Sector data: Leather Products

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Exports of leather and allied products to United States -- NAIC 316

$ million, 2000-2023 (year to date), covering NAICS 316 product group 'leather and allied products' - summary data, by programme

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		2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2022 YTD to May	2023 YTD to May
Leather and allied products NAICS316	AGOA (excluding GSP)		1	3	4	4	6	6	7	4	2	4	3	3	3	5	4	7	13	13	15	7	6	6	3	3
Leather and allied products NAICS316	GSP (excluding GSP for LDBC only)	15.72	16	17	10	19	22	26	26	18	13	9	8	12	10	8	7	5	2	2	3	5	11	12	6	7
Leather and allied products NAICS316	GSP for LDBC countries only
Leather and allied products NAICS316	No program claimed	5.85	5.83	4.32	3.07	3.57	4.04	3.68	4.16	3.88	4.39	5.83	6.1	5.12	4.44	4.37	4	3.26	2.77	3.7	4.95	5.46	5.88	9.93	5.33	5.26
	Total:	21.58	22.35	24.4	16.94	26.71	31.81	35.21	37.02	26.18	19.32	19.11	17.55	20.43	17.01	18.12	15.25	15.82	18.04	18.36	22.9	17.46	23.26	27.87	13.86	14.47

Source: USITC

Exports of leather and allied products to the United States under AGOA/GSP -- NAICS 316 by sub-sector and by program

$ 'million, 2000-2023 (year-to-date), covering NAIC 316 'leather and allied products' sub-sectors (at NAIC6 level)

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NAIC Code	Description	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2022 YTD to MAY	2023 YTD to MAY
316998	ALL OTHER LEATHER GOODS & ALLIED PRODUCTS	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.86	1.02	0.77	0.91	1.33	2.44	2.40	2.02	2.17	3.90	3.03	-22.48%	2.36
316992	WOMEN'S HANDBAGS & PURSES	0.00	0.28	0.82	1.46	2.63	3.14	2.15	3.63	2.60	0.78	2.85	1.79	1.00	0.93	2.11	0.86	0.89	1.25	1.07	2.08	1.69	1.01	1.03	1.89%	0.53
316110	LEATHER & HIDE TANNING	15.52	15.59	18.35	11.08	18.75	21.63	25.48	26.06	17.99	13.14	9.21	8.16	13.05	10.09	10.29	8.42	9.58	9.73	10.77	13.28	6.74	10.96	11.97	9.19%	0.45
316210	FOOTWEAR	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.41	0.52	0.58	1.05	0.75	1.85	0.41	0.57	1.40	1.51	1.93	27.64%	0.33
316214	WOMEN'S FOOTWEAR (EXCEPT ATHLETIC)	0.00	0.16	0.22	0.36	0.26	0.66	2.39	1.91	0.56	0.07	0.04	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	N/A	0.00
316219	OTHER FOOTWEAR	0.00	0.00	0.02	0.31	0.53	0.85	0.09	0.09	0.11	0.32	0.07	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	N/A	0.00
316991	LUGGAGE	0.19	0.28	0.44	0.32	0.30	0.43	0.49	0.26	0.17	0.38	0.26	0.34	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	N/A	0.00
316993	PERSONAL LEATHER GOODS (EXCEPT WOMEN'S HANDBAGS AND PURSES)	0.01	0.11	0.16	0.20	0.42	0.48	0.31	0.59	0.29	0.07	0.76	0.86	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	N/A	0.00
316999	ALL OTHER ARTICLES OF LEATHER	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.12	0.20	0.61	0.18	0.56	0.14	0.07	0.13	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	N/A	0.00
316211	RUBBER AND PLASTIC FOOTWEAR	0.00	0.03	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.03	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	N/A	0.00
316212	HOUSE SLIPPERS	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	N/A	0.00
316213	MEN'S FOOTWEAR (EXCEPT ATHLETIC)	0.00	0.05	0.06	0.12	0.14	0.37	0.00	0.13	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.05	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	N/A	0.00
Total:		15.72	16.52	20.08	13.86	23.14	27.77	31.54	32.86	22.30	14.93	13.28	11.45	15.32	12.57	13.75	11.24	12.56	15.26	14.66	17.95	12.00	17.38	17.94	3.25%	3.67

Source: USITC

Exports of leather and allied products to United States under AGOA/GSP -- NAICS 316 by AGOA beneficiary

$ million, 2000-2023 (year to date), by AGOA beneficiary, covering NAIC 316 'leather and allied products' (at NAICS3 level)

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AGOA beneficiary		2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2022 YTD to MAY	2023 YTD to MAY
South Africa	Leather and allied products	19.33	18.40	21.79	15.27	24.89	29.08	32.72	34.98	24.20	16.96	16.10	13.50	16.51	14.05	14.21	10.48	11.88	11.60	11.47	14.77	9.90	14.86	17.32	7.55	7.47
Madagascar	Leather and allied products	0.7	0.49	0.44	0.35	0.39	0.25	0.15	0.07	0.05	0.09	0.22	0.29	0.30	0.24	0.27	0.32	0.38	0.50	0.73	0.99	1.18	1.21	2.82	1.90	3.58
Mauritius	Leather and allied products	0.18	0.14	0.10	0.05	0.24	0.19	0.88	0.46	0.74	0.77	0.52	0.92	0.56	0.71	0.59	0.65	0.49	0.72	1.24	1.73	0.72	1.56	1.57	0.81	1.06
Kenya	Leather and allied products	0.15	0.07	0.11	0.09	0.45	0.29	0.47	0.21	0.15	0.19	0.37	0.59	0.71	0.52	0.66	0.87	0.41	0.60	0.53	0.71	1.05	1.68	2.21	1.29	0.83
Nigeria	Leather and allied products	0.87	1.74	1.20	0.31	0.17	1.49	0.61	0.36	0.54	0.49	1.35	1.35	1.49	0.91	1.45	1.46	0.65	1.18	1.43	1.46	2.06	0.98	0.74	0.50	0.54
Rwanda	Leather and allied products		0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.03	0.37	0.04	0.13	0.12	0.08	0.19	0.21	1.00	1.18	1.48	1.65	1.37	1.67	1.82	1.01	0.45
Ghana	Leather and allied products		0.03	0.01	0.04	0.03	0.02	0.04	0.04	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.22	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.18	0.27	0.22	0.31	0.32	0.49	0.42	0.89	0.49	0.40
Namibia	Leather and allied products	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.03	0.02	0.04	0.11	0.33	0.20	0.35	0.26	0.05	0.06	0.07	0.10	0.02	0.04	0.04	0.02	0.06
Uganda	Leather and allied products		0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.07	0.13	0.13	0.11	0.03	0.09	0.12	0.10	0.24	0.29	0.25	0.40	0.58	0.20	0.11	0.04
Senegal	Leather and allied products	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.05	0.03	0.01	0.05	0.00	0.02	0.01	0.00	0.03	0.00	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.10	0.02	0.03	0.01	0.03
Niger	Leather and allied products	0.02	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.04	0.03	0.02	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.04	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.01
Tanzania	Leather and allied products	0.01	0.05	0.06	0.11	0.11	0.07	0.05	0.08	0.04	0.05	0.05	0.03	0.04	0.00	0.01	0.06	0.01	0.01	0.05	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Cote d`Ivoire	Leather and allied products	0.03	0.12	0.12	0.08	0.00	0.01	0.06	0.63	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.15	0.03	0.09	0.05	0.02	0.04	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.00
Sierra Leone	Leather and allied products	0.2	0.86	0.14	0.2	0.11	0.09			0.04		0.11	0.05	0.02	0.01	0.05	0.18	0.1	0.22	0.33	0.7	0.08	0.16	0.15	0.13
Cabo Verde	Leather and allied products			0.06	0.02				0.04	0.01				0.02	0.01			0.19
Botswana	Leather and allied products		0.02		0.09	0.07	0.07	0.01		0.01							0.13
Eswatini	Leather and allied products		0.02	0.01	0.04	0.02		0.04		0.01	0.18	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.06	0.24	0.04	0.03	0.02
Comoros	Leather and allied products																	0.03						0.02
Gabon	Leather and allied products									0.01			0.15						0.01					0.01	0.01
Zambia	Leather and allied products	0.03	0.24	0.26	0.24	0.15	0.14	0.01	0.02	0.03		0.01		0.01		0.01	0.03	0.03	0.06	0.04
Benin	Leather and allied products
Cen African Rep	Leather and allied products					0.01												0.01
Chad	Leather and allied products		0.04	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.03	0.06	0.03		0.03		0.01
Congo-Brazza	Leather and allied products	0.02	0.01						0.01
Congo-Kinshasa	Leather and allied products							0.02				0.01									0.01		0.01
Djibouti	Leather and allied products									0.16						0.08	0.05	0.01	1.19	0.07	0.12
Gambia	Leather and allied products					0.04
Lesotho	Leather and allied products		0.06
Liberia	Leather and allied products											0.02	0.01							0.01
Malawi	Leather and allied products									0.01	0.01	0.01		0.01	0.01								0.01
Mozambique	Leather and allied products			0.04											0.01
Sao Tome & Prin	Leather and allied products									0.01									0.01
Togo	Leather and allied products						0.01		0.01						0.04		0.03	0.15	0.04
Angola	Leather and allied products																						0.01
Total:	Leather and allied products	21.58	22.35	24.4	16.94	26.71	31.81	35.21	37.02	26.18	19.32	19.11	17.55	20.43	17.01	18.12	15.25	15.82	18.04	18.36	22.9	17.46	23.26	27.87	13.86	14.47

Source: USITC

Sector chart: Covering NAIC code 316 'Leather and allied products'. This includes leather footwear, hides and other allied products (handbags, luggage etc).

According to the US Bureau of Labour Statistics, establishments in the Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing sub-sector transform hides into leather by tanning or curing and fabricating the leather into products for final consumption. It also includes the manufacture of similar products from other materials, including products (except apparel) made from "leather substitutes," such as rubber, plastics, or textiles.

Rubber footwear, textile luggage, and plastics purses or wallets are examples of "leather substitute" products included in this group, as charted above and found in the data tables that have been compiled alongside. These are included under the NAIC 316 sector aggregation, which has been used as the basis of this data. The products made from leather substitutes are also included in this sub-sector because they are made in similar ways leather products are made (e.g. luggage). They are also often made in the same establishments, so it is not practical to separate them.

Within this sector, Ethiopia is the AGOA beneficiary with the largest volume of exports to the United States, accounting for almost two third of leather and allied exports shipped during 2016. Ethiopia's growth in AGOA exports in this sector began in earnest in 2012, and has seen a steep trajectory since, as the third data table on the right will show.

South Africa is the second largest AGOA beneficiary within this sector, albeit whose exports were valued at less than a quarter of those from Ethiopia. Other beneficiaries, albeit on a much smaller scale, include Rwanda, Nigeria, Mauritius, Kenya, Ghana, Madagascar and Uganda, amongst others.

AGOA exports within this sector include footwear, leather hides, handbags, luggage, personal leather goods and other categories, as shown in Table 2 alongside.

ENZI shoes (below) are manufactured by hand at a dedicated, purpose-built workshop in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, and exported globally.

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Sector data: Leather Products

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Exports of leather and allied products to United States -- NAIC 316

Exports of leather and allied products to the United States under AGOA/GSP -- NAICS 316 by sub-sector and by program

Exports of leather and allied products to United States under AGOA/GSP -- NAICS 316 by AGOA beneficiary

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