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Heel and counter manufacturer in Bangladesh

Looking for a heel and counter manufacturer in Bangladesh? Send the heel drawing, the last and the materials. Roptan sources moulded, wooden or stacked heels, counters and toe puffs from verified makers, checks them on your last and delivers to your factory or ships FOB Chattogram.

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Buying heels and counters in Bangladesh

Two different parts share this page. The heel is the raised part at the back of the shoe, under the heel bone. The counter, or heel stiffener, is hidden inside the back of the upper and holds its shape; the toe puff does the same job at the front. Shoe factories buy all three made to their lasts.

A heel and counter manufacturer in Bangladesh has to match your drawing and your last in every size. Roptan sources from verified makers, writes heights, materials and tests into the order, has a trial pair lasted before bulk and checks the parts before they reach your line.

Kinds of heel and counter

Moulded plastic heels

Injection-moulded heels, often with a steel dowel inside for strength. Choose them for women's fashion shoes with medium or high heels, and ask for heel strength tests.

Wooden and rubber heels

Heels in wood, or in rubber or the same material as the sole, sometimes with a bottom layer of a different material. Choose rubber where wear and grip matter.

Stacked leather heels

Built layer by layer from sole leather and finished with a rubber top piece. Heel and top piece are separate parts and can be ordered apart.

Thermoplastic counters

Sheet with a hot-melt surface that softens and conforms to the last. Choose it when counters are fitted with heat activation on your lasting line.

Leather counters

Leather or leather board, shaped to the heel as the shoe is made and hardened with adhesive. Choose it for leather-lined shoes where the whole back should be leather.

Non-woven stiffeners and toe puffs

Impregnated needled polyester for counters and toe puffs. The counter is usually the rigid grade and the toe puff a medium to soft grade.

How to brief a heel and counter manufacturer in Bangladesh

Heel drawing: Height, pitch, seat shape and material, matched to your last. Heel geometry and material also affect slip resistance.
Top piece: The top piece material and how it is fixed. It is a separate part from the heel and can be replaced.
Heel attachment: If the heel is fixed with a pin, the pin and the insole that must hold it are chosen together.
Counter material and grade: Thermoplastic, leather or non-woven, with stiffness for the counter and a softer grade for the toe puff.
Fitting method: Whether the counter sits in a pocket between lining and upper or is stitched into the quarter with the lining.
Activation: Heat-activated or solvent-activated stiffeners, matched to your lasting line and adhesive.

Tests for heels, counters and toe puffs

ISO 19953 and ISO 19956: Lateral impact and fatigue resistance of heels, aimed at women's high heels, particularly moulded plastic heels with a steel dowel. Agree with your buyer whether they apply.
ISO 19957 and ISO 19958: Heel pin holding strength, for plastic and wooden heels of women's shoes, and the force needed to pull off the top piece.
ISO 22650: Heel attachment tested on the whole shoe, for women's medium and high heeled footwear.
ISO 20863 and ISO 20864: Bondability of stiffeners and toe puffs to upper and lining, and their shape retention and compression strength.

What moves the price of heels and counters

Heel material: moulded plastic with a dowel, wood, rubber or stacked leather.
Moulds or dies for every heel style and size.
Top pieces, ordered with the heel or as separate replacement parts.
Counter material and grade: thermoplastic sheet, leather or non-woven, and its thickness.
Tests per lot, which matter most for fashion heels.

Lead times and delivery

We give no typical lead time for heels or counters alone; it depends on the moulds and the counter stock. Time is shorter from existing heel moulds and stock counter material. It grows with a new heel shape for every size, strength tests for fashion heels, a trial lasting round, or imported material, as most footwear inputs in Bangladesh are. Roptan confirms dates and the minimum per size in the quote.

Inside Bangladesh, Roptan delivers to your shoe factory or export processing zone, heels and counters in pairs counted by size, in dry, cool cartons for the monsoon months. Each delivery carries the packing list, the lot's test reports and a VAT invoice (Mushak 6.3).

Buying heels and counters for export

Heels and counters have no EPB line of their own. Rubber and plastic heels are reported with outer soles in 640620, and stiffeners are excluded from the uppers line, so no export value can be given for these parts. Roptan quotes FOB Chattogram, with a packing list by size, the certificate of origin, the seller's ERC and the test reports.

What we check for this order

Height and pitchHeels from bulk measured against your drawing, size by size, before they go to the lasting line.
Heel strength reportsFor women's fashion heels, impact, fatigue and pin results on bulk heels, with test pieces conditioned to ISO 17709.
Counter shape and bondShape retention and bond results for counters and toe puffs, matched to your activation method.
Trial lastingA trial pair lasted with the counters on your last before bulk, sampled to ISO 2859-1 afterwards.

Questions buyers ask

What is the difference between a counter and a toe puff?

Both are stiffeners hidden between the upper and the lining. The counter sits at the back and helps hold the shoe on the foot, support the heel and shape the back. The toe puff does the shaping at the front and is usually a softer grade.

Must every heel pass ISO 19956?

No. The heel impact, fatigue and pin tests are aimed at women's fashion heels, particularly moulded plastic heels with a steel dowel. For flat or men's heels, agree the tests with your buyer, and ask for the ones that match the heel you order.

Can you supply top pieces on their own?

Yes. Heel and top piece are separate parts, and top pieces are ordered alone for repairs or spares. Say the material and the fixing, and ask for top piece retention strength to ISO 19958 if your buyer tests it.

Thermoplastic or leather counters?

Thermoplastic sheet with a hot-melt surface softens and conforms to the last, and suits heat activation on a lasting line. Leather and leather board counters are shaped to the heel during making and hardened with adhesive, and suit leather-lined shoes. Either way, the counter must match your last.

How soon will I hear back about footwear components?

Within 48 hours of a complete requirement, with a price and a delivery date. A requirement is complete when it has the quantity, where it is needed and by when.

Who do I deal with?

With Roptan, when Roptan manages the order: we buy from the verified seller and deliver to you. With the supplier directly, when you post on the requirement board and choose a quote yourself.