Formed by the merger of the United States Hide, Skin and Leather Association (USHSLA) and Leather Industries of America (LIA), the LHCA is the industry trade association.

Established to represent, and champion, the US leather industry, our work spans from promoting US leather at home to the opening of new international markets, from establishing best practice in production to establishing new standards in sustainable leather.

Our mission is to promote US Leather, establishing the benchmark in in quality leather, worldwide.

The LHCA provides its wealth of members with government, public relations and international trade, representation, assistance and support; alongside this LHCA’s education, research and technical resources enable effective competition in today’s fast-moving global marketplace.

For more information about our services or membership, please visit www.USLeather.org