India is one of the largest leather exporters. India supplies around 12.93% of the world's leather production. Leather Products Exported under HS code - 4107. The different segments of leather, footwear and leather goods exports and their respective share of exports are:

•          Footwear - 45.82%

•          Leather Goods & Accessories - 24.84%

•          Finished Leather - 6.55%

•      Leather Garments - 14.61%

Major Production Centers for Footwear, Leather, and Leather products in India are located:          

·         Tamil Nadu – Chennai, Ambur, Ranipet, Vaniyambadi, Vellore, Pernambut, Trichy, Dindigul and Erode

·         West Bengal – Kolkata; Uttar Pradesh – Kanpur, Agra, Noida, Saharanpur

·         Maharashtra – Mumbai; Punjab – Jalandhar; Karnataka – Bengaluru; Telangana Hyderabad

·          Haryana – Ambala, Gurgaon, Panchkula, Karnal, and Faridabad; Delhi; Madhya Pradesh – Dewas

India is the 6^th largest exporter country of rawhide, skin, and leather products in the world. Indian leather exports amounted to USD 823 million in 2017, with maximum leather products of buffalo animals supplied by the country. The share in the value of leather goods made up of buffalo animals recorded 38.75% in the said year.

Largest Leather Export Partners of India :

The top Countries of Importing Indian Leather are:
The major markets for Indian Leather & Leather Products are:

•          The USA with a share of 17.52%
•          Germany 13.08%
•          U.K 8.88%
•         Italy 6.75%
•         France 6.67%
•          Spain 4.18%
•          Netherlands 4.22%
•         U.A.E 2.17%
•          China 2.58%
•          Poland 2.34%
•          Belgium 2.17%
•          Australia 2.04%
  
  

Documents Required for Exporting Leather Products from India:

•          Application form of CLE ( Council for Leather Exports )
•          Application form for Registration-cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC)
•          A self-attested copy of GST Registration
•         A self-attached copy of the Import-Export Code (IEC) Number issued by the concerned authority
•          In case the exporter is in manufacturing, a self-attested copy of registration under the Department of Industries and Commerce. A Udhyog Aadhaar Memorandum, Industrial License, IEM certificate, etc. are examples of the documents that are considered valid
•         A copy of the export performance for the last 3 years duly signed by a banking authority

•          A membership fee is supposed to be paid through a Demand Draft or an Account Payee Cheque drawn in favor of “Council for Leather Exports”