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United Kingdom fur trade overview
The UK’s fur trade in 2024 was limited in scale, particularly compared to major global producers and consumers.
Raw fur imports remained very low at just GBP 140,000, with small-scale exports to countries like Thailand. Imports of tanned furskins totalled GBP 7.1 million, while trade in fur garments reached GBP 27.5 million in imports and GBP 14.9 million in exports—primarily involving luxury goods from and to countries such as Italy. These figures reflect a market that is relatively niche and focused on specialised fashion, rather than mass consumption.
While fur remains present in the UK economy, its scale is far smaller than that of countries like China, Russia, or even the USA.
These figures underline a contradiction: while the UK bans fur farming and brands itself as a leader in animal welfare, it still functions as a trader of foreign-produced fur goods, contributing to keeping the global fur industry alive.
UK Trade in Raw Furskins (HS4301)
Total Imports: GBP 0.14M (2024)
Total Exports: GBP 0.56M (2024)
Top Importer: Thailand GBP 0.17M (2024)
Top Exporter: China GBP 0.09M (2024)
Line chart showing UK imports and exports of raw furskins from 2015 to 2024. Imports were GBP 3,324,765 in 2015 and GBP 140,514 in 2024. Exports were GBP 904,490 in 2015 and GBP 564,641 in 2024.
Treemap showing importers of raw furskins from UK in 2024. Thailand is the biggest importer at GBP 171,871.
Treemap showing exporters of raw furskins to UK in 2024. The largest exporter is China at GBP 91,850.
UK Trade in Tanned Furskins (HS4302)
Total Imports: GBP 7.1M (2024)
Total Exports: GBP 1.7M (2024)
Top Importer: Greece GBP 0.37M (2024)
Top Exporter: China GBP 2.6M (2024)
Line chart showing UK imports and exports of tanned furskins from 2015 to 2024. Imports were GBP 12,426,066 in 2015 and GBP 7,113,522 in 2024. Exports were GBP 14,977,810 in 2015 and GBP 1,711,449 in 2024.
Treemap showing importers of tanned furskins from UK in 2024. Greece is the largest importer at GBP 369,392.
Treemap showing exporters of tanned furskins to UK in 2024. China is the largest exporter at GBP 2,570,392.
UK Trade in Furskin Apparel (HS4303)
Total Imports: GBP 27.5M (2024)
Total Exports: GBP 14.9M (2024)
Top Importer: Italy GBP 3.9M (2024)
Top Exporter: Italy GBP 13.4M (2024)
Line chart showing UK imports and exports of furskin apparel from 2015 to 2024. Imports were GBP 32,833,445 in 2015 and GBP 17,549,974 in 2024. Exports were GBP 16,991,168 in 2015 and GBP 14,925,369 in 2024.
Treemap showing importers of furskin apparel from UK in 2024. The largest importer is Italy at GBP 3,918,912.
Treemap showing exporters of furskin apparel to UK in 2024. Italy is the largest exporter at GBP 13,408,756.