Association of managers and experts of Iranian shoe Industry

What Association of managers and experts of Iranian shoe Industry does

The Association of Managers and Experts of Iranian Shoe Industry (ASSOMES / جامعه مدیران و متخصصین صنعت کفش ایران) is a Tehran-based, non-profit industry association founded in 1373 (1994) that functions as the national coordinating body for Iran's shoe, leather, bag, and allied industries value chain. It serves manufacturers, traders, specialists, and honorary members through a multi-channel offering including the monthly "Shoe Industry Magazine" (نشریه صنعت کفش, in continuous publication since 1994 with 327+ issues), the daily "Assomes News" digital bulletin, statistical database books, a published Strategic Development Document for Iran's shoe industry, the FIMEX specialized exhibition, and co-organization of the IMPEX national exhibition. The association has held over 206 board meetings and operates a Statistics and Strategic Studies Commission that analyzes exports, imports, and market trends.

ASSOMES derives revenue from membership dues (industrial, commercial, specialist, and honorary categories), sales of its monthly magazine and database publications, and likely event sponsorship and advertising. Its go-to-market motion is community-led: it reaches the value chain through the magazine, website (assomes.ir), translated international news content, regional exhibitions across Tehran, Tabriz, Mashhad, Isfahan, Qom, and Hamedan, and outbound trade missions. It has signed MOUs with the Mashhad Vocational Training Center (Shahid Chamran) and the Iran Synthetic Leather Producers and Exporters Union covering skills development, joint research, and demand-driven training, and in 1391 (2012-13) joined the International Union of Shoe Technicians (UITIC). Most recently, the association has called for participation in establishing a dedicated export management company for Iran's shoe industry and conducted a June 2026 trade delegation to Moscow where Iranian suppliers engaged a Chinese economic delegation active in the Russian market.

Technically, ASSOMES is not a technology company and develops no proprietary AI/ML products; its core technology footprint consists of a WordPress-based website, digital newsletters, and statistical publications. Its industry footprint is substantial — Iran's shoe sector employs roughly 500,000 people across approximately 50,000 active retail and production units, but underlying sector momentum is negative, with production down 14% and exports down 21.8% by value in the first months of 1404 (2025-26) versus the prior year.

Name

Association of managers and experts of Iranian shoe Industry

Legal name

جامعه مدیران و متخصصین صنعت کفش ایران

Website

https://assomes.ir

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Non-profit industry association founded in 1994 in Tehran, Iran, coordinating Iran's shoe, leather, bag, and allied industries value chain through a monthly magazine, daily news bulletin, exhibitions, trade missions, training programs, and policy advocacy for manufacturers, traders, and specialists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tehran

HQ country

Iran

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues and publications: The association generates revenue through membership fees (industrial, commercial, specialist, and honorary categories), sales of its specialized monthly magazine, publications, and data books. It also likely receives revenue from advertising in its publications and event sponsorship.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Association of Managers and Experts of Iranian Shoe Industry (ASSOMES) is a non-profit professional trade association that serves as the national coordinating body for Iran's shoe, leather, bag and allied industries value chain. It offers membership services, publishes a monthly specialized magazine and daily news bulletin, organizes industry exhibitions (IMPEX, FIMEX) and international trade missions, conducts statistical research, and provides training and policy advocacy for industry stakeholders.

Product overview

The Association of Managers and Experts of Iranian Shoe Industry (ASSOMES) is a professional trade association that serves as a central hub for the Iranian shoe industry. The organization provides multiple interconnected services and publications including the monthly Shoe Industry Magazine (published since 1994), the daily Assomes News digital publication, database books containing statistical analysis, and strategic planning documents. The association facilitates national connections in the leather, shoe, bag, and related industries value chain, supports export development, and organizes trade events and exhibitions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Assomes News: A specialized daily news publication covering shoe, leather, bag, and related industries news in Iran and internationally.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mashhad Vocational Training Center (شهید چمران)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026The 206th board session of the Iranian Shoe Industry Community was held at the Mashhad Vocational Training Center (شهید چمران). Two memoranda of understanding were signed: one between the training center and the association for educational, skills, research, and consulting cooperation; and another between Iran's Synthetic Leather Producers and Exporters Union and the association. The cooperation focuses on human capital empowerment, specialized skills development, demand-driven training programs, joint events, skills standards development, employment support, and entrepreneurship.
• Iran Synthetic Leather Producers and Exporters UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026A memorandum of understanding was signed between Iran's Synthetic Leather Producers and Exporters Union and the Association of Managers and Experts of Iranian Shoe Industry. The cooperation covers joint events to develop the communication network and member capabilities, educational and skills training programs, leveraging human, technical, information and communication resources, joint research activities, and facilitating access to legal support.
• Tabriz Shoemakers UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTabriz Shoemakers Union engaged in a knowledge exchange with educational centers of the shoe industry in Konya, Turkey. The union introduced its production, export, and skills capabilities, and announced the acquisition of a work-study permit for shoemaking and the start of enrollment for a shoe industry associate degree program.
• Chinese economic delegation in MoscowminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDuring the first day of the Iranian shoe industry delegation's trade mission in Moscow, Iranian delegates met with a Chinese economic delegation active in the Russian market for years. The Chinese side expressed willingness to expand cooperation with Iranian suppliers due to increasing transportation costs and logistics challenges from China to Russia.
• IMPEX Exhibition Organizing Committee memberscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe IMPEX (Iran's major shoe and leather exhibition) is organized with cooperation from six member organizations: Tehran Hand-Stitched Shoemakers Union, Iranian Shoe Industry Community, Tehran Surajaneh Union, Leather Industries Association, Leather and Shoe Accessories Sellers Union, and Iran Synthetic Leather Producers and Exporters Union. The exhibition is scheduled for the second to fifth of Bahman 1404 at Tehran International Exhibitions.
• FIMEX (Specialized Exhibition of Shoe Industry Allied Industries of Iran)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIMEX is described as Iran's most specialized exhibition for shoe industry allied industries. The association actively promotes and covers this exhibition as part of its industry development mission.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CEC (European Confederation of the Footwear Industry): European-level umbrella federation for national footwear industry associations. Comparable as a coordinating footwear industry body focused on policy advocacy, market data, and trade promotion, but operating at continental rather than national level.
• China Leather Industry Association: National-level industry association covering China's leather and footwear sectors. Comparable in form (national industry coordination body for shoe/leather value chain) but vastly larger scale, and provides a benchmark for what a mature Chinese trade body looks like operationally.
• FDRA (Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America): Largest U.S. footwear trade association representing brands, retailers, and suppliers. Comparable as a footwear industry membership body with policy advocacy and trade data publishing, but larger scope and Western market orientation versus ASSOMES' Iran-specific focus.

Others

• Leather Working Group: Multi-stakeholder group governing environmental compliance and certification across the global leather value chain. Comparable as an industry-coordination entity operating in the same shoe/leather ecosystem, though its mandate is standards-setting rather than national trade representation.

Direct peers

• APICCAPS (Portuguese Footwear, Components and Leather Goods Manufacturers' Association): Portuguese national footwear industry association that publishes market intelligence, organizes exhibitions, and runs international promotion campaigns. Closely comparable in mandate: aggregating and promoting a national shoe industry with international trade development programs.
• All India Footwear and Rubber Federation: Indian national federation for footwear and rubber industries. Comparable as a peer national trade body representing a large emerging-market shoe industry with similar export-development and member-services orientation.
• TASDER (Turkish Footwear Industry Association): Turkish national footwear industry association representing shoe manufacturers and allied industries. Directly comparable as a regional peer serving a major Middle East / Eurasia shoe-producing economy with similar industry statistics and trade promotion activities.
• UITIC (International Union of Shoe Technicians): International body for shoe technicians and footwear technology organizations of which ASSOMES is itself a member. Comparable as a coordinating industry body for technical and professional shoe industry stakeholders, with global rather than national scope.
• Assocalzaturifici - Italian Footwear Manufacturers Association: National trade association representing Italian footwear manufacturers and the broader Italian shoe industry value chain. Directly comparable as a national-level shoe industry membership body that publishes industry statistics, organizes trade events, and runs international trade missions.
• British Footwear Association: UK national trade association for footwear manufacturers, brands and retailers. Directly comparable in structure: a membership organization serving a national shoe industry with events, statistics, and policy advocacy functions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/assomes

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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