Producing clothing in Bangladesh for your market

Largest markets

• USUnited StatesUS$7.74bn in FY2025–26, up 2.6%
• UKUnited KingdomUS$4.39bn in FY2025–26, up 0.9%
• DEGermanyUS$4.38bn in FY2025–26, down 11.5%
• ESSpainUS$3.60bn in FY2025–26, up 6.0%
• NLNetherlandsUS$2.17bn in FY2025–26, up 3.9%
• FRFranceUS$1.97bn in FY2025–26, down 8.7%
• PLPolandUS$1.87bn in FY2025–26, up 9.8%
• ITItalyUS$1.42bn in FY2025–26, down 7.8%
• CACanadaUS$1.34bn in FY2025–26, up 3.2%
• JPJapanUS$1.13bn in FY2025–26, down 4.3%
• DKDenmarkUS$940m in FY2025–26, down 10.0%
• EUEuropean UnionUS$19.06bn in FY2025–26, down 3.3%

Figures are Bangladesh’s clothing exports to each market in FY2025–26 (July 2025 to June 2026) and the change on FY2024–25, from the BGMEA Export Performance table (opens in a new tab) (Export Promotion Bureau data). The European Union figure is the table’s EU sub-total.

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European Union · 28

• EUEuropean UnionProducing clothing in Bangladesh for the EU: duty-free EBA access to about 2032, REX origin statements, textile labelling, GPSR and REACH.Import duty now: 0% under EBA (REX statement on origin)
• DEGermanyImport clothing from Bangladesh to Germany: 0% EBA duty, 19% import VAT, landed cost per piece, Hamburg and Bremerhaven, Destatis data, LUCID and LkSG.Import duty: 0% under EBA until about Nov 2032
• ESSpainImport clothing from Bangladesh to Spain: 0% duty under EBA, 21% IVA on the customs value, Spanish labels with the importer’s NIF, and packaging rules.Import duty: 0% under EBA until about Nov 2032
• NLNetherlandsImport clothing from Bangladesh to the Netherlands: 0% EBA duty, 21% btw, Article 23, landed cost, Rotterdam, Eurostat share, UPV textiel, Verpact.Import duty: 0% under EBA until about Nov 2032
• FRFranceImport clothing from Bangladesh to France: 0% EBA duty, 20% TVA reverse-charged, landed cost per piece, Le Havre and Fos, Refashion fees and AGEC rules.Import duty: 0% under EBA until about Nov 2032
• PLPolandImport clothing from Bangladesh to Poland: 0% EBA duty, 23% import VAT, landed cost in PLN, Gdańsk and Gdynia, Eurostat shares, BDO and Polish labels.Import duty: 0% under EBA until about Nov 2032
• ITItalyImport clothing from Bangladesh to Italy: 0% EBA duty, 22% IVA, landed cost per piece, Genoa and La Spezia, CONAI, packaging labels and textile EPR.Import duty: 0% under EBA until about Nov 2032
• DKDenmarkImport clothing from Bangladesh to Denmark: 0% EBA duty, 25% moms, landed cost in kroner, Aarhus and Copenhagen, Danish labels and packaging EPR.Import duty: 0% under EBA until about Nov 2032
• SESwedenImport clothing from Bangladesh to Sweden: 0% EBA duty, 25% moms in your VAT return, landed cost in SEK, Gothenburg, Swedish labels and textile EPR.Import duty: 0% under EU Everything But Arms
• BEBelgiumProducing clothing in Bangladesh for Belgium: EU duty-free access, labelling in Dutch, French and German, packaging producer responsibility and logistics.Import duty: 0% under EU Everything But Arms
• CZCzech RepublicClothing made in Bangladesh for the Czech Republic: EU duty-free access, Czech-language labels, EKO-KOM packaging take-back and central European logistics.Import duty: 0% under EU Everything But Arms
• IEIrelandClothing from Bangladesh enters Ireland at 0% duty with a REX statement, 23% VAT: a landed-cost table, Repak packaging thresholds, routes avoiding the UK.Import duty: 0% under EU Everything But Arms
• HUHungaryClothing made in Bangladesh for Hungary: EU duty-free access, Hungarian labels, and the MOHU scheme that already charges producer fees on clothing.Import duty: 0% under EU Everything But Arms
• RORomaniaClothing made in Bangladesh for Romania: EU duty-free access, Romanian-language labels, packaging obligations under Law 249/2015, and the OIREP system.Import duty: 0% under EU Everything But Arms
• SISloveniaClothing made in Bangladesh for Slovenia: EU duty-free entry, 22% VAT, Slovene labels, Koper with four direct Asia services, and textile EPR by 2028.Import duty: 0% under EU Everything But Arms (REX statement on origin)
• PTPortugalClothing made in Bangladesh for Portugal: EU duty-free access, Portuguese labels, SIGRE packaging rules, and when Bangladesh beats producing locally.Import duty: 0% under EU Everything But Arms
• ATAustriaClothing made in Bangladesh for Austria: EU duty-free access, German labels, packaging licensing and the authorised representative foreign sellers need.Import duty: 0% under EU Everything But Arms
• SKSlovakiaClothing made in Bangladesh for Slovakia: EU duty-free, 23% VAT since 2025, Slovak labels, Metrans rail to Koper and Hamburg, and what SOI checks.Import duty: 0% under EU Everything But Arms (REX statement on origin)
• GRGreeceClothing made in Bangladesh for Greece: EU duty-free access, Greek-language labels, packaging obligations under Law 4819/2021, and textile EPR on the way.Import duty: 0% under EU Everything But Arms
• FIFinlandProducing clothing in Bangladesh for Finland: EU duty-free access, labels in both Finnish and Swedish, textile collection since 2023, and the new EU rules.Import duty: 0% under EU Everything But Arms
• HRCroatiaClothing made in Bangladesh for Croatia: EU duty-free, 25% VAT, Croatian labels, Rijeka Gateway and Koper, and a 110-million-overnight tourist season.Import duty: 0% under EU Everything But Arms (REX statement on origin)
• LULuxembourgClothing made in Bangladesh for Luxembourg: EU duty-free, 17% VAT, French and German labels, Valorlux packaging, Cargolux air freight, textile EPR by 2028.Import duty: 0% under EU Everything But Arms (REX statement on origin)
• CYCyprusClothing made in Bangladesh for Cyprus: EU duty-free entry, 19% VAT, Greek labels, Limassol port, Green Dot packaging and 4.5 million tourists a year.Import duty: 0% under EU Everything But Arms (REX statement on origin)
• LVLatviaClothing made in Bangladesh for Latvia: EU duty-free, 21% VAT, Latvian labels, a €0.50/kg tax on textiles since July 2024, and the Freeport of Riga.Import duty: 0% under EU Everything But Arms (REX statement on origin)
• BGBulgariaClothing made in Bangladesh for Bulgaria: EU duty-free, euro pricing since 2026, 20% VAT, Bulgarian labels, Varna and Burgas ports, Schengen road freight.Import duty: 0% under EU Everything But Arms (REX statement on origin)
• MTMaltaClothing made in Bangladesh for Malta: EU duty-free entry, 18% VAT, the Malta Freeport transshipment hub, GreenPak packaging and 4 million tourists a year.Import duty: 0% under EU Everything But Arms (REX statement on origin)
• EEEstoniaClothing made in Bangladesh for Estonia: EU duty-free entry, 24% VAT since July 2025, Estonian labels, the PAKIS packaging register and feeders into Muuga.Import duty: 0% under EU Everything But Arms (REX statement on origin)
• LTLithuaniaClothing made in Bangladesh for Lithuania: EU duty-free, 21% VAT, Lithuanian labels, and Klaipėda, a record 1.31 million TEU with direct calls from Asia.Import duty: 0% under EU Everything But Arms (REX statement on origin)

Europe outside the EU · 5

• UKUnited KingdomClothes from Bangladesh enter the UK at 0% duty under DCTS with proof of origin, mostly 12% without: customs codes, 20% VAT, landed cost, LDC graduation.Import duty: 0% under DCTS, with a valid origin document
• TRTurkeyClothing made in Bangladesh for Turkey: no GSP on apparel, 39% additional customs duty, 10% VAT, Turkish labels and TAREKS checks. The real duty position.Preference for Bangladesh: None on clothing: textiles (S-11a) and clothing (S-11b) are excluded sectors
• ISIcelandClothing made in Bangladesh for Iceland: 0% duty on all clothing since 2016, 24% VAT, EEA textile labelling, and Eimskip and Samskip weekly sailings.Import duty: 0% on all clothing since 1 January 2016, from every origin
• NONorwayProducing clothing in Bangladesh for Norway: duty-free under the Norwegian GSP, REX proof of origin, customs outside the EU, and what graduation changes.Import duty: 0% — all goods from an LDC enter duty-free
• CHSwitzerlandProducing clothing in Bangladesh for Switzerland: industrial tariffs abolished in 2024, 8.1% import VAT, customs outside the EU, and labelling in practice.Import duty: 0%: industrial tariffs abolished on 1 January 2024

Americas · 5

• USUnited StatesImport clothing from Bangladesh to the US: 16.5–32% base duty plus the 10% tariff since July 2026, FTC labels, CPSIA, UFLPA, and FOB or DDP quotes.Duty today: 16.5% cotton tees, 32% man-made fibre knits, plus 10% Section 301
• CACanadaProducing clothing in Bangladesh for Canada: 0% duty as of September 2026, the post-LDC transition, Form BSF255, GST at import, CARM and bilingual labels.Import duty: 0% under the Least Developed Country Tariff
• MXMexicoClothing from Bangladesh into Mexico: 35% duty on most garments from non-FTA origins, the Sector 11 importer registry, 0.8% DTA, 16% IVA, NOM-004 labels.Duty: 35% on most garments; confirm per tariff line
• BRBrazilClothing from Bangladesh into Brazil: the 35% Mercosur tariff, IPI, PIS and COFINS, state ICMS, the tax reform, RADAR registration and Inmetro labels.Market size: US$197.92m of Bangladeshi clothing in FY2025–26, up 17.89%
• CLChileClothing made in Bangladesh for Chile: duty-free under Chile’s LDC scheme since 2015, the 6% fallback tariff, 19% IVA, and what graduation may change.Duty today: 0% under Chile’s LDC scheme, used by Bangladesh since 2015

Asia-Pacific · 5

• JPJapanImport clothing from Bangladesh to Japan: duty-free as of September 2026, the February 2026 EPA, 10% consumption tax, JIS care labels and chemical limits.Market size: US$1.13bn of Bangladeshi clothing in FY2025–26, down 4.28%
• AUAustraliaBangladesh production for Australian brands and start-ups: 0% duty, from 500 pieces per style and colour, care-label rules, GST, a founder in Australia.Import duty: 0% under the Australian System of Tariff Preferences
• KRSouth KoreaProducing clothing in Bangladesh for South Korea: the new Bangladesh–Korea CEPA, LDC preferential tariffs, KC marks for childrenswear and Korean labels.Duty today: Korea’s LDC preferential tariff; confirm your HS code
• NZNew ZealandBangladesh production for New Zealand brands and start-ups: 0% duty, from 500 pieces per style and colour, AS/NZS labels, a founder near your time zone.Import duty: 0% under New Zealand’s LDC preference scheme
• SGSingaporeProducing clothing in Bangladesh for Singapore: no customs duty on clothing from any origin, 9% GST on CIF value, and Singapore as a regional stock hub.Duty today: 0% — clothing is not a dutiable good

Middle East · 7

• AEUnited Arab EmiratesProducing clothing in Bangladesh for the UAE: 5% customs duty on CIF value, 5% VAT, the Bangladesh–UAE trade talks, the GCC customs union and labelling.Duty today: 5% of CIF value under the GCC Common Customs Law
• SASaudi ArabiaClothing from Bangladesh for Saudi Arabia: 5% duty on most apparel lines, 15% VAT, SABER certificates under the textile regulation, Arabic labels.Import duty: 5% of CIF on most apparel lines, 12% on some; WTO 2025 average for clothing 5.1%
• BHBahrainClothing from Bangladesh for Bahrain: 5% GCC duty on CIF, 10% VAT, Arabic labels, no conformity certificate for garments, US$26.5m imported in 2024.Import duty: 5% of CIF value under the GCC common external tariff; no preference for Bangladeshi goods
• GCGulf Cooperation Council (GCC)Clothing from Bangladesh for the Gulf: 5% GCC duty paid once at first entry, VAT from 0% to 15%, Arabic labels, and which ports ships reach in 2026.Import duty: 5% of CIF in all six states; 12% on some Saudi lines
• KWKuwaitClothing from Bangladesh for Kuwait: 5% GCC duty on CIF value, no VAT, Arabic labels, no KUCAS certificate for garments, US$121m of trade in 2025.Import duty: 5% of CIF value under the GCC common external tariff; no preference for any origin
• OMOmanClothing from Bangladesh for Oman: 5% GCC duty on CIF, 5% VAT, Arabic labels, no textile certificate yet, and Salalah still open to ships from Chattogram.Import duty: 5% of CIF value under the GCC tariff; WTO clothing average 5.0%, no duty-free lines
• QAQatarClothing from Bangladesh for Qatar: 5% GCC duty on CIF value, no VAT, Arabic labels, no conformity certificate for garments, US$62m imported in 2024.Import duty: 5% of CIF value under the GCC tariff; WTO: clothing average 5.0%, no duty-free lines