China’s leather garment exports reached $38.60 million between January – April 2026, an increase of 42.8% compared with the same period last year, according to the latest data released by the China Leather Industry Association (CLIA). By Leather News.

The latest figures show that the sector exported $5.10 million worth of leather garments in April 2026 alone, after exports reached $33.50 million during the first quarter of the year.

Leather garment imports totalled $42.9 million between January – April 2026, up 31.5% YoY basis.

Imports during April 2026 stood at $8.93 million, compared with $34.02 million recorded during the first quarter.

The latest trade data showed that both exports and imports of China’s leather garment sector continued to record strong year-over-year growth during the January to April period.

Overall, if you see, China’s leather industry, which includes the leather, footwear, leather garments, bags and cases sectors, recorded exports worth $25.4 billion and imports of $5.15 billion between January – April 2026, exports declined 6.5% year-on-year, while imports increased 4.3%.