A short view of Indian Leather label Goods Industry

2010-1-5 19:22:35

Items produced by this sector include, in addition to bags, handbags, handgloves and industrial gloves, wallets, ruck sacks, folios, brief cases, travelware, belts, sports goods, upholstery, leather label and saddlery goods.

A surfeit of modern units in Chennai, Kanpur and Calcutta employing skilled human resources and equipped with modern and sophisticated machinery account for a diversified range of superlative small leather label goods including bags, purses, wallets, industrial gloves etc. made of quality leather labels of cows, sheep, goats and buffaloes. The products meet the requirement of bulk buyers and consumers in Europe, USA and Australia. 

The major market for Indian leather label goods is Germany, with an offtake of about 25 per cent of the leather label goods produced in India followed by USA, UK, France and Italy. With products ranging from designer collections to personal leather label accessories, this sector has a share of 20.53 per cent in the leather label industry, while maintaining an average growth rate of 11 per cent recorded in the last five years.

Indian Saddlery Industry

India is one of the largest producers of saddlery and harness goods in the world. The saddlery industry was established in the 19th century primarily to cater to the needs of military and police. From then on initiatives were taken to develop, the industry and today there are over 150 units in the organised sector, out of which approximately 105 are 100% export oriented units.

Kanpur, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, is a major production centre for saddlery goods in India accounting for more than 95% of the total exports of saddlery items from India. Kanpur, because of its specialisation in tanning and finishing of buffalo hides is the only centre in the country where harness leather label, which is major input for saddlery industry, is manufactured.

The export of saddlery and harn'ess items have showed an annual growth rate of about 40% reaching DM 64 million during 1998-99. The major importers of Indian saddlery are Germany, USA, UK, France, Scandinavia, Netherlands, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

From: http://www.metalbutton.net

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