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Leather, Leather Goods, and Footwear Industry

This main category encompasses the processing and tanning of fur skins, the transformation of rawhide into leather through tanning or preservation processes, and the processing of leather into ready-made products such as luggage, handbags, clothing, and animal equipment made from leather. It also includes the manufacturing of footwear. This main category also covers the production of similar products from other materials (such as synthetic leather or imitation leather), like rubber footwear, textile luggage, and more. Items made from synthetic leather are included here as long as the manufacturing process is similar to that of genuine leather products (e.g., luggage) and is typically produced by the same units.