Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather. (41)
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather. (statistical code 41): exports in September 2026 were JPY 990,453,000 (-5.8% year on year), quantity 4,930,990 KG, unit price JPY 201 per KG. Main destinations: Philippines (33.7%), Thailand (22.4%), Viet Nam (18.1%), People's Republic of China (15.4%), Hong Kong (3.7%). Figures for September 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 1,654,687,000, a trade deficit of JPY 664,234,000. (imports: preliminary; exports: revised)
Import statistics for this code
Monthly statistics
| Month | Status | Export value | Quantity | Unit price | Year-on-year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | revised | JPY 990,453,000 | 4,930,990 | JPY 201 | -5.8% |
| 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% |
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–Sep) | JPY 17,459,656,000 | JPY 8,782,268,000 | deficit JPY 8,677,388,000 |
| 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 18,262,160,000 | JPY 16,419,621,000 | deficit JPY 1,842,539,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 14,416,663,000 | JPY 11,761,496,000 | deficit JPY 2,655,167,000 |
| 2019 | Not available (source gap) | JPY 14,741,435,000 | Not available (source gap) |
| 2018 | JPY 24,653,441,000 | JPY 17,422,933,000 | deficit JPY 7,230,508,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 27,481,335,000 | JPY 22,521,948,000 | deficit JPY 4,959,387,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 28,000,597,000 | JPY 21,042,308,000 | deficit JPY 6,958,289,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 35,792,792,000 | JPY 22,295,501,000 | deficit JPY 13,497,291,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 35,523,588,000 | JPY 25,548,495,000 | deficit JPY 9,975,093,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 30,188,951,000 | JPY 26,452,128,000 | deficit JPY 3,736,823,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 27,170,522,000 | JPY 23,377,866,000 | deficit JPY 3,792,656,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 22,980,128,000 | JPY 22,414,746,000 | deficit JPY 565,382,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 22,965,637,000 | JPY 19,709,708,000 | deficit JPY 3,255,929,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 18,923,559,000 | JPY 18,504,538,000 | deficit JPY 419,021,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 31,751,230,000 | JPY 26,841,973,000 | deficit JPY 4,909,257,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 41,971,897,000 | JPY 26,632,502,000 | deficit JPY 15,339,395,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 38,943,841,000 | JPY 25,316,384,000 | deficit JPY 13,627,457,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 36,168,670,000 | JPY 23,922,382,000 | deficit JPY 12,246,288,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 38,967,538,000 | JPY 21,694,033,000 | deficit JPY 17,273,505,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 40,047,732,000 | JPY 20,602,960,000 | deficit JPY 19,444,772,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 37,173,407,000 | JPY 21,498,115,000 | deficit JPY 15,675,292,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 50,436,403,000 | JPY 22,009,876,000 | deficit JPY 28,426,527,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 43,790,073,000 | JPY 19,141,786,000 | deficit JPY 24,648,287,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 43,715,206,000 | JPY 18,881,678,000 | deficit JPY 24,833,528,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 49,656,583,000 | JPY 25,538,316,000 | deficit JPY 24,118,267,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 66,992,300,000 | JPY 28,995,696,000 | deficit JPY 37,996,604,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 66,621,765,000 | JPY 26,789,443,000 | deficit JPY 39,832,322,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 67,221,881,000 | JPY 25,954,368,000 | deficit JPY 41,267,513,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 62,672,889,000 | JPY 32,175,231,000 | deficit JPY 30,497,658,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 70,003,861,000 | JPY 30,988,918,000 | deficit JPY 39,014,943,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 87,752,676,000 | JPY 35,709,900,000 | deficit JPY 52,042,776,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 98,698,385,000 | JPY 39,030,776,000 | deficit JPY 59,667,609,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 147,739,765,000 | JPY 48,961,102,000 | deficit JPY 98,778,663,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 122,683,837,000 | JPY 47,859,584,000 | deficit JPY 74,824,253,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 117,409,037,000 | JPY 44,507,177,000 | deficit JPY 72,901,860,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
The e-Stat table 'Final Trade Statistics by Commodity and Country (Imports), 2016–2020' (Ministry of Finance Trade Statistics of Japan) lacks data for some commodities from April 2018 to December 2019, so values for this period are not shown. This is a problem in the source data; official annual totals from the Ministry of Finance differ.
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