Strong start for Bangladesh leather exports

15/09/2025

Bangladesh’s leather sector achieved export revenues of $228.7 million for the first two months of the current financial year, July and August 2025. This is growth of 13.7% compared to the same months a year earlier.

Exports of finished leather brought in $19.75 million, up by more than 20% year on year, while shipments of leathergoods brought in more than $70 million, growth of 27%.

There was also growth for exports of leather footwear, which rose by almost 7% to reach $138.7 million.