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