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SITCSection 2
U.S. imports of raw sheep & lamb skins without wool (fresh, salted, or dried) (SITC 21170) totaled $35K in April 2026, traded with 3 countries.
Raw Sheep & Lamb Skins without Wool (Fresh, Salted, or Dried) imports of $35K in April 2026 ran 85% above the year-to-date monthly average of $19K.
Last updated: April 2026 dataDepilation — whether by slipping, liming, or mechanical removal — transforms a wooled sheepskin into a 'slipe' or 'pulled' skin that falls under this heading, covering fresh, salted, and dried forms whether or not split. Pulled wool recovered during this process is traded separately as a textile fiber, making the depilation step a value-allocation decision for processors. Tanners import these skins primarily for production of garment leather, gloving leather, and bookbinding leather, where a fine, tight grain is valued over the heavier texture of bovine hides.
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A slipe skin has its wool removed by a chemical depilation process (typically lime or sodium sulfide) applied to the flesh side, leaving the wool roots intact and allowing the wool to be recovered as 'pulled wool' for textile use. Conventionally dehaired skins may be mechanically sheared or processed differently. The distinction matters commercially because slipe skins yield a saleable wool byproduct, affecting the economics of the raw skin trade.
No — this heading explicitly covers skins 'whether or not split,' so both full-thickness and split (grain-side or flesh-side) sheepskins without wool are captured here in their raw state. However, once a skin has been tanned or further processed, it exits this raw-material heading entirely and falls under finished leather classifications.
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