American imports of apparel made in Bangladesh are growing faster than US imports of Chinese clothing.

Bangladesh is luring buyers in the US and the European Union who have cut back on purchases from China. Relatively low costs, reliability and easy labor availability are among the reasons for US-based buyers increasing their orders from Bangladesh.China’s tensions with Western countries have had a major role in increasing orders from other countries including Bangladesh.

In other words Bangladesh is getting China’s customers. In the near future, 55 per cent of US executives expect to import more clothing from Bangladesh over the next two years than from China, Vietnam and other countries.

In any case the United States is Bangladesh’s largest export destination. From January 2022 to October 2022, the United States’ imports of apparel from Bangladesh jumped by 49 percent compared to imports of garments from Bangladesh during the same period in 2021. By comparison, the US imports of apparel from China during January 2022 to October 2022 increased by 21 per cent over the same period in 2021. During all of 2021 US imports of apparel from Bangladesh and China grew by 37 per cent and 29 per cent compared to 2020.