Leather export

Leather export

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Reforms underway to turn leather sector into $10b export industry: Minister

Government plans to upgrade Savar’s CETP, require larger tanneries to install their own treatment plants and make international compliance certification mandatory, the commerce minister says.

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Who's buying Bangladesh's leather?

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Top non-RMG export earners of Bangladesh in FY26 (July-April)

Without LWG certification, local exporters are forced to sell semi-processed ‘wet blue’ leather to China at discounts of up to 60%. Photos: Rajib Dhar

'Billion-dollar cage': What keeps leather from becoming Bangladesh’s next export powerhouse?

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Bangladesh’s leather sector stuck at $1b; $5b could be tapped: Experts

At a focus group discussion organised by the DCCI on Sunday (25 May). Photo: Courtesy

RMG-like support can boost annual leather shipment to $5b by 2030: Exporters

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Tanners fear grimmer days ahead as leather exports drop 11% in H1

Apex Tannery logo. Photo: Collected

Apex Tannery plans fresh deals with exporters to sell finished leather

AHM Shafiquzzaman, secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, speaks at a workshop titled "Dissemination Workshop on Tannery Inspection Checklist," held at a city hotel on Thursday (26 September). Photo: TBS

Bangladesh's leather export potential diminishing, urgent measures needed: Labour secretary

Representational image of leather goods. Photo: Collected

Tanners Assoc authorised to issue certificates for cash incentives against all finished leather exports

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Bangladesh govt may halve leather goods export tax

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Leather exporters fear grimmer days after incentive cuts

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PMO for increasing leather export to $5 billion within four years