The invention relates to an acrylics/ SiO2 nano-composite tanning agent. The nano-composite tanning agent appears to be light yellow or yellow semitransparent ropy liquid, the mass concentration is 20 to 35%, the viscosity is 500 to 1000MPa.s, the pH value is 5 to 8, and the storage stable period is over 12 months. With only 2% (relative to the leather weight) chromium powder, the nano-composite tanning agent can thicken the leather by 124.5%, the shrinkage temperature reaches to 95 DEG C.; compared with a chrome tanned leather, a leather tanned by the nano-composite tanning agent has a tensile strength, peeling strength and elongation at break improved by 51.8%, 8.2% and 13.3% respectively, has no obvious stratification or sedimentation during over 12 months of storage period. Water is used as solvent when prepared, which is low-cost and pollution-free; the preparing technology is simple, the reaction is mild, the polymerization process is easy to control, so that the nano-composite tanning agent is easy to realize industrial production, the synthesized material is inexpensive and easy to obtain as well.