Lead Time, Minimums & Payment Terms for Orders
Does AMTAN stock skins?
American Tanning and Leather LLC has a 60,000 square foot tannery with over 12,000 finished skins in stock in a variety of colors and finishes. We have an additional 30,000 crust skins which may be made in any color and finish.
Stocked skins will typically ship out the same day they are ordered, and lead times on made to order colors will vary.
Ground Shipment Times From Our Tannery and Warehouse via UPS:
Ground shipments must be received by 2 pm EST in order to ship same day.
Express (2 Day or Overnight shipments) must be received by 11 am EST to ship same day.
Note that orders received after those times cannot be guaranteed to ship same day but will go out the following business day.
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What is the minimum order and lead time for shipping on skins in stock.
Skins that are in stock have no minimum order and are typically shipped out the the next day.
What is the minimum order and lead time on orders that must be produced?
The minimum order for previously developed skins in classic/glazed, desert/matte, millennium, or garment finish is 250 cm per color.
The minimum order on custom or new colors and finishes is 500 cm per color.
What is the average lead time on orders that must be produced?
Production time can vary depending on factory workloads, drum capacity for dyeing, work scheduling and holidays.
The tannery cannot accurately provide production times without understanding the sizes and quantities of skins per color, so please understand the production times below are for 1 color average, 20 skins per color. Adding additional colors per order may increase production times.
Some colors / finishes could take longer depending on availability of dyes and finishing agents from our chemical suppliers, many of which are overseas.
Note that the lead times below are for skins currently in crust and are available to be dyed and finished immediately. For skins still being tanned or not yet in crust, additional time will apply.
Previously Developed Colors & Finishes | 2-6 weeks
Custom/ New Colors & Finishes | 4-8 weeks
Our Payment Terms
IN STOCK SKINS: We accept payment via wire transfer, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover and PayPal. PRODUCTION ORDERS: A 50% estimated deposit is due upon order confirmation, and the final balance is due before shipping. We gladly accept checks, wires, and most major credit cards.