Kanpur is the city of Uttar Pradesh State. It lies on the banks of the holy Ganges River where the leather industry continues to boom. Kanpur is an important industrial center famous for its leather products. Most tourists come to visit stores and shopping malls to shop for high quality leather goods.



Kanpur is Uttar Pradesh biggest city along the banks of River Ganga. It was formerly known as the Manchester of India. The advent of its industrialization puts it as the commercial capital of the state. The city is famous for its high quality leather products and is regarded as the main industrial belt of India. The city had been associated with the production, supply and marketing of its leathers.

Kanpur possesses hundreds of public and privately owned leather producers and exporters. They export these materials on a large scale standard such as Italian, Spanish, French, Suede leathers. Fifty tons of air cargo are about to generate and sent through surface transport to New Delhi. It is sent from New Delhi to outside countries via air cargo.

Kanpurs leather products include saddles, shoes, suitcases, gloves and belts. Aside from this, other products include airbags, purses, wallets, football, basketballs, volleyballs and other decorative materials. All these goods come in reasonable prices.

There are some organizations that cater to the needs of the leather industry in India. They are the Central Leather Institute of India, Council of Leather Exports and the Footwear Design and Development Institute of India. These organizations support the backdrop of its continued success in the Indian market.

Among the leather industries, manufacturers and exporters provide available retails to the many shopping areas around Kanpur. This includes the Meraj Tanning Industries that uses vegetable Tanned Leather, Chrome Tanned Leather, Oil Tanned Leather and Buckskin Leather to make leather equestrian, leather saddles, bags and belt. Allied Leather Finishers Pvt. Ltd. also produces finished leather, cut components and finished shoes like safety boots. Other manufacturers are the Aki Leather Industries and Asia Tannery Pvt. Ltd. Pvt. Ltd.

Shopping malls in Kanpur provides an abundant shopping experience for leather lovers. A number of shopping centers offer stores that sell leather goods. The two best places to visit are The Mall and P.P.N. Bazaar. Other shopping areas are the Birhana Road, Matson road, Parade, Gumti No.5 and Naveen Market.

Other popular malls are The Rave at Moti, The Rave 3 at Parvati Bagla Road, The Zee Mall and the Somdutt Plaza Parade as well as the City Fashion Mall, Vishal Mega Mart and SGM Parade. Kanpur also offers a range of State Emporia like the UPICA, UP Handloom Emporium, Phulkari-Punjab Emporium and Majusha-Bengal Emporium.

Among the quality leather cloth stores, you can find the Gadarian Purwa and IndianDilcloth & Leather Store. Other leather products can be bought at Nr Gopal Talkies at P. Road, Raj Leather Store- Pahar Ganj and at Sona Leather Store at Sisamau Bazar, Kanpur Fancy Leather Store at Chandni Chowk as well as at Nadri Bazaar at Swaroop Nagar, SGM at Govind Nagar and SGM at Gurudev Palace.

Kanpur is the leather paradise that makes shopping more enjoyable to most leather lovers. It is now globally recognized as the center for leather and allied industries. Thousands of tourists come here to shop for leather products such as leather garments, cloth, shoes and other accessories. The best time to shop around Kanpur is from October to April.

The leather industry in Kapur is at its peak and is still growing even more. Leather industry satisfies international standards for the exportation of additional loads. This is not only for locals but for different parts of the globe. Most tourists rely on the quality of Kanpur leather that can best fit their budget. A visit to Kanpur can be more rewarding when bringing home the proudly made leather products of India.