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The decline was significantly sharper than the EU\u2019s overall garment import contraction. Eurostat data showed the bloc imported garments worth \u20ac51.61 billion (~$59.32 billion) from China, Bangladesh, Turkiye, India, Pakistan, Vietnam and other suppliers in the first seven months, down 5.10 per cent year-on-year. In contrast, China\u2019s shipments to the EU rose 1.89 per cent and Vietnam\u2019s increased 3.92 per cent, indicating market-share pressure on Bangladeshi exporters despite softer EU demand.<\/p>\n
Bangladesh’s garment exports to the European Union fell 13.65 per cent year on year to \u20ac10.37 billion in January-July 2026, significantly exceeding the EU’s overall 5.10 per cent decline in garment imports.
\nChina and Vietnam recorded export growth during the period, while Bangladesh also saw lower shipment volumes and average export prices.<\/p>\n
Bangladesh\u2019s exports to the EU had stood at \u20ac12.01 billion (~$13.80 billion) in the same period last year. China remained the largest garment supplier to the bloc with exports worth \u20ac16.42 billion (~$18.87 billion), while Vietnam shipped \u20ac2.55 billion (~$2.93 billion) during January-July 2026.<\/p>\n
Among suppliers recording declines, Eurostat data cited by local media reports showed Turkiye down 13.32 per cent, India down 12.24 per cent, Pakistan down 11.81 per cent and Cambodia down 6.69 per cent. Turkiye exported garments worth \u20ac4.38 billion (~$5.03 billion) to the EU during the period, while India exported \u20ac2.74 billion (~$3.15 billion). Only China and Vietnam recorded growth among the top 10 garment exporters to the EU.<\/span><\/p>\n After China and Bangladesh, Turkiye, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Pakistan, Morocco, Sri Lanka and Indonesia were listed as the leading garment suppliers to the EU. Cambodia\u2019s garment exports to the European market fell 6.69 per cent, Morocco\u2019s declined 6.72 per cent, Sri Lanka\u2019s dropped 11.83 per cent and Indonesia\u2019s fell 12.12 per cent in January-July.<\/p>\n Volume and unit-value trends also weakened Bangladesh\u2019s position. China shipped 816.26 million kg of garments to the EU in the first seven months, up 4.16 per cent year-on-year, while Bangladesh shipped 751.91 million kg, down 5.66 per cent. China\u2019s average export price stood at \u20ac20.20 per kg (~$23.22 per kg), down 2.18 per cent, while Bangladesh\u2019s average price was \u20ac13.80 per kg (~$15.86 per kg), down 8.47 per cent. Average prices increased for Turkiye, Vietnam, Indonesia and Cambodia, while India\u2019s average export price fell 1.76 per cent.<\/p>\n The fall is material for Bangladesh\u2019s apparel-dependent export base. The report said garments account for more than 80 per cent of Bangladesh\u2019s total export earnings, with around 60 per cent of garment export earnings coming from European markets and about 20 per cent from the US, Bangladesh\u2019s largest single-country market.<\/p>\n Bangladesh also faced pressure in the US market. According to the US Department of Commerce\u2019s Office of Textiles and Apparel, Bangladesh\u2019s garment exports to the US fell 6.5 per cent year-on-year to $4.66 billion in January-July 2026, though the country remained the second-largest supplier to that market.<\/p>\n
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