Useful Links

Associations

American Apparel and Footwear Association www.apparelandfootwear.org

American Leather Chemists Association www.leatherchemists.org

International Council of Hides, Skins and Leather Traders Association www.ichslta.org

International Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Societies www.iultcs.org

Leather Apparel Association www.leatherassociation.com

Travel Goods Association www.travel-goods.org

U.S. Hide, Skin & Leather Association www.ushsla.org

Government Resources

International Trade Commission www.usitc.gov , Statistics www.dataweb.usitc.gov

U.S. Customs & Border Protection-Trade- Import/Export www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/

U.S. Department of Agriculture www.usda.gov
U.S. Department of Agriculture-Dairy, Livestock & Poultry www.fas.usda.gov/dlp/livestock_poultry.asp
U.S. Department of Agriculture-Foreign Agricultural Service www.fas.usda.gov
National Agricultural Statistics Service www.nass.usda.gov
Agricultural Marketing Service www.ams.usda.gov/LSMNpubs/index.htm



Industry Publications

Leather International www.leathermag.com

Shoe Trades Publications www.shoetrades.com

World Leather www.worldleather.co.uk

Dictionary of Leather Terms
http://www.leatherchemists.org/dictionary.asp