INDIAN LEATHER AT A GLANCE IN 2022 - 2023
The leather industry plays a significant impact in the Indian economy. It is among the top ten foreign exchange earners for the country. The raw material for the Leather industry is available in plenty in India as India accounts for 20% of the cattle population and 11% of the sheep population of the world.
The Indian Leather industry employs about 4.42 million people and about 30% of them constitute women force.
India accounts for 13% of the world’s total leather production. It is also the second-largest producer and consumer of leather footwear.
Major footwear and leather products producing states in India are Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Kerala, Rajasthan and Jammu & Kashmir.
Leather ExportsExport of leather and leather products from India stood at US$ 5.26 billion in FY23. India is the second-largest exporter of leather garments, the third-largest exporter of saddlery & harnesses and the fourth-largest exporter of leather goods in the world. The garments sector accounted for 7% of the country’s total leather export in 2022.
During 2022, India exported total leather and leather products of value US$ 4.87 billion, a 32% increase from the previous year.
Indian Leather ImportersIndia exports leather to more than 50 countries. USA, Germany, the UK, Italy, France, Spain, Netherlands, China, Belgium, UAE, Australia, Poland, Hong Kong, Denmark, Canada, Vietnam and Portugal are among the top importers of leather and leather products from India.
The USA is the largest importer of leather and leather products from India and accounted for 25.19% of the country’s total leather exports. Germany and the UK accounted for 10.86% and 9.71% of the exports.
Italy, France and Netherlands together accounted for 49.32% of total leather exports from India, with their import values at US$ 161.53 million, US$ 115.57 million and US$ 101.62 million.
