Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Ambur Leather |
| 2 | Place | Ambur |
| 3 | District | Vellore |
| 4 | State | Tamil Nadu |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | Tamilnadu |
| 6 | No. of workers | Tamilnadu |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Tamilnadu |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | The Ambur Tanners Association (ATA) Tamil Nadu Shoes and Leather Goods Manufacturers Association The Ambur Small Scale Shoe Manufacturers Association (ASSSMA) The Ambur Effluent Treatment Company (AMBURTEC) The All India Skin and Hide Tanners and Merchants Association, Chennai (AISHTMA |
| 9 | Major products | Finished leather Shoe uppers Full shoes |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Quality improve through education and spot training |
| 11 | Major markets | Export Market Domestic Market |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Water problem-fall out of pollution Low level of modernization and up gradation of technology. Low level of labour productivity due to inadequate formal training. Horizontal growth of tanneries. Absence of product industries. Lack of modern finishing facilities for leather. Difficulties in accessing to testing, designing and technical services. Environmental problems. Resigned attitude of managements due to recent setbacks. |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | DSR by UNIDO CDP, New Delhi in March 1999 |