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Leather & Sustainability in Retail conference  Only a few places left   The Leather & Sustainability in Retail Conference 2017 is sponsored by Stahl, Smit & zoon and TFL, and is supported by Lonza. The half-day conference will be held on Thursday, November 16 at One Great George St., Westminster, London and is jointly organised by BLC Leather Technology Centre Ltd (BLC) and International Leather Maker (ILM). As well as a full speaker programme, delegates will be able to network with leading brands and retailers, as well as listen to a discussion panel of industry experts.  Click here  to see the full conference speaker programme and full details about the conference.  Further information: Location: One Great George Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3AA. Date: Thursday November 16, 2017 (Half day conference) Delegate Cost:  £310 + VAT or €360 plus any applicable taxe

GST rates for leather and footwear industry related items GST council has recently notified the GST rates for many products including leather (Chapter 41) and leather products (Chapter 42), Fur skins and fur items (Chapter 43) and inputs used in leather and footwear industry. The GST rates for the major items used in leather industry are given below. Items GST Rate Raw Hides and Skins and Semi - Finished Leathers (including Wet Blue and Crust Leather (Chapter 41)) Raw Hides and Skins (4101 to 4103)   5% Semi - Finished Leathers (4104 to 4106) 5% Finished Leather (Chapter 41) Finished Leather (4107 to 4114), Composition Leather (4115) 12% Raw and Tanned Fur Skins (Chapter 43) Raw Fur Skins (4301), Tanned Fur Skins (4302) 18% Articles of fur (4303) and artificial fur (4304) 28% Leather Goods, Garments and Saddlery items (Chapter 42) Leather Goods, Leather Garments , Gloves(expect sports gloves), Saddlery etc., (Chapter 4