𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 +𝟐.𝟔% 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐘𝐓𝐃; 𝐃𝐞𝐜 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝, 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞.
Bangladesh’s leather and footwear exports posted modest growth of 2.6% year-on-year during July–December FY25–26, reaching USD 873.05 million, compared to USD 851.18 million in the same period of the previous fiscal year.
However, December 2025 performance revealed clear signs of stress, particularly across footwear categories, despite continued strength in leather products.
𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 (𝐘𝐨𝐘):
- Leather (HS 41): USD 10.95M | -12.9%
- Leather Products (HS 42): USD 30.80M | +12% (only growth segment)
- Leather Footwear (HS 6403): USD 55.45M | -21.7%
- Other Footwear (HS 64): USD 38.64M | -31.1%
𝐘𝐓𝐃 (𝐉𝐮𝐥–𝐃𝐞𝐜 𝐅𝐘𝟐𝟓–𝟐𝟔):
- Leather Products: USD 193.78M | +19.5%
- Leather Footwear: USD 354.59M | +0.6%
- Leather: USD 61.31M | -1.9%
- Other Footwear: USD 263.37M | -3.8%
𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲:
Growth is increasingly value-driven, led by leather products, while footwear faces demand pressure and delayed buying cycles. December’s slowdown signals the need for sharper focus on competitiveness and speed-to-market.
Source:
Export Promotion Bureau, Bangladesh
Export performance for Leather & Footwear 2025-26 July-Dec (provisional)