Bangladesh Export Data
The world's second-largest apparel exporter and South Asia's leading readymade garments hub. An export economy of over $47 billion, dominated by apparel supplies to the US, EU, and UK – supplying global fashion brands from H&M to Walmart. Get verified shipment-level information on every apparel, footwear, and textile product shipped from Bangladesh to the global market.
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Each record is drawn from reliable and authentic trade records — delivering deep, field-level visibility into every export transaction leaving the country.
Where Bangladesh Ships Its Exports
Bangladesh's exports are primarily directed towards Western markets – the US, Germany and the UK together account for about 40% of total exports, driven almost entirely by clothing orders from global fashion retailers.
Major Export Industries & Categories
Bangladesh's exports are dominated by readymade garments, accounting for approximately 85% of the total export value. The readymade garments sector drives almost the entire economy, making Bangladesh the world's second-largest textile exporter.
Woven garments—including men's and women's shirts, trousers, dresses, jackets, and denim jeans—account for approximately 45% of Bangladesh's total export value. Manufactured and stitched in Bangladeshi factories in Dhaka, Chittagong, and Gazipur, these garments are primarily shipped to Walmart, Target, H&M, Zara, and European discount retailers. This segment of finished knitwear is the backbone of Bangladesh's export economy.
Knitted and crocheted garments — including T-shirts, polo shirts, sweaters, hoodies, and activewear — account for approximately 40% of Bangladesh export value. Bangladesh is the world's second largest knitwear exporter, supplying billions of pieces annually to H&M, Primark, Uniqlo, and fast-fashion brands across the USA and EU. Knitwear manufacturing is heavily concentrated in Dhaka, Narayanganj, and Gazipur districts.
Home textile products — bed linens, curtains, towels, table linens, and decorative textiles — account for ~4% of Bangladesh exports, representing a small but growing segment. These products are shipped primarily to the USA and EU home goods retailers. Bangladesh's home textiles sector is expanding as factories diversify beyond apparel into higher-margin home décor segments.
Leather and synthetic footwear exports from Bangladesh are growing rapidly, now accounting for ~3% of total export value. Bangladesh produces casual shoes, sandals, boots, and leather accessories primarily for the EU and USA markets. The footwear industry is expanding as global brands diversify sourcing away from China and Vietnam — positioning Bangladesh as an emerging low-cost footwear manufacturing base.
Caps, hats, scarves, gloves, and fashion accessories manufactured in Bangladesh for global fashion and sportswear brands. These niche garment accessories account for ~2% of export value but represent high-margin, fast-turnaround segments where Bangladesh competes on speed-to-market and design flexibility. These products ship primarily to the EU and USA fashion retailers.
Raw jute, jute yarn, and jute products (bags, sacks, and carpets) exported from Bangladesh's traditional jute-growing regions in Faridpur and Tangail. Jute was once Bangladesh's dominant export but now accounts for less than 1% of total export value — displaced almost entirely by ready-made garments. Jute products ship primarily to India, Turkey, and Middle Eastern markets for use in agriculture and packaging.
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Over 400,000 shipment records · Exporters' names · Buyer/Recipient details · HS Codes · FOB Price · Port-level data · Will be provided within 24 hours in Excel or CSV format to suit your requirements.
Why Bangladesh Export Data Is Essential Intelligence
Bangladesh is the hub from where apparel is supplied globally – and export data is the only way to see the supply chain in real time, before it appears in any published reports or retail sales data.
Bangladesh's ready-made garments (RMG) sector accounts for approximately 85% of total export value, making it the world's most textile-dependent export economy. Tracking export flows from Bangladesh at the factory level provides direct insight into the products being purchased by global fashion brands – months before the finished goods reach retail stores in the US, EU and UK.
The EU accounts for over 61% of Bangladesh's total exports, with Germany, the UK, Spain, France, and Italy being the top five destinations. H&M, Zara, Primark, and other European fashion retailers purchase billions of dollars worth of garments annually from Bangladeshi factories under preferential trade access granted by the EU, making the EU-Bangladesh corridor one of the world's most important textile trade routes.
Chittagong Port handles approximately 85% of textile shipments originating from Bangladesh – making it the most important source of information on the country's export flows. Port-level export data tracks container volumes, destination patterns, factory shipping activity, and seasonal order cycles – information essential for logistics operators, freight planners, and sourcing managers tracking Bangladesh production.
Bangladesh's exports have grown over 60% in five years — driven by capacity expansion, global brand sourcing shifts, and preferential trade access to the EU. Understanding which garment categories are driving this growth — and which factories are shipping to which buyers — is essential intelligence for any sourcing professional engaged in the global apparel industry.
Got Questions? We Have Answers.
Everything you need to know about Bangladesh export data – what it includes, where it comes from, how to get it and who uses it most.
Ready-made garments (RMG) account for approximately 85% of total exports—of which woven garments (HS 62) account for approximately 45% and knitted garments (HS 61) for approximately 40%. Home textiles (HS 63) account for approximately 4%, footwear (HS 64) for approximately 3%, and accessories for approximately 2%. Overall, garments and textiles account for over 95% of Bangladesh's total export value—making it one of the world's most textile-dependent export economies.
The US contributes the most to Bangladesh's exports (16.8%), followed by Germany (14.1%), the UK (8.6%), Spain (7.2%), and France (5.3%). The EU contributes over 61% to Bangladesh's total exports—including H&M, Zara, Primark, and European fast-fashion retailers, which purchase billions of dollars worth of garments annually under preferential trade access granted by the EU.
Each record includes: exporter name and address (Bangladeshi factory/agent), overseas buyer/recipient name and country, full product details including HS code (8-digit), style number and fabric composition, quantity (in pieces or weight), declared FOB price (in USD), export port (Chittagong, Mongla, Dhaka Air Cargo), destination country, shipment date and mode of transport – complete transparency of every garment shipment sent from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh export data is updated monthly, aligned with scheduled data releases and cross-referenced with trusted export statistics. This ensures you always work with the most current, verified shipment-level data — not estimates, projections, or delayed aggregates.
Yes—that's its primary use for global buyers. Because the records include the full name of the exporting entity (usually the garment factory or its purchasing agent), you can identify precisely which Bangladeshi factories export which types of garments, to which buyer countries, in what quantities, and at what FOB prices—information not available in any published trade reports or industry surveys.
Data is delivered directly to your inbox in Excel (.xlsx) or CSV format within 24 hours of your request. All files are clean, organized, and ready to integrate with any BI platform, vendor database, or analytical workflow without any modifications. API access with real-time integration is available for enterprise customers. All extracts can be customized by HS code, date range, destination country, exporter name, or export port.
Global fashion retailers and sourcing teams use it to identify Bangladeshi garment factory suppliers and build verified vendor shortlists. Supply chain and compliance teams use it to monitor factory export relationships and verify country-of-origin claims. Market research firms build Bangladesh garment sector analyses. Freight forwarders track Chittagong port outbound volumes. Trade policy analysts monitor RMG export trends by destination and category.
Yes—many years of historical data on Bangladesh’s exports are available, which can be used for long-term trend analysis, year-over-year factory performance comparisons, and to understand how global brands’ purchases of goods from Bangladesh have evolved. Historical depth is particularly valuable for tracking seasonal textile production cycles, monitoring which factories have increased capacity, and benchmarking competitive positioning in the knitting and weaving categories.
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