Leather Goods and Accessories (Global Industry Overview)

This paper provides an overview of the global leather goods and accessories industry. The paper gives a snapshot summary, with additional sections on the industry's development, organisation and structure, current conditions and its leading companies and countries.

Global Industry Overview: Leather Goods and Accessories

This segment of the broader global leather industry produces various forms of leather apparel, including gloves, jackets, vests, and hats, and miscellaneous accessories such as belts, purses, and bags.

Industry Snapshot

The global leather apparel industry produces within two broad categories: light leather and heavy leather. The category of light leather usually refers to the tanned skins that come from smaller animals and reptiles, known simply as skins, while the heavy leather distinction refers to leather that comes from larger species of animals, often called hides. Most apparel and accessories crafted by this...

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