India 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 top 15 countries account for about 80% of the total exports.
During April-June 2023-24, the total export of leather products to the USA was valued at US$ 358.67 million, a decrease of 37.18% YoY. During the same period, Germany and the UK imported leather and leather products worth US$ 142.93 million and US$ 98.50 million from India, respectively.
The USA is the largest importer of leather and leather products from India and accounted for 25.83% of the country’s total leather exports from April-June 2022-23. Germany and the UK accounted for 10.93% and 9.51% of the exports during the same period.