ENA Sectors 2025-02-07 14:32:59 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>New Delhi, Feb 7 (KNN)</strong> The Delhi International Leather Expo (DILEX) 2025, a significant B2B event in India's leather industry, is scheduled to take place on February 20-21 at Yashobhoomi, ICC Dwarka, New Delhi.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Organised by the Council for Leather Exports (CLE), this premier trade show aims to create a platform for manufacturers and exporters to showcase their latest innovations and capabilities to international buyers seeking new sourcing opportunities.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The event arrives amid significant policy reforms designed to boost India's leather and footwear sector. In a recent development, the government has eliminated the Basic Customs Duty on wet blue leather, effective February 2, 2025, while also removing export duty on crust leather.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">These changes are part of a comprehensive Special Package that aims to enhance manufacturing and exports, particularly in the footwear sector, with ambitious targets of achieving Rs 4 lakh crore in turnover and Rs 1.1 lakh crore in exports, while creating 22 lakh jobs.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Support for MSMEs has been substantially enhanced through increased investment and turnover classification limits, with credit guarantee coverage for micro and small enterprises doubled to Rs 10 crore.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">This move is expected to unlock an additional Rs 1.5 lakh crore in credit over five years. The government is also introducing BharatTradeNet, a unified platform for trade documentation and financing, alongside an Export Promotion Mission with specific sectoral targets.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">CLE Chairman Rajendra Kumar Jalan has outlined an ambitious target of USD 47 billion by 2030, with USD 13.7 billion designated for the export sector.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The organisation has expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and the Ministry of Commerce &amp; Industry for their support of the leather sector's development.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Joint Secretary Vimal Anand highlighted that the Union Budget 2025 has provided crucial support to the leather and footwear sector through enhanced credit access and rationalised duties.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">These initiatives, aligned with the government's Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat campaigns, position India to strengthen its presence as a global manufacturing and sourcing hub in the leather industry.</span></p> <p><em><strong><span style="font-size:14px">(KNN Bureau)</span></strong></em></p> 40987 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/cle-to-organise-dilex-2025-for-leather-trade-promotion 2025-02-07 14:32:59 knnindia.co.in