Bangladesh has holding over 20-per cent share in the EU apparel market.
As China, Vietnam, Cambodia and Pakistan compete with Bangladesh to grab more share in the EU garment market due to US reciprocal tariffs, experts feel the trend may squeeze margins and undermining profitability of Bangladesh garment exporters.
Other key destinations where garment exports have been diverted include Japan and Canada.
Bangladesh has holding over 20-per cent share in the EU apparel market.
Other key destinations where exports have been diverted include Japan and Canada.
Eurostat data show China, on an average, shipped garments worth €1.87 billion (~$2.17 billion) each month to the EU from January to June this year, while the average shipments rose to €2.82 billion in the July-September period. Hence, the country’s overall garment shipments to the EU were worth €19.76 billion during the first nine months this year.
On the other hand, Bangladesh’s average single-month apparel-export earnings from the EU during the July-to-September period stood at €1.64 billion, while the average monthly receipt was €1.71 billion during the first six months this year.
The country started 2025 with €1.91 billion worth of garment exports to the EU in January, while the highest income of €2.11 billion occurred in March. Export performance continued falling since April, save July and September, domestic media reported
Over apparel exports from the country fetched €15.25 billion, seeing a 13.17-per cent growth during the January-September period.
However, the single-month earnings missed the March mark.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)
