It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

India International Leather Fair

Event Roundup / IILF 2026

11 February 2026

7 minutes

The fair's expansion into newly constructed exhibition halls at Chennai Trade Centre failed to address fundamental organisational issues, with similar product categories scattered across disparate locations forcing extended navigation.

IILF 2026 Exposes Gap Between Boardroom Sustainability and Tannery Floor Reality

Chennai's IILF 2026 exposed contradictions shaping India's leather industry: innovative chemical systems alongside organisational failures, Trump tariffs suppressing demand yet prices holding firm, and sustainability frameworks that never reach tannery workers. The 'Leather Carnival' demonstrated both the sector's professionalisation and its struggle to reconcile traditional identity with market realities.

Vasan Suri

Analysis

Event Roundup / IILF 2025

5 February 2025

3 minutes

The 38th India International Leather Fair (IILF) held at Chennai Trade Centre from 1-3 February is a flagship event of India’s leather industry, It has evolved as one of the most prominent specialised events of leather and accessories, footwear components, synthetics material footwear, leather goods, machinery, chemicals, equipment and technology in the international calendar of events.

Removal of Duties Will Ease Operational Costs and Boost Export Competitiveness for Indian Leather

A trade event that witnessed a happy industry was the 38th edition of the India International Leather Fair (IILF) at Chennai from 1–3 February which was marked by trends that promise to propel the leather and footwear sector onto a sharper anvil. A report.

Salman Raghib

Report