Handmade Luggage Tags: Durable Leather Travel Identification

Quick answer: A handmade leather luggage tag with a buckle strap fastens firmly around a suitcase handle, duffel or carry-on strap, keeping the tag visible and easy to identify. Ours are $18, made from full-grain vegetable-tanned leather with hand-burnished edges, in light mahogany, black, black washed and other colors, with free personalization.

Choosing a luggage tag

Check What to look for
Strap A buckle strap that closes tightly around the handle
Leather Full-grain vegetable-tanned, which deepens at corners and the buckle end
Color One that stands out against a dark bag so you spot it at the carousel
Personalization Name or initials, up to 40 characters

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What to put on a luggage tag

Use your name and a phone number or email, and avoid your full home address. Our guide to what to write on a luggage tag covers it, and leather luggage tags: materials and terms explains the leather.

Gifts

At $18, a luggage tag is a travel gift for a coworker, groomsman or stocking. Personalization is free and personalized items are final sale. See the holiday leather gift guide.

Updated: October 29, 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

$18, with free personalization.
Your name and a phone number or email. Avoid your full home address.
A buckle strap fastens around a suitcase handle, duffel or carry-on strap.
Wrap the buckle strap around the suitcase handle, duffel or carry-on strap and fasten it, then check that the tag hangs where it can be read. The strap fastens like a belt, so no tools are needed.
The best luggage tag is one that survives the trip and stays readable: a strong strap, a material that does not crack or tear, and space for your name and a phone number or email. Our handmade leather tag is $18, made from full-grain vegetable-tanned leather, and can be personalized for free with up to 40 characters.
Yes. A leather tag is a durable permanent ID that fastens to the handle with its buckle strap and stays on the bag between trips, so it works for cruises as well as flights.
Full-grain vegetable-tanned leather with hand-burnished edges, which deepens at the corners and buckle end with travel.
Yes, free, up to 40 characters including spaces. Personalized items are final sale.

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