More than 100 firms exhibited at the 22nd Pakistan Leather Show at Karachi Expo Centre on April 20-21, 2002 .The fair was organised by the Pakistan tanners Association (PTA), Pakistan Leather Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PLGMA) and the government’s Export Promotion Bureau (EPB). The backdrop to the fair was a disagreement between the PTA and PLGMEA over a proposed 20% export duty on finished leather - the garments association supports it while the tanners are strongly opposed.

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