Ramesh Juneja assumes charge as Chairman of Council for Leather Exports

New Delhi: Apex body for leather exports, Council for Leather Exports (CLE), on Tuesday said Ramesh Juneja has assumed the charge as its Chairman.

Kanpur-based exporter R K Jalan was the chairman earlier.

Juneja, who was earlier the vice-chairman of the CLE, is the promoter of Kolkata-based JC Group.


India’s leather and footwear exports grew 1% on-year in April-November FY26 at $3.3 million.

“Looking ahead, CLE believes that securing bilateral trade agreements with the EU and the US could enable India's leather and footwear exports to reach up to $14 billion over the next 3-5 years, from the current level of around $5.5 billion, including non-leather footwear and non-leather goods,”the council said.

India's leather and footwear exports are largely concentrated in two major markets-the EU (55%) and the US (22%). India’s leather and footwear exports currently account for about 2.3% of global imports of leather and footwear.