Dhaka, July 25 -- Bangladesh has been placed in the lower 10 percent tariff tier under the newly finalized U.S. Section 301 regime that took effect on July 24, granting local ready-made garment (RMG) exporters a 2.5 percentage point advantage over major global competitors like China, Vietnam, and Thailand.

According to an analysis by Mohiuddin Rubel, Founder and CEO of Bangladesh Apparel Voice, the new tariff structure formalizes temporary measures into a permanent legal framework. Following the U.S. Supreme Court's February 2026 ruling that struck down "reciprocal" tariffs, the U.S. administration utilized Section 122 authority to impose a temporary 10 percent universal tariff for up to 150 days. The Section 301 forced-labor investigati...