Advancing Australian hide, skin, and leather

Consistent quality, innovation, sustainability, and a reputation for excellence.

About the Australian Hide Skin and Leather Exporters Association

AHSLEA is the national membership body representing the interests of the major exporters of Australian cattle hides, calf skins, sheep and lamb skins, kangaroo skins, and goat skins. The Association is also a member of the International Council of Hides, Skins and Leather Traders Association (ICHSLTA), which promotes, develops, and protects the international trade in raw hides, skins, and leathers.

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Responsible-leather

Responsible leather

State and national legislation, and codes of conduct, strictly regulate and monitor the meat industry in terms of animal welfare and environmental sustainability.

Leather

Sustainable leather

Australia’s strict environmental protection regulations ensure the Australian leather industry is amongst the cleanest in the world.

Lifecycles

Traceability and lifecycle

The industry saves around 8 million cattle hides and over 26 million sheep, goat and kangaroo skins from landfill every year.

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Beaufort
Bowron client
carlie
CHT
corium
Dabbhag
Fletecher
Fulop
Hardwick
HJ
JBS
Knox
Geolong-leather
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Philippe
Renbee
Starpac
Midfield
Finebrand
Teys
Wammco
Wellard

Australian origin,
global reach

International Contracts

AHSLEA is dedicated to promoting the adoption of official International Contracts. Backed by the International Council of Tanners (ICT), and the International Council of Hides, Skins, and Leather Traders Association (ICHSLTA), International Contracts ensure comprehensive coverage for the leather industry; they offer clarity, legal protection, and benefit both buyers and sellers.

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Latest News

COP30 reflections: supply-chain sustainability and EUDR developments

The 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), held in Belém, Brazil from 10–21 November 2025, brought supply-chain sustainability, traceability and deforestation risk firmly into focus. Discussions and publications around the conference highlighted both ongoing challenges and the regulatory and industry responses shaping the leather sector. Traceability and deforestation risks under scrutiny Reports released during…

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Australia: a world leader in hide, skin and leather exports

The Australian hide, skin and leather industry features several family businesses that have operated through multiple generations. Along with the desire to retain intergenerational knowledge, is a drive to modernise the process and meet changing customer needs. This evolution has been taking place over the last four decades, operating under Australia’s strict environmental protection regulations…

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