DITF: leather goods makers widen hunt for foreign buyers
Small and medium scale leather good manufacturers are betting on a change in fortunes on the back of their participation in the ongoing Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF).
“I am looking for foreign buyers as my products are world-class,” said Rubina Akter Munni, owner of “Design by Rubina”, which started its journey in 2010.
Munni exports her products -- which include bags, wallets, belts, cardholders, passport holders, folios and purses -- to the Netherlands, Brazil, the Philippines and Hong Kong through a third party.
“I am hoping this fair will help me expand my business,” she added.
Masuda Yesmin Urmy, proprietor of Smart Leather, is on the same boat as Munni, but she already struck some success at the fair.
This year, she got spot orders from Japan and China to supply laptop bags and briefcases.
Anex Leather is another such hopeful venture. Its owner Md Tofazzal Tapu had quit his bank job to start the leather good manufacturer with his friend in 2016.
The big manufacturers too are hoping to shift large volumes of inventory by way of the fair.
For instance, Walkar Footwear, a concern of RFL Group, is offering maximum 50 percent discount at its pavilion in the fair, where it is showcasing more than 600 designs.
“Our goal is to give the highest quality products to customers. We are trying to manufacture diversified products by our own designers considering the demand of the people of all class,” said Kamrul Hasan, chief operating officer of Walkar Footwear.
