If Bangladesh exports fabric to a country assembling garments for the US, American tariffs on those final products can sharply reduce demand for Bangladeshi inputs.

As the United States moves to impose reciprocal tariffs, concerns are mounting among Bangladeshi exporters, particularly in the footwear and pharmaceutical sectors, over potential implications for the country’s trade prospects.

The government will shortly write to the United States Trade Representative (USTR), urging it to reduce what it describes as an irrational imposition of 37 percent reciprocal tariffs on Bangladeshi exports, a top official said yesterday.

US President Donald Trump yesterday stood in the White House Rose Garden, pointing to an oversized placard with details of levies he is set to impose on imports from America’s trading partners.

“Such tariff measures could significantly hurt exports, particularly the RMG sector," said Raihan

His remarks come as Bangladesh is set to face a 37 percent tariff on its exports to the US

Here is the complete list of countries along with their respective tariff rates

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Says the NBR is identifying options to rationalise tariffs expeditiously, which is necessary to address the matter

The reciprocal tariff will be effective from April 9, according to a statement from the White House

Bangladesh’s garment sector, a major export industry and critical employment source, is likely to bear the brunt of this policy.

US government claims Bangladesh effectively imposes a 74 percent tariff on American goods

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