According to the most recent data released by the Office of Textiles and Apparel (Otexa), Bangladesh’s ready-made garment exports to the United States, its top export destination, had a strong surge of 45.93 percent in January 2025 to $799.65 million.
In the same month of 2024, Bangladeshi exporters exported RMG goods valued at $547.95 million, according to Otexa data.
Bangladesh’s growth rate surpassed that of all of its main rivals in January 2025, including Vietnam (19.90%), India (33.64%), and Indonesia (41.70%).
The North American nation bought $7.20 billion worth of RMG goods from its international suppliers in the aforementioned month, a 19.46% increase from $6.03 billion in January 2024.
a review of Otexa data, the volume of Bangladesh’s RMG exports to the US increased by 49.21% in January 2025, from 175.12 million square meters in January 2024 to 261.3 million square meters in January 2025.
Bangladesh’s market share in the North American nation was 9.44% as of January 2025.
China and Vietnam continued to be the top two exporters to the US market in January 2025, according to the Otexa data.
Among the other main suppliers, U.S. garment imports from China increased 13.72% to $1.6 billion in January from $1.41 billion during the same time in 2025. China holds a 20.77 percent market share.
According to Otexa data, Vietnam exported $1.45 billion worth of clothing products in the first month of 2025, representing a 19.9% increase from $1.2 billion in the same time in 2024 and a 19.92% market share.
Followed by Bangladesh, India secured the fourth position by exporting apparel items worth $473.27 million in January of 2025, registering a positive growth of 33.64 per cent from $354.14 million in January of 2024, with a market share of 5.98 per cent in the US.
According to the Otexa data, the US RMG imports from Indonesia surged by 41.7 per cent to $419.95 million, while the imports from Cambodia increased by 29.95 per cent to $324.98 million in the same period, which made them the fifth and sixth with a market share of 5.44 per cent and 4.82 per cent, respectively.
However, the import from Mexico witnessed a thin growth of 1.26 per cent and from Honduras witnessed a negative growth of 26.10 per cent demonstrated the diversified sourcing of the US.
Mohiuddin Rubel, former director of the BGMEA, said that the diversification of sourcing by US retailers and Bangladesh’s ongoing efforts to enhance factory compliance and sustainability, has strengthened its position in the global apparel markets.
He also underlined the necessity of product diversification and other policy supports, saying that Bangladesh’s garment industry is well-positioned for future growth as long as it keeps investing in sustainability and innovation.
The Otexa data indicates that, despite variations in shipments during the year, Bangladesh’s garment exports to the US increased by a meager 0.75 percent to $7.34 billion in 2024 from $7.29 billion in 2023.
