Indonesian tanners request raw hide export ban
21/03/2013
APKI secretary-general Lany Sulaiman told reporters in Jakarta that the raw material shortage has been worsened by complicated import procedures that have left tanners with a shortage of supplies.
She estimated tanners produced 35 million square feet of goat and sheep leather last year, or 35% of total capacity, while cow hide leather output was 2.4 million square feet, or 48% of capacity, according to the Jakarta Post.
“Due to the shortage, our production continues to fall far short of its capacity,” she said. “We demand that the government extend permission to import from six months to one year, because the period is too short.”
The Indonesian Footwear Producers Association backed APKI’s proposal, saying the raw material supply shortage might harm the local footwear industry.
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