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TAFA support of marble
sector: achievements,
results andrecommendations
Kabul, March 2013
TAFA- EPAA Survey on Marble Companies in Afghanistan
In order to find out facts about the marble Sector Development/Challenges and Opportunities in Afghanistan, TAFA in coordination with EPAA conducted a survey in Kabul, Herat and a telephonic survey of marble in Nangarhar province.
According to AISA 2012 marble sector analysis report approximately 105 companies are working in this sector
TAFA- EPAA Survey on Marble Companies
Findings During this survey totally 22
out of 105 marble companies were visited as follows:
11 marble companies in Kabul 7 marble companies in Herat 4 marble companies in
Nangarhar ( by telephone)
TAFA- EPAA Survey on Marble Companies
Findings
In this sector , approximately 6300 persons are employed. I
TAFA- EPAA Survey on Marble Companies
Findings
5 out of the 22 visited companies had exports of processed marble
4 of the visited companies had exports of unprocessed marble
14 companies supplied marble to domestic markets
TAFA- EPAA Survey on Marble CompaniesFindings
The processed marble export was mainly to: Iran, Pakistan, China, Italy, Turkey and India The unprocessed marble export was mainly to: UAE, Pakistan, China, Italy, Turkey and India
Employee-Labor Comparison (22 surveyed Companies-Entire Industry
Labor Percentage in Processing and Extraction ( 22 Survey Companies)
Extraction Processed
126 824
Domestic Sales Vs Export of 22 Surveyed Companies
Domestic Sales Exports
sqm443400 29000 sqm
Total Production of 22 Surveyed Companies
Challenge/ Problems of the Marble Sector:o High Rate of royalty at the quarrieso Huge import of low quality marble from
neighboring countrieso Imposition of tax on processed marble o Lack of security at the quarries
Challenge/ Problems of the Marble Sectoro Lack of attention and encouragement of the
relevant authorities to marble traderso Lack of long-term loans and credit systemo Problems in bidding o Lack of required advanced machinery
Challenge/ Problems of the Marble Sector
o Lack of required facilities for the development of marble sector such as:
- Electricity - Transportation- Access roads- space for processing
Recommendations
- According to the traders, to overcome these challenges and problems, the following steps need to be taken:
• In this sector , approximately 6300 persons are employed, if the government supports the marble sector, the number of employees will substantially increase
• Establishment of understanding between the private sector and relevant authorities
• Strong support of the government from marble sector
Recommendations
• Raising tax on importing marble from neighboring countries
• Provision of loans and banking guarantees to the marble traders
• Facilitating opportunity for participation of traders in the world marble exhibitions
• Decrease in the current royalty rate • Allocation of land for the processing of
marble to the marble sector
Recommendations
• Establishment of coordination among the relevant authorities for the purpose of marble sector development
• Establishment of a unified policy and strategy for the marble development and export
Export Growth Trend as a result 10%, 20% and 50% increase