This list reveals the top 10 furskin clothing importers based on their percentage of global import purchases (shown within parenthesis). In 2015, world fur clothing imports totaled US$8.2 billion.
African Importers
Africa imported $7.2 million worth of fur clothing led by the following countries:
1. Morocco: $2.2 million
2. Uganda: $1.5 million
3. Egypt: $976,000
4. Ethiopia: $484,000
5. South Africa: $460,000
6. Nigeria: $233,000
7. Mauritius: $218,000
8. Tanzania: $215,000
9. Lesotho: $197,000
10. Tunisia: $86,000
Asian Importers
Asia imported $4.8 billion worth of fur clothing led by the following countries:
1. Hong Kong: $2.0 billion
2. China: $1.5 billion
3. Vietnam: $567.8 million
4. South Korea: $279.1 million
5. Cambodia: $147.2 million
6. Japan: $114.7 million
7. Turkey: $37.6 million
8. Malaysia: $21.7 million
9. Myanmar (Burma): $17.7 million
10. North Korea: $7.9 million
European Importers
Europe Union imported $2.1 billion worth of fur clothing led by the following EU members:
1. Denmark: $633 million
2. Italy: $301.9 million
3. Finland: $251.1 million
4. France: $161.5 million
5. Germany: $155.6 million
6. Greece: $145.6 million
7. United Kingdom: $87.3 million
8. Netherlands: $64.3 million
9. Poland: $56.1 million
10. Spain: $37.2 million
Latin American and Caribbean Importers
Latin America (excluding Mexico) and the Caribbean imported $23.3 million worth of fur clothing led by the following countries:
1. Dominican Republic: $14.2 million
2. Mexico: $6.8 million
3. Brazil: $3.4 million
4. Trinidad/Tobago: $1.5 million
5. Argentina: $1.2 million
6. Chile: $780,000
7. Uruguay: $465,000
8. Panama: $341,000
9. Venezuela: $227,000
10. El Salvador: $209,000
Middle Eastern Importers
Middle East imported $78.4 million worth of fur clothing led by the following countries:
1. United Arab Emirates: $61.3 million
2. Saudi Arabia: $7 million
3. Kuwait: $4.3 million
4. Lebanon: $2.5 million
5. Qatar: $1.7 million
6. Bahrain: $592,000
7. Israel: $566,000
8. Jordan: $195,000
9. Oman: $89,000
10. Iran: $70,000
North American Importers
North America imported $920.5 million worth of fur clothing led by the following countries:
1. Canada: $457.6 million
2. United States: $456.2 million
3. Mexico: $6.8 million
Oceanian Importers
Oceania imported $47.9 million worth of fur clothing led by the following countries:
1. Australia: $34.7 million
2. New Zealand: $13 million
3. Marshall Islands: $70,000
4. Palau: $35,000
5. Papua New Guinea: $27,000
6. French Polynesia: $16,000
7. Fiji: $15,000
8. New Caledonia: $5,000
9. Samoa: $2,000
10. Cook Islands: $2,000
To see the fastest-growing fur clothing importers from 2011 to 2015, use the slidebar on the accompanying list. Overall, the 5-year percentage gain for globally imported fur clothing was 4.8%.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
Top Fur Clothing Importers 2015
Fastest-Growing Imported Furskin Apparel Sales by Country
Research Note: Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance costs are sometimes added to import totals.
