Brazilian leather exports: October 2013

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October reached a total of US$ 235 million in exports of Brazilian hides and skins according to preliminary data from the Brazilian Department of Foreign Trade – Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC). It represents a historical record for Brazil considering leather exports within a month. The numbers – assessed by the Department of Intelligence of the Centre for the Brazilian Tanning Industry (CICB) – show that this last October saw an increase of 27,4% in value of exports in comparison to the same month last year, which means that the accumulated value from January to October increased 19% when compared to 2012.

Despite the positive numbers, the executive president of the Centre for the Brazilian Tanning Industry (CICB), José Fernando Bello, raises an important question: with the Brazilian exclusion in the European Union Generalised Scheme of Preferences (SGP), planned to January of next year, Brazilian leather may very well see its competitiveness in the international market compromised.

“Brazilian exclusion in the European Union Generalised Scheme of Preferences (SGP), is a great concern. It implies in the increase of 3,5% in rates for the European market, which accounts for 36% of Brazilian international sales of hides and skins”, emphasizes Bello.

Still regarding October exports, data assessed by CICB show that there has been a growth of 5,9% in comparison to September of 2012. From January to October, there is a total value of exports of US$ 2,053 billion, maintaining at 1 % its participation in the Brazilian total exports.

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