Tariffs push India’s leather sector to return to Russia

03/12/2025

A delegation of more than 20 representatives of India’s Council of Leather Exports (CLE) will travel to Russia on December 8.

Their aim, during a three-day visit, will be to generate new partnerships with companies in Russia in an effort to boost India’s leather exports.

Media in India have said CLE wants to revive trade with Russia, after years of decline, because tariffs of 50% are harming exports of leather products from India to the US.

Senior CLE figures have said they hope formal joint-venture partnerships will flow from the forthcoming visit to Russia.