KARACHI: Asif Rahim, the general secretary of the Pakistan Leather Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association, has said: “The leather industry generates billions of rupees foreign exchange for the country and plays an important role in the economy of Pakistan”. He appealed to the Customs authorities to allow them to put fur on leather products, which has great demand in the international market.
He said that export of leather products increased by 11 percent during 2013-14 while $621.52 million leather products are exported during the current fiscal year. In 2012-13, he says that export earning recorded an extra $60.227 million.
According to Pakistan Bureau of Statistic, leather exports raised to $561.293 million in fiscal year 2012-13 which was 7.33% record increase in leather cloth. During the previous fiscal year, leather exports earned extra foreign exchange and this will have a positive impact on the industry.
