Netherlands-based online leathercraft retailer · Hilversum, Netherlands (published business address; no storefront or pickup role verified)
Van Dijk Leather Supplies
Overview
Vegetable-tanned leather at Van Dijk Leather Supplies
Van Dijk Leather Supplies describes itself as a family business based in the Netherlands and publishes a business address in Hilversum. The address establishes the business location, but the reviewed official pages do not identify it as a public storefront, warehouse counter, or pickup location.[1][2]
The current Metropolitan Collection is a focused six-product storefront category rather than a broad tannery catalog. It includes full-grain vegetable-tanned Lamport shoulder and traditional full vegetable-tanned Old English bridle leather, with public product pages and add-to-cart ordering for full pieces and smaller maker-facing formats.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
The seller says the Metropolitan Collection continues classic vegetable-tanned Lamport shoulder and traditional bridle leather after GH Leathers took over Metropolitan Leather. This supports the store's current product attribution, not a claim that Van Dijk tans the leather or is the only distributor.[3]
Buying formats
The practical range runs from paid samples and project panels to full shoulders and bridle butts.
- Buying formats
- Whole Lamport vegetable-tanned shoulders, One- and two-square-foot Lamport cut panels, Whole Old English full vegetable-tanned bridle butts, Pre-cut Old English bridle straps in listed widths, Paid Old English bridle samples
- Leather categories
- Full-grain vegetable-tanned Lamport shoulder in three listed thickness ranges, Traditional full vegetable-tanned Old English bridle butt at 3.5-4 mm, Article-specific colors and availability
- Verified services
- None verified
- Shipping coverage
- United States · International
Lamport shoulder is currently listed as full-grain vegetable-tanned leather in 1.5 mm, 2-2.5 mm, and 3-3.2 mm thickness options, with an average full-shoulder dimension of approximately 130 by 90 cm. The page supports direct quantity-one ordering, but dimensions are averages and color, thickness, stock, price, and natural character remain selection-specific.[4]
The separate Lamport panel product offers the same vegetable-tanned article as listed one-square-foot and two-square-foot cuts, approximately 30.5 by 30.5 cm and 61 by 30.5 cm. These are stocked product variants and the clearest individual-maker entry point; they are not evidence of a general custom panel-cutting service.[5]
Old English bridle butt is listed as traditional full vegetable-tanned English bridle leather at 3.5-4 mm, with an average dimension of approximately 152-165 by 60 cm. Some full-butt color variants were unavailable during the October 17 refresh, so the article qualifies but exact color availability must be rechecked.[6]
A separate stocked strap product offers the bridle leather in listed widths from 20 mm through 50 mm and an average length of 152-165 cm. A paid sample product is also directly orderable; the sample page does not publish its dimensions, color-selection mechanics, or a guarantee that it represents the exact lot later purchased.[7][8]
Service details
Treat panels, straps, and samples as stocked formats, not preparation services.
No current customer-facing splitting, skiving, panel cutting, strap cutting from buyer-supplied specifications, die cutting, or arbitrary cut-to-size service was verified. The panel sizes, listed strap widths, thickness selectors, and paid sample are purchasable product variants or formats.[4][5][7][8]
The strap page invites buyers who cannot find a listed width to contact the seller, but says only that the team will do its best to help. That is a contact invitation, not a documented custom-width service, minimum, tolerance, price, lead time, or availability promise.[7]
Order planning
Shipping and returns.
Direct United States ordering is verified through Van Dijk's own checkout
The shipping policy says Van Dijk ships internationally and calculates applicable charges at checkout. In a no-order checkout check on October 17, 2026, a qualifying Lamport panel was added through Van Dijk's storefront, United States was available as the delivery country, and a New York test destination produced an Express shipping method before payment. This supports direct US ordering from Van Dijk itself rather than access through a distributor.[5][9]
International shipping is broad, but the final route remains destination- and order-specific
The current policy states that international orders are accepted, that Van Dijk chooses among its postal and courier providers, and that tracked options provide shipment confirmation when selected. It also assigns tariffs, taxes, and other customs charges outside the EU to the customer. Final destination eligibility, product eligibility, carrier, freight, dispatch date, and transit time should be confirmed at checkout rather than published as fixed terms.[9]
The general refund policy requires contact within 14 days after delivery of the last item and return within 30 days, makes the buyer responsible for return postage, prohibits cancellation after dispatch, and considers exchanges case by case. Items must return in original condition; the reviewed policy does not publish a dedicated rule for the stocked cut panels, straps, samples, or naturally variable leather, so eligibility should be confirmed before cutting, marking, or using the material.[10]
No sitewide minimum-order statement was found. The reviewed public product pages support quantity-one ordering for a panel, strap, sample, shoulder, or bridle butt, but this should be described as product-level access rather than a permanent promise that every catalog item has no minimum.[4][5][6][7][8]
Decision guide
When this supplier may be worth comparing.
Potentially useful if you need
- Buying currently orderable fully vegetable-tanned leather from a public retail storefront without a wholesale-account requirement.
- Starting with a one- or two-square-foot Lamport panel before moving to a full shoulder.
- Ordering Old English bridle leather as a full butt, a listed pre-cut strap, or a paid sample.
- Choosing among article-specific thicknesses, colors, and listed strap widths.
- Ordering directly to the United States through Van Dijk's own checkout rather than relying on a distributor.
Confirm before ordering
- The selected article's live stock, color, thickness, size, natural marks, price, and smallest orderable unit immediately before purchase.
- Whether the desired full-butt color is available; some color variants were unavailable during the October 17, 2026 refresh.
- The sample's dimensions, color or lot relationship, and usefulness for the intended evaluation.
- Any unlisted strap-width request, including feasibility, minimum quantity, tolerance, price, lead time, and return consequences; no standing custom-width service was verified.
- The live US or international carrier, shipping charge, dispatch timing, transit estimate, duties, taxes, brokerage, and final landed cost at checkout.
- Return eligibility before cutting, marking, conditioning, or otherwise altering leather, panels, straps, or samples.
Research record
Official sources.
- About — Current family-business identity, Netherlands base, leatherworking background, and retailer positioning for leatherworkers.
- Contact information — Current Van Dijk trade name, Hilversum business address, email, phone, VAT number, and Chamber of Commerce number; no storefront or pickup role is stated.
- The Metropolitan Collection — Current six-product collection, Lamport and Old English bridle presence, public prices, GH Leathers and Metropolitan collection context, and maker-facing full-piece, panel, strap, and sample routes.
- Lamport Shoulder — Current full-grain vegetable-tanned full shoulder, average dimensions, three thickness ranges, public quantity ordering, colors, add-to-cart path, and checkout-calculated shipping.
- Lamport Shoulder - cut panels — Current full-grain vegetable-tanned one- and two-square-foot stocked panel variants, public quantity ordering, add-to-cart path, and the exact qualifying item used for the dated no-order US checkout check.
- Old English Bridle Butt - 3,5/4 mm — Current traditional full vegetable-tanned bridle butt, stated thickness and average dimensions, public ordering, and color-specific availability including unavailable variants during refresh.
- Old English Bridle Butt - 3,5/4 mm - cut straps — Current stocked full vegetable-tanned bridle straps in listed widths, average length, public ordering, and noncommittal invitation to ask about an unlisted width.
- Old English Bridle Butt - samples — Current paid sample product with public quantity ordering and checkout-calculated shipping; sample dimensions and lot relationship are not published.
- Shipping policy — Current international-shipping statement, checkout-calculated charges, provider discretion, tracking process, international-delay contact threshold, and customer responsibility for non-EU tariffs and taxes. A no-order checkout check on October 17, 2026 added a qualifying Lamport panel, selected United States, entered a New York public test destination, and produced an Express method before payment. Durable evidence is preserved under research/leather-suppliers/evidence/artifacts/van-dijk-us-checkout-2026-10-17/; the observed rate and estimate are not published as general promises.
- Refund policy — Current 14-day contact and 30-day return deadlines, no cancellation after dispatch, buyer-paid return postage, case-by-case exchanges, faulty-item remedy, and original-condition requirement.
Research last checked October 17, 2026. Supplier inventory and policies can change; confirm current details on the supplier’s site before ordering.