Activewear and sportswear manufacturer in Bangladesh

The UK, the EU, Canada, Australia and New Zealand admit activewear made in Bangladesh at 0% duty under their schemes for least developed countries, with the usual proof of origin. Most performance fabric is imported into Bangladesh, so ask us to confirm the origin position for yours: the EU and UK rules for knitted garments are met when the fabric is cut and sewn in Bangladesh, but Australia’s 50% local-content test looks at cost. The United States gives no preference and taxes man-made fibre knits hard: 32% under HTSUS 6109.90.10 for tops and 6110.30.30 for pullovers, plus the 10% Section 301 tariff from 24 July 2026. Bangladesh is scheduled to graduate from least developed country status on 24 November 2029, after the UN General Assembly extended its preparatory period by three years on 29 October 2026, and the EU keeps Everything But Arms for three years after that, to about November 2032.

Opacity depends on fabric weight, knit structure, yarn and colour, so we check it at several stages. We start with fabrics known for good coverage, typically dense polyester-elastane or nylon-elastane interlock knits, and confirm weight and construction with the mill. Pale colours need extra attention because they show more. At the fit sample stage, leggings are stretched on a model or form in a squat position under bright light, which reveals thin areas that do not show when the fabric is relaxed. Stretch and recovery are tested too, because fabric that overstretches becomes sheer and baggy over time. Once a fabric passes, we lock the approved weight and composition for bulk production and check incoming rolls against it. If your brand wants documented results, opacity and stretch recovery can also be tested at an accredited laboratory.

For most activewear, recycled polyester performs very similarly to virgin polyester. It is usually made from post-consumer plastic bottles or textile waste, melted and spun into new yarn, and it can be knitted into the same moisture-wicking, quick-drying fabrics. The differences show up mainly in consistency: recycled yarn can vary slightly between lots, which affects dyeing, so shade approval and lot control matter. Have pilling, stretch recovery and colour fastness tested on the chosen fabric at an accredited laboratory before it is approved for bulk, exactly as for virgin polyester. If you want to use the word recycled on your label, the material needs certification to the Global Recycled Standard or the Recycled Claim Standard, with a transaction certificate for your shipment. We only support that claim on your product when the documents are in place.

Yes: sports bras, leggings, bike shorts, training tops and yoga or studio sets are all made through us, in polyester-elastane or nylon-elastane knits. A sports bra is the most technical piece in the range. The tech pack should state the support construction, whether a bra shelf, cups or pad pockets, the elastics, the elastane percentage, and the stretch and recovery you need in both directions; nylon-elastane is the usual choice where compression matters. US Customs has classified a knitted sports bra under 6212.10, brassieres, not with knit tops, so give your broker the right line. For a matching set, have the bra and the leggings cut from the same fabric lot and approved against one shade standard, because two dye lots of the same colour can differ visibly side by side. Have the fabric tested for opacity when stretched, stretch recovery and colour fastness to perspiration before bulk, and wear-test the pre-production sample before you approve it.

Our own orders start at 500 pieces per style and colour, and the exact minimum for activewear and sportswear is confirmed on your quote. We publish no prices: a basic piece is a standard polyester-elastane knit in a stock colour without performance finishes or sublimation, and higher elastane content, recycled polyester, moisture-wicking or anti-odour finishes, flatlock and bonded seams, all-over printing and support components such as pads, shelf bras and silicone grippers each add to it and are quoted as separate lines. Full package works when we source the fabric, locally or from abroad; CMT suits a brand that already buys a nominated performance fabric and ships it to the factory. Imported fabric adds the overseas mill’s production and the journey before cutting. Send the fabric direction, the styles and the quantities, and we will confirm the route, the minimum and the price within one working day.

We publish no prices: your price depends on fabric, weight, decoration, quantity and shipping terms, and we send a first costing within one working day of receiving your styles. Our own orders start at 500 pieces per style and colour, and the exact minimum for activewear is confirmed on your quote. Prices are per piece and per style, so a tracksuit made of a track jacket and matching track pants is priced as two styles, each with its own fabric, trims and making. The things that raise a sportswear price above a basic polyester-elastane style are the same on every style: higher elastane content, recycled polyester, moisture-wicking or anti-odour finishes, flatlock and bonded seams, all-over printing and support components such as pads, shelf bras and silicone grippers, each quoted as a separate line. We have no published cost breakdown for activewear: the 2023 study of Bangladeshi cost sheets we cite for t-shirts, polos and woven shirts did not cover it. Send the styles, the fabric direction and the quantities, and ask for every quote on the same shipping term, FOB, CIF or DDP, so you compare like with like.

A flatlock seam on activewear joins two panels edge to edge so the join lies flat against the skin, while a coverstitch seam laps one layer over another or turns a hem, leaving a slight ridge inside. Thread maker Coats names the three stitch types most used for flat, stretchy seams: type 607, the four-needle flatseam, and types 602 and 605, two-needle and three-needle coverseams. The flatseam is the usual choice for leggings and base layers, where a ridge would chafe, but it is thread-hungry: Coats puts it at over 30 cm of thread for every 1 cm of seam. All three leave needle-thread loops on the underside, which can feel harsh, so name a soft thread in the tech pack. Flatlock needs its own machines and sews more slowly, so it is quoted as a separate line. Use it on seams that sit on skin, and coverstitch on hems.

Yes: activewear given an anti-odour or antibacterial finish that works by controlling bacteria is a ‘treated article’ under the EU Biocidal Products Regulation, Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, and Article 58 sets conditions before it can be sold. Every active substance in the finish must be on the EU’s list of approved active substances for the relevant product type and use, or in Annex I; Article 94 also allows substances still under examination for that product type in the EU review programme. If you claim a biocidal property, such as ‘antibacterial’, the label must state that the article incorporates biocidal products, give the property where it is substantiated, name every active substance, mark nanomaterials with ‘nano’ in brackets, and carry any instructions for use. A consumer who asks is entitled to information on the treatment within 45 days, free of charge. Ask the mill for the finish’s active substance before sampling, and have your compliance adviser confirm the claim.

A moisture-wicking or quick-dry claim on activewear is proved with a laboratory report on the bulk fabric to a named test method, not with a mill’s description. Three AATCC methods cover the property. TM195 measures and classifies the liquid moisture management properties of knitted, woven and nonwoven fabrics. TM197 measures vertical wicking rate: how fast a hanging strip of fabric carries liquid along it. TM201 measures drying rate, with a set volume of water applied to fabric in contact with a plate heated to 37 °C. Ask for results before and after a stated number of washes, because wicking is usually a finish applied as a separate process. Test the bulk lot, not the lab dip: with imported performance fabric the tests can only start once the bulk rolls arrive. Put the method, the wash count and the pass level in the tech pack, and keep the report beside the claim.

Stretch and recovery on leggings fabric are measured with ASTM D2594, the test method for stretch properties of knitted fabrics having low power. It gives two results: fabric stretch, measured when a known load is applied, and fabric growth, measured after a known extension is applied and removed. Growth is the figure behind leggings bagging at the knee, so agree a limit for it in both directions and write it into the tech pack beside the elastane percentage. Two cautions come from ASTM itself. The method suits fabrics with high stretch and good recovery from low tension; fabrics intended for support are better tested with D4964 or D6614. And ASTM does not recommend D2594 for accepting commercial shipments, because precision between laboratories is poor, so test the approved sample and the bulk lot in the same laboratory. A wear test on the pre-production sample then confirms what the numbers say.