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Guides to sourcing apparel from Bangladesh

Plain-language answers on cost, duty, fabric and compliance. Every number is sourced and dated, and illustrative figures say so.

Start with a pillar guide

Four long-form guides that answer the questions buyers ask first.

Sourcing from Bangladesh

How to find, brief, sample and manage factories, step by step.

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Cost and duty

FOB, freight, duty and tax: how to work out the real landed cost.

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Product and fabric

Fabric weights, constructions, colour approval and finishes.

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Compliance

Audits, certifications and import rules for your market.

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Latest guides

New and recently updated.

SOURCING FROM BANGLADESH8 min readHow to source clothing from Bangladesh: a step-by-step guide for brandsTo source clothing from Bangladesh, put the product in a tech pack, collect costings from several vetted factories, approve proto, fit and…COST AND DUTY6 min readCost and duty: how to work out the real landed cost of Bangladeshi clothingLanded cost per piece is the FOB price plus freight, insurance, import duty, import tax and clearance. Bangladeshi apparel enters the EU, UK, Japan…PRODUCT AND FABRIC6 min readProduct and fabric guide: weights, constructions and finishes for Bangladesh productionFabric choice sets most of a garment’s price, handfeel and lead time. Pick the weight in GSM first, then yarn quality, knit or weave construction…COMPLIANCE6 min readCompliance guide: audits, certifications and import rules for Bangladeshi clothingApparel compliance has three layers: the factory (fire, building and social audits), the product (chemical safety, labelling and fibre claims) and…COST AND DUTY5 min readWhat does it cost to make T-shirts in Bangladesh in 2026?A basic 180 GSM cotton crew-neck T-shirt costs about $2.90–3.60 FOB Chattogram at 1,000 pieces in our illustrative 2026 model. Fabric is roughly 45%…PRODUCT AND FABRIC5 min readHow to read and write a tech pack for garment productionA tech pack is the garment’s instruction manual: flat sketches, bill of materials, measurement chart with tolerances, construction and stitch…

Reports and data

Original data, published with its method. Nothing is shown until it is sourced.

METHODOLOGY DRAFTThe Giga Sourcing FOB Index: methodology (draft v0.1)All reports →

Glossary

75 sourcing terms in plain language: FOB, CMT, AQL, PP sample, GSM, MOQ, LC and more.

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Monthly Bangladesh sourcing briefing

Price-band changes, duty updates and capacity notes. One email a month.

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