𝐔𝐒 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡’𝐬 𝐑𝐌𝐆 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬

𝐔𝐒 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡’𝐬 𝐑𝐌𝐆 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝

• 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐤 & 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞: Bangladesh is the #3 apparel supplier to the U.S.
(~$7.3B), with higher U.S. dependence than China’s diversified base.
• 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟 𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭 (𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓): Baseline 10% applies, with country overlays:
Bangladesh 20%, Vietnam 20%, India 50%, Indonesia 19%, China 30% (est.).
• 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 & 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬:
— Wages (USD/hr): Bangladesh ~$0.50 vs. China ~$5.30.
— Logistics (LPI 1–5): Bangladesh 2.6 vs. Vietnam 3.3, India 3.4, China 3.7.
— Productivity per worker (USD): Bangladesh ~$10.4k vs. China ~$23.8k.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐲

• 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 (𝐧𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟): Bangladesh hovers slightly above ~$7.4B in the U.S.
lane (2025–27).
• 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐬 (𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠):
— 2025 H2: Vietnam likely becomes #1 to the U.S.; Bangladesh and
Indonesia gain moderately; China and India lose share on cost pass-
through. Bangladesh’s 2025 U.S. total ≈ $8.97B (H1 actual + H2
modeled).
— 2026–27: Rankings hold: Vietnam ~$16.3B, China ~$11.1–11.5B,
Bangladesh ~$8.94–8.97B, India ~$5.04–5.06B, Indonesia ~$4.05–4.16B.

𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡

>𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬: Upgrade ports/ICDs, digitize customs, and tighten
schedule reliability.
>𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐩: Lean, skilling, line-balancing, MES/IoT, targeted
automation.
>𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞: MMF, sportswear, technical textiles; scale green
factories and traceability for price premiums.
>𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬: Proactive access to EU/Canada/Asia to cushion U.S.
policy risk.
>𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐅𝐃𝐈: Eco-parks, design/R&D, advanced processing to import know-
how at speed.

𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞
Tariffs are nudging—not overturning—the U.S. apparel hierarchy. Bangladesh can convert cost advantage + reliability gains + sustainability leadership into durable share by executing in parallel: faster logistics, higher productivity, greener & higher-value products, diversified markets, and smart FDI.

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