Table 2: Top ten export items of Bangladesh in the selected destinations and percentage share of the top ten items to the total export of Bangladesh to the selected destination (HS 2 digit)
Country |
Top ten exporting items from Bangladesh |
Product name |
% share of top ten exports to the total exports from Bangladesh |
---|---|---|---|
China |
62,61, 53, 41,03,42,64,52,67,90 |
RMG, Yarn (fibre), Fish, Raw hide, Articles of leather, Cotton, Optical and medical instruments, Footwear |
87 |
India |
62,15,53,61,63,89,03,52,88,72 |
RMG, Yarn (fibre), Fish, Cotton, Optical and medical instruments, Animal/vegetable fat, Iron and steel, Parts of aircraft/spacecraft |
74 |
France |
61,62,64,63,03,42,94,95,65,39 |
RMG, Footwear, Fish, Articles of leather, Furniture, Toy, Headgear, Plastic |
99.45 |
Brazil |
61,62,53,42,64,39,63,65,46,52 |
RMG, Yarn, Articles of leather, Footwear, Plastic, Headgear, Cotton |
99.68 |
Germany |
61,62,64,63,03,87,42,65,99,39 |
RMG, Footwear, Fish, Articles of leather, Headgear, Plastic, Vechicles (other than railway) |
99.21 |
US |
62,61,63,65,64,67,42,99,03,94 |
RMG, Headgear, Footwear, Fish, Prepared feathers human hair and articles of therof, Articles of leather, Furniture |
97.48 |
UK |
61,62,63,03,87,64,19,53,07,65 |
RMG, Fish, Footwear, Headgear, Vechicles (other than railway), Yarns, Preps of cereal, Edible vegetables |
98.8 |
Japan |
62,61,42,63,64,9,03,85,56,84 |
RMG, Articles of leather, Footwear, Fish, Coffee, Speacial yarns, Nuclear reactors, electric machineries |
94.99 |
Spain |
61,62,64,63,95,41,74,94,53,65 |
RMG, Footwear, Raw hide, Cotton, Headgear, Furniture, Toy, Copper articles |
99.35 |
Italy |
61,62,64,63,41,69,95,24,42,03 |
RMG, Footwear, Articles of leather, Raw hide, Fish, Ceramic products, Toy |
98.99 |
It is also important to note that at HS- 6 digit level Bangladesh's export basket to the selected destinations is very narrow. Table 3, shows the top then export items (in values) exported to the selected destinations from Bangladesh and their corresponding share to the total exports from Bangladesh. It is evident that the top ten products in HS-6 digit, comprise almost or more than 50 percent of the total export (in values) from Bangladesh. Table 3 is a reflection of the magnitude of export concentration of Bangladesh to these selected destinations.
Table 3: Top ten export items of Bangladesh to the selected destinations and percentage share of the top ten items to the total export from Bangladesh to the selected destination (HS 6 digit)
Country |
Top ten exporting items from Bangladesh |
Product name |
% share of top ten exports to the total exports from Bangladesh |
---|---|---|---|
China |
530710, 610910, 620342, 620462, 620193, 410441, 611020, 420221, 030633, 530720 |
Textile fibre, RMG (Knit and Woven), Raw hide, Articles of leather |
47.72 |
India |
151590, 631010, 620342, 531010, 620520, 530310, 630510, 530720, 880240, 890120 |
Textile fibre, RMG (Knit and Woven), Vegetable oil, Arcraft/space craft parts, Parts of Boats |
42.5 |
France |
610910, 620342, 611020, 611030, 620462, 610462, 620520, 610510, 611120, 610990 |
RMG (Knit and Woven) |
63.36 |
Brazil |
611030, 620342, 620520, 610910, 611020, 530310, 610620, 620462, 610510, 620590 |
RMG (Knit and Woven), Textile fibre, |
66.08 |
Germany |
610910, 620342, 611020, 611030, 620462, 610462, 620520, 610510, 611120, 610990 |
RMG (Knit and Woven) |
61.78 |
USA |
610910, 620342, 611020, 611030, 620462, 621210, 620343, 650500, 630622 |
RMG (Knit and Woven) |
57.19 |
UK |
610910, 620342, 611020, 611030, 620462, 610462, 620520, 610711, 621210, 620343 |
RMG (Knit and Woven) |
55.08 |
Japan |
620342, 610910, 611020, 620462, 611030, 610990, 620520, 610610, 640399, 620343 |
RMG (Knit and Woven), Footwear |
56.82 |
Spain |
610910, 620342, 611020, 611030, 620462, 610462, 620520, 610510, 611120, 610990 |
RMG (Knit and Woven) |
64.07 |
Italy |
610910, 620342, 611020, 611030, 620462, 610462, 620520, 610510, 611120, 610342 |
RMG (Knit and Woven) |
69.09 |
Table 4: Percentage of preference enjoyed by the Bangladeshi exports in the selected destinations at HS- 6 digit level
Country |
% of Preference enjoyed by Bangladeshi exports |
Remarks |
---|---|---|
India |
99.81 |
A. 10 products of 5387 products in HS6 digit, do not receive any form of preference. A total of 5377 products in HS6 receive preference. |
B. Out of 5377 products in HS6 digit that receives preference, 59 products have preferential tariff rate, however, not zero. |
||
USA |
0 |
A. Out of 5387 products in HS6 digit Bangladesh receives no preference. |
UK |
99.74 |
A. 14 products of 5387 products in HS6 digit, do not receive any form of preference. A total of 5373 products in HS6 receive preference. |
B. Out of 5373 products in HS6 digit that receives preference, 3 products have preferential tariff rate, however, not zero. |
||
France |
99.74 |
A. 14 products of 5387 products in HS6 digit, do not receive any form of preference. A total of 5373 products in HS6 receive preference. |
B. Out of 5373 products in HS6 digit that receives preference, 3 products have preferential tariff rate, however, not zero. |
||
Brazil |
1.01 |
A. Bangladesh gets 1.01 percent preference from Brazil |
B. 54 of the total of 5387 products at HS6 receives preference in the Brazil market |
||
Germany |
99.74 |
A. 14 products of 5387 products in HS6 digit, do not receive any form of preference. A total of 5373 products in HS6 receive preference. |
B. Out of 5373 products in HS6 digit that receives preference, 3 products have preferential tariff rate, however, not zero. |
||
Japan |
99.05 |
A. 51 products of 5386 products in HS6 digit, do not receive any form of preference. A total of 5335 products in HS6 receive preference. |
B. Out of 5335 products in HS6 digit that receives preference, 60 products receive preferences that are not zero. |
||
China |
100 |
A. All 5387 products in HS6 digit receive of preference. |
B. Out of 5387 products in HS6 digit that receives preference, 2 products have preferential tariff rate, however, not zero. |
||
Spain |
99.74 |
A. 14 products of 5387 products in HS6 digit, do not receive any form of preference. A total of 5373 products in HS6 receive preference. |
B. Out of 5373 products in HS6 digit that receives preference, 3 products have preferential tariff rate, however, not zero. |
||
Italy |
99.74 |
A. 14 products of 5387 products in HS6 digit, do not receive any form of preference. A total of 5373 products in HS6 receive preference. |
B. Out of 5373 products in HS6 digit that receives preference, 3 products have preferential tariff rate, however, not zero. |
Source: Author’s calculation from the ITC market access map
Table 5: Average minimum tariff (percentage) applied to the exports from Bangladesh to the selected destinations (HS- 2 digit)
HS Code |
Germany |
France |
Italy |
Spain |
UK |
China |
India |
USA |
Japan |
Brazil |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.64 |
0.00 |
1.56 |
02 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
4.58 |
0.00 |
10.48 |
03 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.40 |
0.25 |
1.52 |
9.76 |
04 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
17.43 |
0.00 |
21.28 |
05 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.23 |
0.00 |
5.25 |
06 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3.67 |
0.00 |
2.94 |
07 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
5.00 |
0.00 |
8.85 |
08 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.01 |
0.00 |
10.33 |
09 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.11 |
0.00 |
9.56 |
10 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.45 |
42.69 |
6.45 |
11 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.61 |
1.61 |
27.36 |
12.44 |
12 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.48 |
0.07 |
3.91 |
13 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.08 |
1.07 |
0.00 |
7.32 |
14 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.59 |
0.00 |
6.00 |
15 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3.38 |
0.00 |
9.67 |
16 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
5.03 |
0.00 |
16.49 |
17 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
12.77 |
9.81 |
17.17 |
18 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
4.66 |
0.00 |
16.56 |
19 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
5.20 |
1.42 |
16.92 |
20 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
7.87 |
0.02 |
15.12 |
21 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
8.71 |
0.00 |
15.81 |
22 |
0.65 |
0.65 |
0.65 |
0.65 |
0.65 |
0.00 |
115.42 |
1.39 |
0.00 |
20.43 |
23 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.93 |
0.00 |
6.77 |
24 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
32.26 |
29.63 |
0.00 |
16.44 |
25 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.18 |
0.00 |
2.51 |
26 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.19 |
27 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.17 |
0.30 |
0.00 |
0.38 |
28 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.33 |
0.00 |
6.92 |
29 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.06 |
3.61 |
0.00 |
5.47 |
30 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.08 |
0.00 |
7.63 |
31 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.63 |
32 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3.74 |
0.00 |
12.68 |
33 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.81 |
0.00 |
16.75 |
34 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.44 |
0.00 |
14.42 |
35 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.48 |
0.54 |
13.84 |
36 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3.33 |
0.00 |
12.10 |
37 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.39 |
0.00 |
9.56 |
38 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.02 |
3.76 |
0.00 |
10.96 |
39 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.15 |
5.05 |
0.00 |
12.67 |
40 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.02 |
0.00 |
13.24 |
41 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.59 |
0.00 |
7.81 |
42 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
9.45 |
1.57 |
26.30 |
43 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.80 |
2.74 |
17.55 |
44 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.22 |
0.00 |
9.27 |
45 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.15 |
0.00 |
9.66 |
46 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
4.75 |
0.00 |
12.00 |
47 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
7.76 |
48 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
13.19 |
49 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
4.03 |
50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.27 |
0.00 |
24.10 |
51 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
5.85 |
0.00 |
15.98 |
52 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
8.57 |
0.00 |
18.10 |
53 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.69 |
0.00 |
20.19 |
54 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
9.98 |
0.00 |
20.26 |
55 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
8.46 |
0.00 |
18.25 |
56 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.11 |
0.00 |
20.95 |
57 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.12 |
3.65 |
0.00 |
35.00 |
58 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
7.56 |
0.00 |
26.00 |
59 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3.68 |
0.00 |
22.98 |
60 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
11.06 |
0.00 |
26.00 |
61 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
14.33 |
0.00 |
35.00 |
62 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
10.82 |
0.00 |
35.00 |
63 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.64 |
0.00 |
7.97 |
0.00 |
33.72 |
64 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
12.18 |
2.96 |
33.74 |
65 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
4.45 |
0.00 |
19.87 |
66 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
5.27 |
0.00 |
19.89 |
67 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3.63 |
0.00 |
16.00 |
68 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.61 |
0.00 |
8.77 |
69 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
6.64 |
0.00 |
14.33 |
70 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
4.81 |
0.00 |
11.86 |
71 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.04 |
1.44 |
0.00 |
9.12 |
72 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.21 |
0.00 |
11.28 |
73 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.37 |
0.00 |
14.40 |
74 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.10 |
0.00 |
8.67 |
75 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.43 |
0.00 |
8.99 |
76 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.55 |
0.00 |
9.27 |
77 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
78 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.23 |
0.00 |
8.11 |
79 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.97 |
0.00 |
8.90 |
80 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.53 |
0.00 |
8.33 |
81 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
5.39 |
0.00 |
3.68 |
82 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3.56 |
0.00 |
18.54 |
83 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3.04 |
0.00 |
15.76 |
84 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.84 |
0.00 |
11.77 |
85 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.69 |
0.00 |
11.22 |
86 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.95 |
0.00 |
13.01 |
87 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3.44 |
0.00 |
27.33 |
88 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.04 |
89 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.19 |
0.00 |
16.22 |
90 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.18 |
0.00 |
10.72 |
91 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.74 |
0.12 |
19.71 |
92 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
4.10 |
0.00 |
16.33 |
93 |
2.20 |
2.20 |
2.20 |
2.20 |
2.20 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.98 |
0.00 |
20.00 |
94 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.24 |
0.00 |
17.76 |
95 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.66 |
0.00 |
24.04 |
96 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.86 |
4.29 |
0.00 |
16.28 |
97 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
4.00 |
Source: ITC market access map