Tanned or dressed leather; composition leather

CPC v2.1 Code: 291

About tanned or dressed leather; composition leather

cpc code 291 covers the industry of tanned or dressed leather, as well as composition leather. This industry plays a crucial role in the broader economy, providing essential materials for a wide range of products, from footwear and apparel to furniture and automotive interiors. The processing and refinement of raw hides and skins into high-quality leather products is a complex and specialized process, requiring skilled labor and advanced technology.

Production process

The production of tanned or dressed leather involves several key steps. First, the raw hides or skins are subjected to a series of chemical and mechanical treatments, including dehairing, liming, and tanning, to remove impurities and stabilize the collagen fibers. The tanned material is then dyed, finished, and treated to achieve the desired characteristics, such as softness, durability, and appearance.

Production inputs

The main inputs required for this industry include raw hides and skins, tanning agents (such as chromium salts or vegetable tannins), dyes, and various chemicals and machinery used in the leather-making process. The availability and quality of these inputs are crucial to the industry's ability to produce high-quality leather products.

Production outputs

The primary outputs of the tanned or dressed leather industry are a wide range of leather products, including 315 Footwear, 14 Wearing apparel, 31 Furniture, and 29 Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers. These leather products are then consumed by various downstream industries, contributing to the overall value chain.

Family tree for tanned or dressed leather; composition leather

    graph LR
    A["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/2'>2: Food products, beverages and tobacco; textiles, apparel and leather products</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/29'>29: Leather and leather products; footwear</a>"]
B --> C["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/291'>291: Tanned or dressed leather; composition leather</a>"]

    B --> D["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/292'>292: Luggage, handbags and the like; saddlery and harness; other articles of leather</a>"]
B --> E["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/293'>293: Footwear, with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, or with uppers of leather or textile materials, other than sports footwear, footwear incorporating a protective metal toe- cap and miscellaneous special footwear</a>"]
B --> F["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/294'>294: Sports footwear, except skating boots</a>"]
B --> G["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/295'>295: Other footwear, except asbestos footwear, orthopaedic footwear and skating boots</a>"]
B --> H["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/296'>296: Parts of footwear; removable insoles, heel cushions and similar articles; gaiters, leggings and similar articles, and parts thereof</a>"]

    C --> I["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/2911'>2911: Chamois leather; patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallized leather</a>"]
C --> J["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/2912'>2912: Other leather, of bovine or equine animals, without hair on</a>"]
C --> K["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/2913'>2913: Other leather, without hair on (including sheep, lamb, goat or kid skin leather); composition leather with a basis of leather or leather fibre</a>"]


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