Pakistani exporters of leather garments, leather products and footwear can have access to large European market by participating in the 'Fashion First' fair being held in Belgium from June 20 to 22. Apart from this, another event is being held in Hong Kong from April 06 to 08 in Hong Kong with the name of 'Asia Pacific Leather Fair' providing an opportunity to Pakistani exporters and manufacturers in leather sector to have interaction with the Asian and European importers of their products.
Asia Pacific Leather Fair Project Manager Khamsay Luangpraseuth stated this while talking to newsmen at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) here on Thursday.
"Europe was a leading importer of leather products standing third in total world imports and half of that come from Asia. Belgium was playing an important role as re-exporting these products to rest of the Europe", he said.
He proposed the Pakistani leather products and footwear manufacturers could team up with whole sellers and European Union (EU) domestic manufacturers to grasp a big share in that big market.
He also threw light on a similar event held recently in Brussels Expo Belgium with the same name and said 93.7 per cent buyers in that event came from Europe, three per cent from Asia Pacific, 1.7 per cent from America, one per cent from Africa and 0.6 per cent from Middle East. In all buyers from 50 countries and regions participated in it, he concluded.
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