Leather is one of the most prospective industries in Bangladesh. It has enough scope for both vertical and horizontal expansion in terms of economic return and social benefits.
Bangladesh is 59.81 million heads of livestock population consisting of :
- 25 million cow heads,
- 85 million buffalo heads,
- 59 million goat heads and
- 12 million sheep heads.
The annual supply of hides and skins is about 300 million square feet, Out of which :
- 64% are cow hides,
- 82% goat skins,
- 25% buffalo hides and
- 10% sheep skins.
Yearly Scenarios of leather of our country:
- 300 million sqft both crust and finished leather export along with cow head leather for local consumption.
- Around 146300 ton hides and skins produce
- Around 50000 ton of usable split has produced from 146300 ton of raw hides during tanning process.
- More than 90% of this split has been sold or exported to different countries without any further tanning process with a very minimum price.