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Uganda: 90% of leather products imported

07/06/2011

Uganda’s leather industry is still in its infancy stage of development with over 90% of leather products imported, despite the potential in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) region.

In the last five years, there are no reports of leather exports. This has led to the dominance of shoe imports on the market.

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