The 10th
edition of the Leather Goods and Footwear Expo is going to be held on December
25-31.
"Though,
the profession of making leather goods dates back to historic age in Nepal, the
China-made Bansabari Leather Industry was the first to manufacture the leather
footwear," according to the Leather Footwear and Goods Manufacturers' Association
of Nepal that has claimed that there are over 700 leather goods and footwear
producers, which are providing some 30,000 direct employment and 250,000
indirect employment.
After Bansbari
Leather was privatised in 1992, the company could not last long forcing the private
sector to come forward with their leather products.
Meanwhile, the
association has also registered a collective trade mark to help stop fake
products in the name of made in Nepal, protect domestic manufacturers and
create employment at home. "The domestic products have the capacity to
substitute imports," said president of the association Homnath Upadhyay.
Currently, 45 per cent of
the market is flooded with foreign brands of footwear. However, GoldStar shoes
produced by Kiran Shoes has also been started to be exported since past years.
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