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Brazilian hide exports fall in July and uncertainty remains

Published: August 10, 2023

July saw a value decline for Brazilian hide and skin exports, according to the latest data released by SECEX (Foreign Trade Secretariat) of the Ministry of Economy and reported by CICB/Brazilian Leather. Read More...

January hide exports from Brazil down 2.5%

Published: February 14, 2023

Brazilian hide and skin exports for January 2023 were down by 2.5% year-on-year, according to the latest data released by SECEX (Foreign Trade Secretariat) of the Ministry of Economy and reported by CICB/Brazilian Leather. Read More...

India to impose 10% duty on leather imports

Published: February 2, 2021

The customs duty will reportedly concern wet-blue, crust and finished leather imports, including splits and sides.

Ethiopia waives export tax on hides and skins

Published: January 10, 2020

The government of Ethiopia announced it has lifted the export tax on hides and skins, effective January 6.

What do you do in a tannery?

Published: August 16, 2019

What do you do in a tannery? This simple question is not as easily answered as you might think. Some tanneries make only wet-blue, while others work from pickle, others make crust and some specialise in finishing. This, before you worry about tanning hides or skins, light or heavy leather, or segmenting or splitting.

Kenya plans 10% levy on wet-blue and crust exports

Published: June 17, 2019

Kenya’s government has proposed the introduction of a 10% levy on the export of wet-blue and crust leathers, as entrepreneurs in Naivasha welcome plans for a new leather and textile industrial park.

Egypt to extend export tax on crust leather

Published: April 23, 2019

Egypt’s Trade and Industry Minister Amr Nassar is to extend the tax on crust leather exports for another year.

Duty on chemicals impacting Bangladesh’s leather exports

Published: August 29, 2018

Bangladesh’s exports of leather and leather products are reported to have dropped -21.73% in July.

Lacklustre first-half performance for Brazilian leather exports

Published: July 12, 2018

Apart from crust, Brazil’s leather exports registered a decline in the first six months of the year, with finished leather down by double-digits in both value and volume.

JBS Couros outlines environmental benefits of local processing

Published: June 12, 2018

Research conducted by Brazil based hide and leather processors, JBS Couros, part of JBS SA, has studied the environmental footprint of leather shipped globally as wet salted, crust or finished. Some of the results were recently presented at automotive leather conference in Stuttgart.