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Top ten export items of Bangladesh in the selected destinations

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

                           Source ITC (2020)
 

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

                           Source: ITC (2020)
 
 

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

 


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