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USA fur trade overview
In 2024, the United States exported over USD 72 million in raw furskins—more than three times its imports—making it one of the world’s biggest suppliers of unprocessed fur, with major shipments going to Finland and other European markets.
However, the country remains heavily reliant on foreign imports for tanned fur and especially for fur fashion, importing over USD 103 million in furskin apparel—mainly from Italy—while exporting just a fraction of that.
These figures reflect a clear trade model: the U.S. exports raw wild fur, but depends on international processing to complete the fur supply chain.
USA Trade in Raw Furskins (HS4301)
Total Imports: USD 18.8M (2024)
Total Exports: USD 72.6M (2024)
Top Importer: Finland USD 30.7M (2024)
Top Exporter: Canada USD 16.9M (2024)
Line chart showing decline in USA’s imports and exports of rawskins from 2015 to 2024. Imports were a high of USD 189,185,000 in 2015, down to USD 18,790,000 in 2024. Exports were a high of USD 481,058,000 in 2015, down to USD 72,556,000 in 2024.
Treemap showing exporters of raw furskins to USA in 2024. Canada is the largest exporter at USD 16,860,000.
Treemap showing importers of raw furskins from USA in 2024. Finland is the largest importer at USD 30,693,000.
USA Trade in Tanned Furskins (HS4302)
Total Imports: USD 20.7M (2024)
Total Exports: USD 15.8M (2024)
Top Importer: Portugal USD 3.5M (2024)
Top Exporter: Brazil USD 7.9M (2024)
Line chart showing USA’s imports and exports of tanned furskins from 2015 to 2024. Imports were USD 36,706,000 in 2015 and USD 20,736,000 in 2024. Exports were USD 21,015,000 in 2015 and USD 15,820,000 in 2024.
Treemap showing exporters of tanned furskins to USA in 2024. Brazil was the largest exporter at USD 7,943,000.
Treemap showing importers of tanned furskins from USA in 2024. Portugal was the largest importer at USD 3,531,000.
USA Trade in Furskin Apparel (HS4303)
Total Imports: USD 103.4M (2024)
Total Exports: USD 18.9M (2024)
Top Importer: Ecuador USD 6.1M (2024)
Top Exporter: Italy USD 30.1M (2024)
Line chart showing USA’s imports and exports of furskin apparel from 2015 to 2024. Imports were USD 225,389,000 in 2015 and USD 103,411,000 in 2024. Exports were USD 29,366,000 in 2015 and USD 18,852,000 in 2024.
Treemap showing exporters of furskin apparel to USA in 2024. Italy is the largest exporter at USD 30,108,000.
Treemap showing importers of furskin apparel from USA in 2024. Ecuador is the largest importer at USD 6,094,000.