Astana, September 22, Interfax, according to news released by the Ministry of Investment and Development of Kazakhstan, the Ministry’s Interdepartmental Committee on Foreign Trade Policy and Participation in International Economic Organizations believes that Kazakhstan should ban the export of unprocessed products of cowhide.
Domestic enterprises in Kazakhstan mainly use rough cowhide to produce leather semi-finished products (blue wet leather, dyed rough leather) and finished products (leather shoes, furniture, clothing, decorations, saddlery and harness, etc.). In recent years, Kazakhstan’s leather production has shown an upward trend. In 2017, output increased 3.1 times compared with 2015, and export volume increased by 91%. In addition to being used for domestic consumption, Kazakh leather products are also widely used by Russian and Turkish shoe factories; semi-finished products are mainly exported to Italy, Turkey, India, China, Russia, Spain, Portugal and other countries. In order to ensure that Kazakhstan’s domestic leather production companies obtain the required raw materials, Kazakhstan issued a ban on the export of rough cowhide from November 2016 to April 2017 and achieved positive results: domestic leather production companies were able to resume production, and both output and productivity increased. promote.
The Ministry of Investment and Development of Kazakhstan believes that banning the export of rough cowhide will help ensure that domestic small and medium-sized enterprises that produce clothing, shoes and accessories can obtain sufficient domestic raw materials, thereby improving the competitiveness with imported products and effectively promoting the country’s light industry. develop. (Title: Kazakhstan may once again ban the export of rough cowhide)
