The success of readymade garment exports from Bangladesh over the past 25 Years has surpassed the mostoptimistic expectations. Today the apparel export sector is a multi-billion-dollar manufacturing and export industry in the country. The sector now dominates the modern economy in export earnings, and employment generation. In gross terms the sector’s contributions to the country’s export earnings is around 70 percent.


The industry is one hundred percent export-oriented and therefore insulated from domestic demand shocks; and historically, apparel exports have grown at an average rate of more than 20 percent annually, roughly doubling every three years since 1984.Today around 3000 small and medium scale privately owned garment factories, registered with BGMEA (Bangladesh Garments Manufacturer and Exporters Association), spread in the urban areas of Dhaka, Chittagong and Khulna, are manufacturing ready-made garments of varied specifications as per size and designs stipulated by the overseas buyers.

Starting with a few items, the entrepreneurs in the "Ready Made Garments" sector have widely diversified the product base ranging from ordinary shirt, T-shirt, trousers, shorts, pajama, ladie's wear and children's wear to sophisticated high value items like quality suits, branded jeans items, jackets-both cotton and leather, sweaters, embroidered wear etc.


Fetching only US $ 6.4 million in 1981, garment sector of the country has now become an over 3 billion dollar earner, enjoying the status of 5th largest garment exporter and largest shirt and T-shirt exporter to the EU and 6th largest apparel exporter to USA.


Bangladesh now exports ready-made garments to as many as 30 countries of the world with EU as the major importer, followed by USA, the largest importing country. Ancillary industries producing cartons, polybags, woven labels, buttons, sewing thread, strapping band, gum tape etc. have emerged in large number with the growth of the sector.


The RMG industry has helped the growth of the sectors like banking, insurance, shipping, hotel, tourism, road, transportation and railway container services etc. Presently, around 80% of required accessories like elastic, collarband, price ticket, metal clip, zipper, plastic clip, cellophane tape, carton, hangers etc. are being supplied from local sources, and the share is increasing very rapidly.


Expomotion can help you to source ready made garments from Bangladesh. We are in close contact with a large number of reputed export oriented RMG manufacturer. Our office is located very near to a large cluster of Ready made Garments manufacturer in Mirpur, Dhaka. We have expert hands who will professionally handle your sourcing needs from start to finsih.

Please contact us if you actively considering to source "Ready Made Garments" from Bangladesh.