STORY: Zimbabwean leather producer aims to further tap into Chinese market
SHOOTING TIME: April 25, 2024
DATELINE: May 12, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:09
LOCATION: Harare
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the work shop
2. various of the leather items
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GRACE MATSIKA, Marketing Director of Good Hope Leather Products
4. various of the leather items
5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RENWICK WACHENYUKA, Export Promotions Officer, ZimTrade

STORYLINE:

Good Hope Leather Products, a Zimbabwean company known for its exotic animal skin products, is looking to venture into China, one of the world's largest consumer markets.

Specializing in a variety of leather items crafted from cowhide and exotic animal skins, the company operates with a license from the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

The company will showcase its premium products at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) to be held later in the year in Shanghai. The event is the world's largest import-themed international expo.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GRACE MATSIKA, Marketing Director of Good Hope Leather Products
"We are looking forward to exhibiting at the Chinese expo, which is coming up very soon. We have a lot of new designs that we are bringing in."

ZimTrade, Zimbabwe's national trade development body, is working to facilitate the expansion of Zimbabwean exports into the Chinese market.

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RENWICK WACHENYUKA, Export Promotions Officer, ZimTrade
"Our companies have now started value addition and they are now exporting finished leather products. We are set to grow."

Trade between Zimbabwe and China was traditionally dominated by minerals and agricultural products. Many stakeholders believe that value-added leather will be a potentially lucrative export product.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harare.
(XHTV)