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Indian leather industry is the core strength of the Indian footwear industry. It is the engine of growth for entire Indian leather industry and India is the second largest global producer of footwear after china. It accounts for 13% of overall global footwear production of 16 billion pairs. India produces 2065 million pairs of different categories of footwear which includes leather footwear of 909 million pairs, leather shoe uppers of 100 million pairs and non-leather footwear of 1056 million pairs. India exports about 115 million pairs. Hence, nearly 95% of its production goes to meet its own domestic demand. Reputed global brands like Florsheim, Nunn bush; Stacy Adams, Gabor, Clarks, Nike, Reebok, Ecco, Deichmann, Elefanten, St Michaels, Hasley, Salamander and Colehaan are manufactured under license in India. Besides many global retail chains seeking quality products at competitive prices are actively sourcing footwear in India. However, if we take into consideration the leather and leather products export of India; Indian footwear sector has a significant position in the leather industry. Out of the total exports of USD 4,868.71 million 42.67% constitutes of footwear followed by leather goods, which constitutes 22.35% and is far below the footwear segment. In this paper we are going to find out the scope of footwear in Indian leather export performance. In this paper we are also trying to throw a light on the percentage change in footwear exports with respect to previous years and we have also defined the factors which are responsible for these changes.