Thanks to the opening of two new land ports, lead times have improved along with competitive pricing, factors which have caused the Bangladesh readymade garment industry to increasingly shift focus from China to India, amidst rising global demand for MMF-based apparel.
Media reports claimed this citing industry players, many of who have reportedly also claimed the anti-China position of the United States may have also played a role in the same.
Speaking to the media, BGMEA President Faruque Hassan underlined Gujarat (in India) as well as Bangladesh have also increased their focus on the export of such MMF-based products.
“We have thus increased attention there for raw materials, which will help us reduce dependence on China,” reportedly claimed the BGMEA Chair while also adding opening of the new land ports will help reduce lead time in the import of yarn and fabric even as he highlighted the garment makers’ plans to import these types of yarn and fabric from India, develop designs and export the apparel made out of those clothes to western countries.
