Tunisia Leather Exports Increased By 5.8%

< p > up to 520 million DAL (Tunisian currency name) in 2012, Tunisia exported 550 million 100 thousand DNI in the first half of 2013, an increase of 5.8%.

However, according to the latest data released by the national leather and footwear center, the development situation of domestic leather and < a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_x.asp" > footwear industry < /a > is not optimistic, and there is a downward trend in the early stage of development.

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The export commodities of < p > a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_p.asp" > Tunisia < /a > are exported to 77 countries. The export commodities accounted for the largest proportion of footwear exports, and the export volume reached 307 million 400 thousand Dal, an increase of 5.9% compared with the same period last year. The export volume of the upper bound reached 116 million 300 thousand Dal, an increase of 9.8%; the export volume of leather reached 68 million 900 thousand DNA, a decrease of 2.1%; the export of raw skins and fur was 41 million 600 thousand DNL, 2.7% increased; the export volume of small accessory commodities was 10 million 900 thousand Dal, increasing 53.5%; and the export of leather garments was known as "DNI", which decreased by 19% compared with the same period last year.

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< p > Italy, France and Germany are still the main importers of Tunisian commodities. In the first half of 2013, Tunisia exported 239 million 500 thousand Dal, 105 million 390 thousand DAL and 70 million 500 thousand DAL to the three countries, accounting for 84.3% of the total exports.

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The main reason why these countries become Tunisia's main exporters is that most of the offshore companies in Tunisia and Italy are wholly owned by French or German companies, or Tunisia also has some equity interest in some of them.

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< p > Romania ranks fourth in Tunisia's merchandise exporting countries. This year, Tunisia's exports to Romania increased rapidly from 400 thousand 400 thousand in 2012 to 14 million 700 thousand in 2013, which accounted for 2.7% of the market share.

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< p > Romania mainly imports leather materials, including plate, bulk or striped leather and leather fibers, with an import volume of US $12 million 600 thousand.

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< p > Spain is the fifth largest exporter of Tunisia. In the first half of 2013, Tunisia exported 10 million 100 thousand DNA to its exports, accounting for 1.8% of its total exports.

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The export volume of other export countries, Britain, India, Switzerland, Libya and Morocco, ranges from 2 million 200 thousand to 4 million 800 thousand P.

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< p > imports increased from 356 million 700 thousand in 2012 to 367 million 800 thousand in 2013, an increase of 3.1% over the same period last year.

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< p > Tunisia's imports are mainly "a href=" //www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_p.asp "leather products < /a", with an import volume of 194 million 600 thousand dannas, 65 million 100 thousand of leather accessories, 42 million 900 thousand of upper bound footwear, 30 million 800 thousand of footwear, and 30 million of leather goods imports.

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Similarly, Italy is also one of Tunisia's 86 importers, occupying the largest share of Tunisia's import market, and Tunisia's imports to Italy amount to 167 million 700 thousand P, which accounts for 45.6% of the total import volume.

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< p > China, with the advantage of 6.4% of the export value of 23 million 500 thousand DNC, has surpassed Germany to become the third largest importer of Tunisia. Its exports to Tunisia amounted to 24 million 200 thousand in the first half, accounting for 6.6% of Tunisia's import market share, followed by Spain, ranking fifth, the export volume to Tunisia 13 million DNA, accounting for 3.5% of Tunisia's import market share, Tunisia's imports to Slovakia amounted to 8 million US dollars, accounting for 2.2% of the import share.

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< p > according to the publication, India, Portugal, Vietnam and Holland are the importing countries of leather and shoemaker.

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According to the proportion of exporting countries, the coverage rate of Tunisia's import and export countries reached about 149.6% in the first half of 2013. < p >

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