US Tariffs on Bangladesh Apparel in 2026: The Landed-Cost Breakdown

What actually changed in 2026

Bangladesh's apparel exports to the US had paid a base duty of roughly 15–16% for years — the same MFN rate our USA importing guide walks through by HTS chapter. That baseline didn't move in 2026. What changed sits on top of it. In April 2025, the US introduced a set of "reciprocal" tariffs of 10–50% aimed at reducing the trade deficit; Bangladesh was assigned a rate under that regime. In February 2026, the US Supreme Court ruled the reciprocal-tariff program unlawful and struck it down. The following month, a new Section 301 investigation opened, covering roughly 60 countries including Bangladesh. On July 24, 2026, a fresh 10% tariff took effect under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 — replacing, at the same rate, the temporary tariff that had expired the day before.

The number that lands on your invoice

Stack that 10% on top of the existing ~15.6% base duty and Bangladesh's total tariff burden into the US runs to roughly 25.6% on typical cotton apparel — higher for some HTS categories, since the underlying range across knit and woven garments still spans roughly 0% to 32% depending on fibre content and construction, same as before. That combined figure is what should go into a landed-cost model, not the headline duty rate alone; treating the 10% as the whole story understates the real number by more than double.

How Bangladesh compares to Vietnam, Cambodia, India and China right now

Bangladesh isn't the only country carrying this new layer, and it isn't the hardest hit. Here's how the additional 2026 tariff compares across the main apparel-sourcing countries, based on reporting as of late September 2026:

Cambodia and India share Bangladesh's 10% tier. Vietnam and China sit in the higher 12.5% tier, and China alone still carries a separate set of older, product-specific Section 301 tariffs — ranging from roughly 7.5% to 100% depending on the product list — that stack on top and can push some categories close to 50% combined.

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What this means if you're sourcing from Bangladesh

The relative position hasn't changed as much as the headlines suggest: Bangladesh's Section 301 rate is still lower than Vietnam's and well below what stacks onto parts of China's product list, so the country's cost advantage on knitwear is intact even though the absolute number is bigger than it was in 2025. What has changed is that a 25%+ combined tariff makes it more expensive to be wrong about your landed cost, especially on a large prepaid order. We quote CIF with freight to your door built in; duty, the Merchandise Processing Fee and any brokerage are paid by you as importer of record at clearance — we don't ship DDP, and we'd rather show that number separately than bury a guess in the unit price. Testing at our published 50-piece-per-style MOQ before committing to volume is one practical way to keep your exposure to the next rate change small while you find out if the product sells.

Where this is headed next

Treat every number above as current for late September 2026, not a fixed planning assumption. The rate has already changed twice this year through two different legal mechanisms, and a 60-country Section 301 review that opened in March is not obviously finished. If you're modelling a large order months out, build in the possibility of another shift, and confirm the live rate for your product's HTS classification with a licensed customs broker before you commit — a guide like this one is a starting point for the conversation, not a substitute for it.