Leather Industry of Bangladesh:

The contribution of the industry sector to Bangladesh economy has been on the increase. Among
the fifteen sectors identified for national income Leather Industry is one of them. The first
tannery in Bangladesh territory was set up at Narayanganj by RP aha sometime in the !"#$s. %t
was later shifted to &a'aribag area of (ha)a* which turned into a location that now
accommodates a large number of tannery units. +eather %ndustry de,eloped in Bangladesh on a
large-scale basis from the !".$s. About "/0 of leather and leather products of Bangladesh are
mar)eted abroad* mostly in the form of crushed leather* finished leather* leather garments* and
footwear. 1ost leather and leather goods go to 2ermany* %taly* 3rance* Netherlands* pain*
Russia* Bra'il* 4apan* 5hina* ingapore and Taiwan. 6alue addition in these e7ports a,erages
8/0 local and !/0 foreign. About !$$ modern tannery units are now in operation in the
industry.
Top players in the industry:
1. Apex Footware Ltd.
2. Jennys Shoes Ltd.
. Bay Footware Ltd.
!. Bata Shoe "o#pany $Bangladesh% Ltd.
Due to data insufficiency, market leader couldnt be identified.
&e'uire#ents for the (sta)lish#ent of a Business:
!. %ndustrial 9state
:. A manufacturing firm employing ten or more wor)ers must also register with the 5hief
%nspector of 3actories and 9stablishments.
;. All industrial and other projects that may be potentially polluting are re<uired* in
accordance with the 9n,ironment* to underta)e some form of en,ironmental impact
assessment.
#. 9n,ironmental clearance must be obtained from the (epartment of 9n,ironment. The
process ta)es !/ days for projects with low le,els of potentially ad,erse impact and ;$
days for projects with significant impact.
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+eather industry is one of the fastest growing industries of Bangladesh. As it high ,alue product
it has large 2(P contribution. %n the last fiscal year it was :.!"0.