Do you know, there is stock leathers in tanneries and also in leather products manufacturing companies?
Hope you might not aware of it.
The value of those stock leather might have in lakhs in INR. This is shocking and surprise news.
Apart from manufacturing or processing of leathers, another business, parallely goes on, that is “stock leather” business.
To do this business, you must have good experience in leather industry, towards leather inspection or quality checking.
Otherwise it will be difficult to make benefit out of it.
Products made out of from stock leathers are mostly sold, equaling to the fresh leather products.
What kind of stock leather you will get or find?
The kind of stock leather you will get, is dependent upon your interest and your effort to search.
Every purchaser will have a define interest in getting particular type of leather.
Mostly business people involved into this stock leather business, they know the trend and its availability.
Generally people follow and observe the few list of tanneries and leather product manufacturer, for their business and also their presence in online as well.
Stock leather you will get generally is
- Nappa leather
- Upper leather
- Lining Leather
- Burnish leather
- Milled Leather
- Correct grain leather
- Wet blue Leather
- E.I. Leather
- Leather crust
- Semi-finished leather
- Damaged leather
- Non- Standard leather
- Export surplus
- Rejection surplus
Where you will find stock leather?
You can find such leathers mostly in tanneries and also in leather product manufacturing companies like
- shoe factories,
- garments companies,
- gloving industries,
- leather belts, wallet, bags making factories and
- also exporting companies.
- tanneries
Where to buy stock leather?
Where to buy stock leather is big question for startup and well experienced business people, because requirement and the availability keep changing, business people are following the trend and keep looking the demand availability.
They not only purchase nearby tanneries and leather product making companies, they use to travel to other leather hub places in India like
- Chennai
- Ranipet
- Ambur
- Vaniyambadi
- Erode
- Delhi
- Kolkata
- Chandigar
These are the places of tanneries, leather processing companies.
Some of them having contact with other countries to buy or sell stock leathers with them.
How to do this business?
I won’t say that anyone can do this business. To do stock leather business they have to involve in tanneries or in leather products making factories.
Without experience it not possible, to my experience.
- First gain the experience for few years and
- get connect with such people already in this business,
- understand the leather and market trend
- know and understand the demand
Know the commercial aspects involved before investing on it.
This is how you can involve to do this business.
Which stock leather is cheap or cost less?
It is not so, weather is cheap or less, it all depends on how much you negotiate with the suppler or seller.
It various upon the demand & non- demand and urgency of seller and buyer.
Generally in this business, it will lesser than the normal, generally they opt for.
Will stock leather meet standards?
Generally such leather will not meet the standards, it is used or manufactured as products, in that same quality of the leather.
Stock leather may withstand or not withstand the standards of your requirements.
There is no test certificates provided for stock leather to prove that.
If provided well and good, still you have to check when test was taken, if required test it once again to confirm the same.
Why it become a stock leather? – Reason
When the leathers are
- not sold for longer period or
- rejected by the buyer,
- Not meeting the standards,
- can be for size, thickness, color,
- late shipment,
- in-sufficient quantity,
- technical problem on the leather
due to these reasons they become stock leather, owner of the leather can’t able to sell it fast and also to the expect offer.
If the particular leather is not sold for its actual requirement it meant for is called stock leather.
What is the difference between stock leather and rejected leather?
Most of them are in assumption that rejected leathers are stock leather, eventually it happens so, and practically seeing a fresh lot leather was inspected for its quality, due to few or more deviations in fresh leathers are separated from the good ones.
Most of the time it was not purchased by the buyer or get approved by the inspection team, it is left out, in the tannery.
Those left out leathers get accumulated as months by months during their leather processing by the buyer and those leathers not having local demand or export demand and moreover on one calls for such leather are called stock leather.
| Stock leather | Rejected leather |
| Un sold leather | Having deviations as per mention requirements |
| Same leather can be used for various purpose | Chance of having high quality leather |
| These leathers are accumulation of rejections | It is separated from good ones |
| No once calls for such leathers of requirements | Less chance to be accepted by the buyer |
Why stock leathers are sold for lesser than ordered leather
Stock leathers are sold for lesser than ordered leather because of
- There is no demand for stock leathers.
- Quantity can be more or less.
- Not to the expectations for the local purchaser
- Not affordable in local market
- More deviations
- Owner of the leather wants to retain their investment, to some extent
Is stock leather is available throughout the year
Practically if we look there are stock leathers throughout the year.
Articles or the type of finishing of the leather changes based on the business trends.
Sometimes there may be scarcity of few articles of leathers in the market.
Is it easy or difficult to get stock leather?
It can be both, easy and difficult for startup and experienced, because stock leather business revolves upon the availability of the leather, business people looks for the purchaser for that kind of leather.
Is stock leather has more demand
Now a days stock leather holds huge market in India. As the India exports finished leather more and more. Rejection getting accumulated ultimately, stock leathers are generated from tanneries.
Really stock leathers has good potential in the Indian market.
Can stock leather can meet the supply
Stock leather can meet the local demand sometimes, but not always.
As the local purchaser also know availability exhaust soon, if they don’t stock it or purchase earlier.
Why We?
We have well expose with tanners in Chennai, Ranipet, Ambur and Vaniymbadi.
We know the present stock leather availability with tanners and also let you know the offer based on your requirements.
Approximately more than1 Millon square feet stock leather are available presently of all kinds leathers.
If you are in search of such types of leathers do reply in the comment section or send an email: [email protected]
Summary
As we mentioned above, you now come to know the potential of business and location where to buy stock leathers, with your experience you have negotiate and also find out the demand and purchaser accordingly.
We also suggest to leave a comment about your requirements, if serious about your business reply to the above mentioned.
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