPY 14,741,435,000 | — |
| 2018 | — | JPY 17,422,933,000 | — |
| 2017 | — | JPY 22,521,948,000 | — |
| 2016 | — | JPY 21,042,308,000 | — |
| 2015 | — | JPY 22,295,501,000 | — |
| 2014 | — | JPY 25,548,495,000 | — |
| 2013 | — | JPY 26,452,128,000 | — |
| 2012 | — | JPY 23,377,866,000 | — |
| 2011 | — | JPY 22,414,746,000 | — |
| 2010 | — | JPY 19,709,708,000 | — |
| 2009 | — | JPY 18,504,538,000 | — |
| 2008 | — | JPY 26,841,973,000 | — |
| 2007 | — | JPY 26,632,502,000 | — |
| 2006 | — | JPY 25,316,384,000 | — |
| 2005 | — | JPY 23,922,382,000 | — |
| 2004 | — | JPY 21,694,033,000 | — |
| 2003 | — | JPY 20,602,960,000 | — |
| 2002 | — | JPY 21,498,115,000 | — |
| 2001 | — | JPY 22,009,876,000 | — |
| 2000 | — | JPY 19,141,786,000 | — |
| 1999 | — | JPY 18,881,678,000 | — |
| 1998 | — | JPY 25,538,316,000 | — |
| 1997 | — | JPY 28,995,696,000 | — |
| 1996 | — | JPY 26,789,443,000 | — |
| 1995 | — | JPY 25,954,368,000 | — |
| 1994 | — | JPY 32,175,231,000 | — |
| 1993 | — | JPY 30,988,918,000 | — |
| 1992 | — | JPY 35,709,900,000 | — |
| 1991 | — | JPY 39,030,776,000 | — |
| 1990 | — | JPY 48,961,102,000 | — |
| 1989 | — | JPY 47,859,584,000 | — |
| 1988 | — | JPY 44,507,177,000 | — |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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