Bangladesh is hardly utilising its regional trade potential as less than 5 percent of its total exports go to India and China, countries that are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). “Bangladeshi exports to China and India stood at $4.05 billion in 2020, but even in
In the first four months of the ongoing year, textile and apparel exports crossed the US $1 billion mark and increased 1.4 percent over the same period of previous year. Of total textile and garment exports, yarn accounted for 46.8 percent, while finished textile products accounted for 37.3 percent with 495 types of textile and […]
In April, Vietnamese imports of cotton, yarn and fabrics recorded an increase, which indicates a revival of the textile and garment sector in the country. “Vietnam imported 132,900 tons of cotton in April 2024, a growth of 7 percent over the same month of previous year,” statistics of Vietnamese Customs informed. The major countries from […]
The European Parliament has given its final approval to a new regulation enabling the EU to prohibit the sale, import, and export of goods made using forced labour. Member state authorities and the European Commission will be able to investigate suspicious goods, supply chains, and manufacturers. If a product is deemed to have been made […]
Cambodian exports of apparel soared to US $2,748 million during the first four months of the ongoing year, up 20.4 percent compared to same months of previous year. According to a report from the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce, footwear exports totaled $453.7 million, a rise of 3.8 percent and travel goods exports stood at $562 […]
Exports of garments from Bangladesh to India fell to US $645.18 million between July and March of fiscal 2023-24, down 22.31 percent from $830.51 million in same period of previous fiscal. Exports of garments to India dropped despite overseas shipments rising to other non-traditional markets, sata of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA)
Pakistan’s textile and apparel exports hit a 12-month low in April where they stood at US 1.237 billion as against $1.232 billion reported in April 2023. According to data from Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), textile and garments exports declined by 4.84 percent in April 2024 and stood at $1.237 billion compared to $1.300 billion […]
Indian exports of textiles and apparel rose marginally by 0.89 percent to US $2.77 billion in April 2024 as against $2.75 billion in the same month of the previous year Of this, textile exports stood at $1.57 billion, up 2.4 percent year on year, while garment exports were down by 1.03 percent to $1.19 billion […]
The Uzbekistan government will now onwards regulate export of textile, leather, footwear and electrical products. According to a new regulation, Uzbekistan will monitor value of export contracts for textiles, footwear and electrical equipment, as well as control export prices of the merchandise. The list of products which will be subject to control will be approved […]
Export volumes of Indian cotton yarn amounted to 100,600 tons in February 2024, an increase of 29.74 percent over February 2023 and 22.38 percent over January 2024. In terms of the market share of Indian cotton yarn exports in February, Bangladesh was the top destination with a 36 percent share, followed by China with around […]





















