Leather In India

Stitching New India’s

Growth Story
 Sector
Highlights

USD 12 Bn India accounts for Major markets for Indian India is the

Size of the domestic 13% leather products include

US, UK, Germany, Italy & 2nd
of global production largest producer of
leather market in India France
footwear and leather
of hides/skins
garmentse

India is the During 2017-18, exports About Ready availability of raw

2nd of footwear, leather and
3 Bn material - India is home to
largest exporter of
leather garments,
leather products from
India reached
square feet of leather is
produced in India annually
20%
USD 5.74 Bn
of the world’s cattle and
3 rd buffalo population, as well as
largest exporter of
Saddlery & Harnesses
11%
of the world’s goat and
sheep population

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 Growth
Drivers

1. Youth
power:
With 55% of the workforce
below the age of 35, the
Indian leather industry has
one of the youngest and most
productive workforces
2. Institutional
support
World-class institutional
support for Design & Product
Development, Human
Resource Development and
R&D

3. High growth 4. Huge

potential for domestic
exports: market:
India has trade agreements The domestic market in India
with Japan, Korea, ASEAN, is expected to reach USD 18
Chile etc., and is negotiating a Bn by 2020
Free Trade Agreement with
the European Union and
Australia

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 Government Industry
Initiatives/Policies Clusters
The major production centres for footwear, leather and
FDI in Leather products manufacturing -
100% through automatic route. leather products in India are located in the following states :

The Leather industry in India is delicensed,

facilitating expansion on modern lines with Tamil West Uttar
state-of-the-art machinery and equipment
Nadu Bengal Pradesh
Chennai, Ambur, Kolkata Kanpur, Agra, Noida,
Indian Footwear, Leather & Accessories
Ranipet, Vaniyambadi, Saharanpur
Development Programme (IFLADP)
Vellore, Pernambut,
for 2017-20:
Trichy, Dindigul and
The Central Government has approved a Erode
special package for employment generation
in the leather and footwear sector
The scheme will lead to the development of
Maharashtra Punjab Karnataka
infrastructure for the leather sector, facilitation of Mumbai Jalandhar Bengaluru
additional investments, employment generation
and increase in production
From FY17 - FY20, total approved expenditure for
IFLADP is USD 380 Mn from 2017-18 to 2019-20.
Telangana Haryana Madhya
Hyderabad Ambala, Gurgaon, Pradesh
Panchkula, Karnal and Dewas
Faridabad

Kerala Rajasthan Jammu &

Kozhikode and Jaipur Kashmir
Ernakulam / Cochin Srinagar

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 Key Players Key
in India Stakeholders

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