Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Hyderabad Leather |
| 2 | Place | Nacharam |
| 3 | District | Hyderabad |
| 4 | State | Andhra Pradesh |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 1530 units (30 Small & Medium, 1500- Household/Micro) |
| 6 | No. of workers | 20000 nos. |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 10200 Million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Federation of Andhra Pradesh Small Industries Association (FAPSIA) |
| 9 | Major products | Leather footwear leather foot wear components (uppers and soles of the shoes) leather garments leather goods (including Harness & Saddlery Leather gloves etc) Finished Leather. |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Leather Industrial Development Corporation of AP (LIDCAP) Naiyudamma International Leather Export Park(NILEX) Hyderabad DIC,Hyderabad MSME-DI,Hyderabad. Institute of Leather Technology, Hyderabad Footwear Design Centre (FDC) NI-MSME, Hyderabad |
| 11 | Major markets | Within India All over India. Outside India Nil. |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | The Hyderabad footwear is stuck in the low end craft segment and has not moved to the high end fashion segment where the real potential and value lies With the exceptional of migrated artisans from Kolkata and other cities in the country, market exposure of the artisan is very low. Relatively low wages/margins for the artisans Productivity is low and drudgery is high due to manual work. Difficult to handle large production orders Availability of sufficient working capital and credit remain major issues with many artisans. Traditional marketing methods are followed by the artisans The product diversification has been low despite good demand for accessories and other fashion items |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | NI-MSME, Hyderabad ( April 2010) |