Latest Export Data: Footwear Drives Export Growth in June export

Leather & Footwear Export Insight — FY 2024–25 (July ’24–June ’25)

Overall Performance

Total Exports: $1,667.66 million, +15% growth compared to the previous fiscal year.
Monthly Export (June ’25): $115.56 million ▼15% vs June last year.

Footwear Sub-Sector Continues to Lead Leather Footwear (HS 6403)

YTD Export: $672.07 million,

]▲24% June 2025 Export: $51.90 million, ▼17.8% YoY

Other (Non-Leather) Footwear (HS 64) YTD Export: $522.59 million,

▲25% June 2025 Export: $28.31 million,

▼24.2% YoY

Total footwear exports (leather + non-leather): ~$1.19 billion, dominating the sector and driving overall growth.

Leather & Leather Products Under Pressure
Raw/Processed Leather (HS 41) YTD Export: $128.21 million,

▼10% June 2025 Export: $8.43 million, ▼33.1% YoY
Leather Products (HS 42)
YTD Export: $344.79 million,

▼2% June 2025 Export: $26.92 million, ▲14.3% YoY

🧩 Key Takeaway: Despite declines in leather and finished leather product exports, Bangladesh’s footwear sub-sector surged by 24–25% in FY 2024–25, accounting for the lion’s share of the $1.67 billion total leather and footwear exports. The strong performance in both leather and synthetic footwear helped lift the sector’s overall growth to 15% YoY.

Source:

Export Promotion Bureau, Bangladesh

Export performance for Leather & Footwear 2024-25 July-June (provisional)