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TCF POST Report The latest import data from the Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) reveals a significant shakeup in the US fashion supply chain. Rather than a minor, seasonal blip, American brands are fundamentally restructuring where their clothes are made. As total global apparel imports to the US dropped by 12% in the first … Read more
TCF POST Desk India’s cotton imports crossed 40 lakh bales between October 2025 and May 2026, and another 15 to 20 lakh bales are expected by the end of September, according to the Southern India Mills Association (SIMA). SIMA’s Secretary General, K. Selvaraju, also noted that cotton prices are now dropping after reaching a record … Read more
Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury announces the budget for FY2026-27 as Prime Minister Tarique Rahman (second from left) listens. Photo: Ministry of Information
A Public Eye report reveals Bangladesh T-shirt prices paid by European brands have barely risen in 25 years, pushing garment workers into crisis.
TCF POST Report Bangladesh has been successfully transforming from a basic “cut and sew” hub into a highly sophisticated, vertically integrated manufacturing powerhouse, said the international textile business group, Exploretex. The Portugal-based strategic sourcing and manufacturing group, which operates vertical facilities in Bangladesh and high-end factories in Portugal, identifies that massive production capacity, competitive … Read more
TCF POST Report The recent introduction of Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (C-PPAs)—agreements allowing companies to buy electricity directly from renewable energy developers—has offered garment export industries in Bangladesh and Vietnam a significant competitive advantage, according to a senior official at the Swedish retailer H&M. Kim Hellström, Head of Sustainability at the H&M Group, advised Cambodian … Read more
All textile exports fetch $36.85 billion in 11 months TCF Post Report The total garment export earnings for May came in at $3.919 billion. While this represents a sharp 8.3% drop compared to May of last year (YoY), it is actually a 24.77% month-on-month (MoM) increase compared to April 2026. Here is how the two … Read more
TCF POST REPORT ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s textile export earnings reached $1.656 billion in May, marking a 10.43% year-on-year (YoY) growth. While this surpasses April’s intake of $1.48 billion, May’s growth rate slowed to nearly half of the robust 20.92% recorded in the previous month. With May’s proceeds, total textile export earnings reached $18.22 billion for … Read more
Decathlon’s South West Asia Production Director says the India-EU Free Trade Agreement will improve India’s price competitiveness against Bangladesh and Vietnam in the European apparel market.
TCF POST Report Vietnam’s textile and garment export turnover reached 17.81 billion USD in the first five months of 2026, marking a marginal year-on-year increase of 0.6% compared to 2025, according to data released by the Vietnam Textile & Apparel Association (VITAS). In May 2026 alone, export turnover fell to an estimated 3.64 billion USD, … Read more
