Cluster Profile
1 Name Of Cluster Kanpur Leather Products
2 Place Kanpur
3 District Kanpur
4 State Uttar pradesh
5 No of firms (by type) 1635 
6 No. of workers 100000 
7 Turnover(Rs in Million's) Rs. 29260 Million
8 Associations in cluster UP Leather Industries Association
9 Major products Finished Leather
Footwear
Garments
Leather Goods
Saddlery
10 Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) Harcourt Butler Technological Institute (HBTI)
Government Leather Institute (GLI)
International Institute for Saddlery Technology &
Export Management (IISTEM)
11 Major markets Domestic
USA , Hong Kong , China, UAE
12 Major problems/prospects Problems
Poor quality raw material
Limited access to finance (Small Tanners)
Low Value Realization
Low Productivity
Availability of stitches
Prospects
Availability of Raw Material
Market Linkages
Market Linkages
Raw Material
Low labor cost
13 Data source and updated on DSR prepared by IL & FS CDI Limited, Kanpur in year 2009.