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Industry News

Robbiki Leather City Advances Productivity and Working Conditions With ILO Support

9 April 2026...

Oil Rate Increases Could Mean Shoe Prices May Rise This Summer

14 April 2026...

UNIC and Cotance to the EU Commission: “Hides and leather out of the EUDR”

14 April 2026...

RLSD International Student Design Competition 2026 opens for entries

14 April 2026...

New EUDR Guidelines Released!

9 April 2026...

India – Indian Leather Industry Bids Farewell to R Selvam IAS After 8 Year Tenure as CLE Executive Director

9 April 2026...

COTANCE – Farewell to Gustavo González-Quijano

9 April 2026...

Brazil Leather Exports Fall 9.8% to $1.13 Billion in 2025: Full Breakdown by Product Type and Destination

9 April 2026...

Shipping – Global Ocean Shipping Mostly Steady Despite Middle East Turbulence

31 March 2026...

Logistics – Air Cargo Rates Jump 10% as Iran War Strains Capacity, Fuel Costs

31 March 2026...

Footwear – How the War with Iran is Impacting the Footwear Sector

31 March 2026...

COTANCE – A decisive time for the leather industry

31 March 2026...

World Leather Day 2026

26 March 2026...

Trump Doubles Down on ‘Absolute Right’ to Levy Duties

26 March 2026...

Leatherbiz Market Intelligence: Impressions of APLF, plus war worries

26 March 2026...

APLF 2026 Concludes After 3 Days of Global Leather Industry Gathering in Hong Kong

26 March 2026...

World Leather Day – Make It Leather!

20 March 2026...

Trade – China’s Exports Surge to Start 2026, but Mask Slowing Economy

20 March 2026...

Tariffs – Phase 2: Trump Trade War Advances with Launch of Sprawling Section 301 Probe

20 March 2026...

Logistics – Middle East Tensions Raise Fresh Fears for Indian Leather and Footwear Exporters

20 March 2026...

Impact of Iran War – The inflationary impulse of the war in Iran is affecting the supply chain

20 March 2026...

Hong Kong – The path is clear for climate-positive leather, UNIC president says

20 March 2026...

Tariff Refunds – Court of International Trade Orders CBP to Proceed with Tariff Refunds

9 March 2026...

Shoe Industry News – How Footwear Firms Are Preparing for a Potential 15 Percent Global Tariff

9 March 2026...

Luxury Shares Fall, and Business Will Suffer from Renewed Conflict in the Middle East

9 March 2026...

Business – China Sets 4.5 to 5 Percent 2026 Growth Target, Outlines Retail Playbook

9 March 2026...

Trade – Argentina deepens political ties with U.S. in trade deal

3 March 2026...

Shoe Industry News – Shoe Industry in ‘Unchartered Waters’ Over Trump’s Tariff Moves

3 March 2026...

More on US Import Tariffs – The Supreme Court ruling did not end the Trade War, on the contrary

3 March 2026...

IULTCS Announces 3 Winners of Young Leather Scientist Grant 2026

3 March 2026...

Tariffs – Trump brings in new 10% tariff as Supreme Court rejects his global import taxes

25 February 2026...

APLF Report – Opinions and signs on the recovery in the leather industry in 2026

25 February 2026...

Europe – Edoardo De Paola to Take Over as COTANCE Secretary General from April 2026

25 February 2026...

Trade – China Grants Duty-Free Access for Nearly All Products from Africa

25 February 2026...

Welcome to the Year of the Horse

20 February 2026...

Trade – US-Taiwan Trade Agreement Slashes Tariffs and Boosts Investment

20 February 2026...

Tariffs – House Blocks Bid to Safeguard Trump’s Tariffs, Votes to End Canadian Duties

20 February 2026...

India – CLE Sets $50 Billion Turnover Target for Indian Leather and Footwear Industry by FY2029-30

20 February 2026...

EUDR Update: Information System access restricted for updates

20 February 2026...

Trade – Trump Touts Trade Deal with India, Drastically Slashing Duties

11 February 2026...

Trade – EU emerges as growth market for Indian leather amid US slowdown, by @ILMEditor

11 February 2026...

Leather Supply Chain Conference 2026 – Organised by APLF and ILM Magazine

11 February 2026...

Africa – Tannery park to be relocated after SEZ withdrawal, by @ILMEditor

11 February 2026...

India, EU reach landmark trade deal, tariffs to be slashed on most goods

6 February 2026...

Trade – EU Forges Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Vietnam

6 February 2026...

India – Profile of leather exports

6 February 2026...

Indian export sectors push for zero-duty access to EU markets

6 February 2026...

US – China TRADE

30 January 2026...

Tariff Turbulence – Trump Walks Back European Tariff Threat Over Greenland Dispute

30 January 2026...

Trade: Signing of EU – Mercosur trade agreement complete

30 January 2026...

Defending Leather Terminology

30 January 2026...

Trade – EU Votes for Mercosur Trade Deal, Creating World’s Largest Free Trade Zone

23 January 2026...

Trade – China’s US Exports Plunge 30% in December as Trade Surplus Hits Record US$1.18 trillion

23 January 2026...

China reduced import tariffs on wet blue hides and skins by 2026

23 January 2026...

China Footwear Industry Exports 7.42 Billion Pairs Worth $34.5 Billion in First 10 Months of 2025

23 January 2026...

China Automotive Market: 2025 Results and 2026 Outlook

23 January 2026...

China reduces import tariffs on wet-blue hides and skins

16 January 2026...

Leather Industry – Market Intelligence: A call for courage in 2026

16 January 2026...

US – India Trade

16 January 2026...

Italy – Leather Industry

16 January 2026...