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This Week's News from the Global Leather & Footwear Industry - Leathernews.org
Mexico Slaps 50% Tariff on India What It Means for Indian Leather Exports | Brazilian Leather Exports Reached $96.9 Million in November 2025 | Egyptian PM Madbouli Inspects Revamped Leather Tanning Technology Center in Robbeki City | Prada Signs MoU with Two Indian Leather Development Corporations for Kolhapuri Chappal Project & more...
Arshad Leathernews.org
December 14, 2025
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LEATHER INDUSTRY NEWS
Mexico’s Senate has approved steep tariff hikes on imported goods from countries including India, China, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam. The new duties, effective January 1 2026, will hit a maximum of 50% on some products while most face increases around 35%.
According to data from SECEX analyzed by CICB, Brazilian leather exports reached $96.9 million in November 2025 with 17.8 million square meters shipped. From January to November 2025 Brazilian leather exports crossed the $1 billion mark reaching $1.036 billion.
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli visited Robbeki Leather City to check the major overhaul of the leather tanning technology center that falls under the Ministry of Industry.
Ethiopia is preparing to stop the export of raw hides and skins as the government tries to rescue a collapsing tanning and footwear industry. Minister Melaku Alebel says exporting raw hides is starving local factories that are already struggling to survive.
Italian luxury brand Prada has finally made its move. After months of criticism for showcasing sandals that looked like Kolhapuri chappals on the Milan runway, the company has now signed a major partnership with two Indian government leather development corporations to get it right.
A fresh push for a cleaner leather industry is gaining attention in Ethiopia. CSIR-CLRI along with MIDI-LLPIRDC and UNIDO spent 2 days showing tanneries how waste can turn into something valuable instead of harming the environment.
A sudden fire in the spray department of a Jajmau tannery on Sunday 7th December 2025 burned leather worth about Rs 1.5 lakh (~USD 1600).
The 110th Tokyo Leather Fair wrapped up after two days from 4-5 December 2025 with a strong message. Italy’s Lineapelle led a group of 41 companies from Italy, France, Spain and China (23 Italian, 15 French, 2 Spanish and 1 Chinese companies) proving once again that this industry is truly global.
The Leather Conservation Centre has taken a key step to strengthen the future of leather preservation through a new collaboration with the Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists (SLTC).
On 10 December 2025 COTANCE and industriAll Europe met with the European Commission during the Plenary Meeting of the Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee Tanning & Leather.
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 | About the Author Arshad is an engineer, having completed his Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) specializing in Leather Technology from the Department of Leather Technology, Anna University (housed at CSIR-CLRI). In just 18 months since launching Leathernews.org, the platform & its distribution channels have gained over 2.5 million+ views from 120+ countries (as of 30 November 2025) |
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