The high population and production capacity of livestock in Garut Regency, starts the small industry/
home-leather processing in the Garut Regency at this time became one of the nominative in Indonesia.
Demand of Leather Sheet Garut from various regions in Indonesia continues to increase
in line with the increasing creativity of the leather, especially cattle
and sheep skin in creating the diversity of commodities processed in leather.

 

Geography Garut Regency is close to Bandung and surround as a processing center a clothes, shoes, sandals, bags, wallets, and other commodities from the leather of a very productive, also spur productivity in the leather tannery Garut Regency. At least it can be observed from the increasing number of business units and production capacity that occur each year.

From year to year, the demand for leather sheets Garut come from different areas within the scope of national, regional, and international. Lastest data show that Sheet of Leather from Garut has been exported to Malaysia, Taiwan, China and Singapore by volume of 1,850,000 Sqf worth U.S. $ 1,887,408.
 
The average production capacity per year is 7,659,250 kg / 9,360,000 sqf. The latest data that we have noted the potential for leather tannery industry per year is as follows: