No. CLE/EXH/IILF-2010/2009                                                 June 16, 2009

All Members of the Council                                          

Dear Members,

Sub:         25th India International Leather Fair - Chennai,
31st January - 3rd February 2010,

As members are aware, the India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) organizes India International Leather Fair (IILF) every year in Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai.  The 25th edition of the India International Leather Fair (IILF 2010) will be held from Jan 31 to Feb 3rd 2010 in the same venue. The Council for Leather exports is the main Co-sponsor of this International Leather Fair.

Brief details of the Fair are given below for information of our members.

IILF will have on display the entire range of products relating to leather industry from raw material to finished products and auxiliary products such as Finished Leather, Shoes, Shoe Components - uppers, soles, heels, counters, lasts Leather Garments, Fashion Accessories, Leather Goods: Wallets, belts, gloves, portfolios, hand bags, Saddlery and Harness, Machinery and Equipments and  Leather Chemicals.

Products will be displayed as follows:

Hall 1  &  Hangar - I	Machinery
Hall 2	Chemicals
Hall 3 & Convention Centre	Finished Leather, Leather Goods all types, Leather Garments and Fashion Accessories.
Hangar - II	Multi-Products / Services.

The 24th edition of the fair, attracted 392 exhibitors including 121 from 24 overseas countries. Overseas participation was quite significant with group participation from China, Germany, Italy, Spain and Thailand and company level participation from Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Egypt, Finland, France, Iran, Kenya, Mexico, Russian Federation, Turkey, Taiwan, The Netherlands, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, U.K, U.S.A. and other regions.

About 12,000 business visitors including a large number of overseas buyers visited the fair. The visitors were from a host of countries like Austria, Algeria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Chile, Ethiopia, Germany, France, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Portugal, Mexico, Spain, Singapore, Sri Lanka, The Netherlands, Vietnam, USA, U.K., UAE and other countries.

IILF 2010 will showcase an enthralling range of a wide variety of leather products and accessories. All the existing, latest and innovative leather goods will be displayed at the fair. The exhibition will be further enhanced with various features like theme pavilion, fashion show, seminars, etc. With the showcase of the leather products and related machinery, the leather businessman can have a glimpse of the latest products and technological scenario in the industry. The seminars and discussions on further developments will give the trader an overview of expected technological up gradation and innovation in the global leather industry.

An ideal platform for bilateral trade concerning the leather industry, IILF is looking forward to accelerating more business for the leather fraternity in its forthcoming edition.

Participation charges:

INDIAN COMPANIES

	Built-up Booth (per sq.mtr) Rs.	Bare Space (per sq.mtr) Rs.
Hall 1,2,3 & Convention Centre	6,500/-	6,000/-
Hangar (Air-couditioned)	6,000/-	5,500/-

INDIAN AGENTS FOR OVERSEAS COMPANIES :

	Built-up Booth (per sq.mtr) Rs.	Bare Space (per sq.mtr) Rs.
Hall 1,2,3 & Convention Centre	10,500/-	10,000/-
Hangar (Air-couditioned)	10,000/-	9,500/-

 
OVERSEAS COMPANIES :

	Built-up Booth (per sq.mtr) US$	Bare Space (per sq.mtr) US$
Hall 1,2,3  & Convention Centre	US$ 230	US$ 210
Hangar (Air-couditioned)	US$ 220	US$ 200

In addition, on the above tariff, service tax @ 10.3% is payable.

A discount of 15% will be applicable on Bare space, ONLY to the Indian Participants.

 A model calculation of minimum space rent for a 9 sq.mtrs stand under built-up booth and bare space booking in Halls / Convention Centre is given below for the information of members.

Particulars of Participation charges for Indian Companies.	Amount Rs. Bare space	Amount Rs. Built-up Booth
Participation fee	Rs. 54,000/- (Rs. 6000 X 9 )   (A)	Rs. 58,500/- (Rs. 6500 X 9) (A)
Less 15% discount on bare space	Rs. 8,100/- (Rs. 6000 X 9)  X 15% (B)	Rs. 8,100/- (Rs. 6000 X 9)  X 15% (B)
Participation fee with discount	Rs. 45,900/- (A – B)	Rs. 50,400/- (A – B)
Service Tax. 10.3%	Rs. 4,728/-	Rs. 5,191/-
TOTAL PARTICIPATION FEE WITH SERVICE TAX	Rs. 50,628/-	Rs. 55,591/-

Space Booking   Minimum Booking
 
Shell Scheme                 :        9 Sq.mtrs
Bare Space                :        36 sq.mtrs
 
Payment Schedule.

Booking with 25% payment of participation fee on or before	September 30, 2009.
Balance 75% payment on or before	December 15, 2009.

Member-exporters are therefore requested to confirm their participation in IILF 2010 by remitting the participation fee at the earliest possible.  
 
Members interested to participate in the Fair are requested to send the 25% advance payment as per their space requirement with in 30th September 2009. This may be sent to either Council’s Head Office in Chennai or it’s Regional Offices in Delhi, Kanpur, Kolkata, Mumbai and Agra Extension Office. Kindly note that the stalls will be allotted by ITPO on first-cum-first served basis.

More details as well as Application forms are available in ITPO website www.iilfleatherfair.com  For further queries, if any, members may contact Mrs. Kanchana Manavalan, Regional Manager, India Trade promotion Organization (ITPO), Raja Annamalai Building, 2nd floor, 18-A, Rukmani Lakshmipathi Road. Egmore, Chennai-600 008. Tel : 044-28554655,28587297, Fax : 044-28554740, E-mail : itpochh@md4.vsnl.net.in.

With best wishes,
Yours sincerely,

Ali Ahmed Khan
Executive Director