A second-hand shoe market around  Sebategna is brimming with busy cobblers hard at work. Second-hand clothing is a thriving subsector in most Sub-Saharan countries shaped by import regulations and underdeveloped textile industries. The region accounts for nearly a third of the global second-hand apparel market, which is worth a little over four billion dollars. Entire shops and markets exist across Ethiopia that offer second-hand clothing that is mostly smuggled in contraband routes from neighbouring countries.

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