PAKISTAN

Footwear
Industry
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PRODUCT PROFILE
The footwear industry is an important sector in the Pakistani economy,
particularly in the region of Lahore. The main strength of the footwear industry
is the availability of top quality leather in the country. Pakistan is a hub for the
production of high quality leather and the leather goods industry is a big
contributor to the country’s export earnings .

Product Classification

The domestic industry manufactures almost every type of footwear as classified in

chapter 64 of ‘HS classification system for traded goods’ that can be broken down into
the categories 6401 to 6406 at the 4-digit level. (Except few e.g. winter boots, Ski
Boots etc.). The following table provides the product classification relevant to Pakistan’s
footwear export sector:

64 FOOTWEAR, GAITERS, & THE LIKE

6401 Waterproof Footwear, Rubber Or Plastics, Bond Sole

6402 Footwear, Outer Sole & Upper Rubber Or Plastic Nesoi

6403 Footwear, Outer Sole Rub, Plastic Or Lea & Upper Lea

6404 Footwear, Outer Sole Rub, Plastic Or Lea & Upper Tex

6405 Footwear Nesoi

6406 Parts Of Footwear: Insoles Etc.: Gaiters Etc., Parts

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 Production Capacity and Local
Consumption
The Cottage Industry supplies bulk of the domestic needs according to the
changing designs and tastes round the year, whereas, export needs are
fulfilled by the organized / mechanized sector. Many factories have a
production capacity of 2,500 pairs per day, while the larger units produce as
much as 10,000 pairs per day. It includes leather, textile and synthetic shoes.

The total requirement of footwear in Pakistan is around 600 million pairs

per year. It is estimated that women buy between 4-6 pairs of footwear per
year and men 1-2. For children the average is 1-3 pairs. This usage is very low
as the global average is 8-10 pairs for women per year, whereas 2-4 pairs of
footwear are purchased by men every year .

Geography

The Lahore cluster (Lahore, Gujranwala and Sheikhupura) is the major

footwear producing area accounting for more than half of the total footwear
production. Other key areas in Pakistan for footwear production include
Karachi and Sialkot. These three cities account for 86% of total production
capacity in the country .

1 https://pakfootwear.org/pakistan-footwear-industry/

2 https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/172321-Pakistan-has-far-to-go-in-footwear-industry#:~:text=The%20share%20of%20domestic%20producers,year%20and%20men%201%2D2.

3 Footwear Sector Skills Study by Punjab Skills Development Fund

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Footwear Sector Trading and Growth

Pakistan’s exports represent 0.1% of world exports for footwear, its ranking in world exports is 50. Top 10 Export
Destinations of Pakistan for product ‘64’ Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles are as under:

Exported Exported Exported

Exported Exported
Importers value in value in value in
value in 2018 value in 2019
2015 2016 2017

World 116,861 108,287 99,887 117,221 135,313

Germany 24,533 25,426 28,696 32,024 33,656

Italy 16,118 14,583 16,783 18,239 20,681

United States of
3,743 3,757 4,172 7,005 12,622
America
Saudi Arabia 3,549 7,314 7,253 7,593 12,094

United Kingdom 9,733 10,671 7,228 8,890 9,459

Netherlands 7,919 7,492 6,721 7,497 9,380

Spain 7,864 6,318 5,232 5,355 5,005

France 5,192 4,833 4,140 4,621 4,676

Belgium 2,826 2,056 1,647 2,960 3,328

Yemen 1,602 953 915 1,309 3,068

Unit: US Dollar Thousand

ITC calculations based on UN COMTRADE and ITC statistics

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 Footwear Sector Trading and Growth
It is interesting to note that since Pakistan is a 7th biggest consumer of footwear in the world, therefore, as can be
seen in the table below there is a significant level of imports taking place in order to meet the local demand.

Pakistan imports predominantly textile footwear from China.

Pakistan’s Top 10 Import Destinations for product ‘64’ Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles are as under:

Imported Imported Imported

Imported Imported
Exporters value in value in value in
value in 2018 value in 2019
2015 2016 2017

World 92,426 103,075 111,958 94,271 72,337

China 83,180 93,253 99,942 85,095 66,581

Viet Nam 1,894 2,306 2,913 3,297 2,087

Thailand 2,355 2,787 3,021 1,116 713

Indonesia 1,821 1,467 1,120 651768 651

Iran, Islamic Republic of 56 59 82 346 412

United Arab Emirates 95 144 199 249 251

Malaysia 628 483 596 323 245

Brazil 65 509 1,342 902 241

Cambodia 102 218 82 152 191

United Kingdom 349 404 583 228 143

(Unit: US Dollar Thousand)

ITC calculations based on UN COMTRADE and ITC statistics

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PAKISTAN’S TOP EXPORTERS

S. No. Name of Company

1 Bata Pakistan, Lahore

2 Elegant (Pvt) Ltd, Lahore

3 EPCT (Pvt) Ltd, Lahore

4 Fircos Shoes, Sialkot

5 Firhaj Footwear, Lahore

6 Khawaja Tanneries, Multan

7 Khokher Enterprises

8 Mansha Khan Leather, Multan

9 New Long Life Shoes, Lahore

10 Raja Industries, Sialkot

11 Service Global Footwear, Lahore

12 Service industries, Lahore

13 Shafi (pvt) Ltd, Lahore

14 ShafiLife style, Lhaore

15 Sigma Shoes (pvt) Ltd, Sialkot

16 Simba Enterprises, Lahore

17 Simba Shoes, Lahore

18 Starlet Innovations,Lahore

19 U.E (Pvt) Ltd , Lahore

20 Urban Sole, Lahore

For other exporters please visit: tdap.gov.pk/pakistani-exporters

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Mr. Sheheryar Khan
Assistant Director (Product Officer)
Contact No. +92 321-7772741
Email: [email protected]