Leather shoes = Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's exports of leather products and footwear were worth $49.8 million in 2022, leatherbiz informs. According to the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), there are seven tanneries operating in the country and the footwear industry directly employs about 20,000 people and indirectly includes 10 large exporting companies, 30 medium-sized companies and about 3000 small producers. It is able to produce up to 15 million pairs of leather shoes per year.
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