Leather Goods form an important segment of the leather industry in India. Leather goods production capacity is estimated to be 63 million pieces annually.
The different types of Leather Goods and accessories are manufactured in India i.e., Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels, traveling bags / luggage, Portfolio and similar such items, Hand Bags, shopping bags and similar such items, Wallets, Purses, Pouches, Passport Holders, Credit Card Holders, Diary covers and similar such items, Leather Belts, Caps etc. India also produces Leather Upholstery – Sofa Seat Covers, Car Seat Covers etc.
Most of the units manufacturing leather goods are located in Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Kanpur, Bangalore and Puducherry. Industry is situated in few other clusters also.
India is the fifth largest exporter of leather goods and accessories (inclusive of Gloves) in the world. India’s share in global leather Goods & Accessories segment is 5.01% in 2007. Leather Goods and accessories manufactured in India bear brand names like Coach, Pierre Cardin, Yves St Laurent, Etienne Aigner, Geoffery Beene, Harrods, Marks & Spencer, Liz Caliborne, Guess, Next, Tommy Hilfiger, Kieffer, Waldhausen, Biemen, Nederinum, Zaldi, Kallquists, Shires, GFS, Millers, Eisers, Weco, Ukal and Decalthon.
With the availability of quality raw materials coupled with skilled craftsmanship, India is now poised to make itself a major destination for global sourcing of leather goods and accessories. State-of-the-art production units and in-house Design Studios will strengthen the industry in producing products with exquisite design and quality. The industry’s accelerated development and growth is being aided by the ambitious capacity expansion & modernization plans of private industry and the Indian Government’s encouraging policy measures.
Leather Gloves:
Leather gloves of all categories like fancy/fashion gloves, sports gloves, industrial gloves and other leather gloves is a thrust product among the items of small leather goods being manufactured and exported from India. India is the fourth largest exporter of Leather Gloves to the world.
India produces about 52 million pairs of industrial gloves annually. India offers the world the largest technically trained manpower in leather craft at the most competitive costs. Its association with respected product testing institutions such as SATRA in the UK and PFI in Germany ensures the finest quality leather in the manufacturing of gloves.
India’s share in global leather gloves import during 2007 was 8.88%. India’s export of leather gloves increased from US$ 42.60 million in 1992 to US$ 183.26 million in 2007, growing at a CAGR of 10.21%. Hence, India’s growth rate is much higher than global import of leather gloves Indian Leather Gloves are engineered to provide long lasting comfort and protection.
Global Import and India’s share
Global import of Leather Goods including Gloves increased from US$ 9019.84 million in 2003 to US$ 15974.27 million in 2007, growing at a CAGR of 15.36%. During 2007, the India’s share in the global leather goods & accessories import is 5.01%.
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(In Million US$) |
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2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Global import |
9019.84 |
10783.78 |
12252.39 |
13731.66 |
15974.27 |
India's export |
539.21 |
585.72 |
660.17 |
706.28 |
800.46 |
% Share of India |
5.98% |
5.43% |
5.39% |
5.14% |
5.01% |
Source: ITC, Geneva & DGCI &S, Kolkata
India’s export of leather goods & accessories including Gloves touched US$ 873.30 million in 2008-09, with a share of 24.27% in India’s total export.
The major markets for Indian leather goods are the USA, Germany, the UK, Italy, Spain, France, Russia, Netherlands, UAE and Australia. Nearly 78.82% of India’s export goes to these countries.
India’s Export of Leather Goods & Accessories – Country-wise
(Value in Million US$)
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LEATHER GOODS |
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COUNTRY |
APR-MAR |
% share |
% change |
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2007-08 |
2008-09 |
2008-09 |
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GERMANY |
122.65 |
132.08 |
15.12% |
7.69% |
U.S.A. |
123.86 |
155.02 |
17.75% |
25.16% |
U.K. |
133.92 |
125.77 |
14.40% |
-6.09% |
ITALY |
56.96 |
67.51 |
7.73% |
18.53% |
FRANCE |
36.07 |
45.04 |
5.16% |
24.87% |
HONG KONG |
3.37 |
4.21 |
0.48% |
24.79% |
SPAIN |
59.93 |
52.33 |
5.99% |
-12.68% |
RUSSIA |
1.02 |
1.01 |
0.12% |
-0.79% |
NETHERLANDS |
36.51 |
41.91 |
4.80% |
14.80% |
AUSTRALIA |
28.48 |
32.71 |
3.75% |
14.85% |
NEWZEALAND |
2.25 |
2.02 |
0.23% |
-10.16% |
DENMARK |
15.20 |
17.01 |
1.95% |
11.95% |
GREECE |
7.08 |
5.36 |
0.61% |
-24.24% |
CANADA |
13.52 |
13.51 |
1.55% |
-0.04% |
SWITZERLAND |
10.59 |
10.30 |
1.18% |
-2.68% |
SWEDEN |
11.03 |
11.42 |
1.31% |
3.57% |
S. AFRICA |
4.63 |
3.65 |
0.42% |
-21.09% |
AUSTRIA |
7.09 |
7.65 |
0.88% |
7.98% |
BELGIUM |
13.94 |
14.87 |
1.70% |
6.69% |
JAPAN |
4.26 |
5.45 |
0.62% |
27.96% |
PORTUGAL |
2.77 |
3.38 |
0.39% |
21.89% |
CHINA |
0.97 |
0.48 |
0.05% |
-50.89% |
IRELAND |
3.82 |
2.23 |
0.26% |
-41.55% |
U.A.E. |
26.16 |
34.97 |
4.00% |
33.66% |
INDONESIA |
0.15 |
0.09 |
0.01% |
-42.83% |
KOREA REP. |
0.43 |
0.45 |
0.05% |
5.01% |
FINLAND |
4.14 |
4.62 |
0.53% |
11.59% |
SAUDI ARABIA |
5.82 |
8.25 |
0.94% |
41.79% |
OTHERS |
63.87 |
69.99 |
8.01% |
9.58% |
TOTAL |
800.46 |
873.30 |
100.00% |
9.10% |
Source : DGCIS |
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