The same garment lands very differently depending on where you ship it.

Yes, under Everything But Arms, which grants duty-free and quota-free access to the EU for goods from least-developed countries. It is the single biggest structural advantage of sourcing here for a European brand, and on a full container it is worth far more than any unit-price negotiation. The important caveat is that this access is tied to Bangladesh's LDC status rather than being a permanent trade agreement, so it is not something to assume indefinitely — we confirm the current position and the rules of origin that apply to your specific goods before quoting, rather than treating duty-free as a given.

There is no equivalent of EBA for the US, so you pay most-favoured-nation duty set by the garment's HS code, with a reciprocal tariff layer on top that has been in flux. Rates vary substantially by product — knit and woven garments in different fibre compositions are classified differently and taxed differently — so a blended assumption across a mixed range will be wrong. Get your HS codes confirmed early, because the duty line frequently exceeds the difference between two suppliers' quotes, and it is the number most first-time importers leave out of their landed-cost model entirely.

On the compliance side, almost nothing. BSCI, WRAP, OEKO-TEX and GOTS carry exactly the same weight with UK retailers as with EU ones — the social and chemical standards did not fragment when the UK left. What did change is entirely paperwork: the UK now runs an independent tariff schedule, so duty must be verified against UK rules rather than assumed from the EU position, and labelling and customs documentation are handled separately. If you ship to both, treat them as two markets on documentation and one market on compliance.

Yes — we export worldwide, and these five are simply the destinations our buyers ask about most. Japan, the Gulf and every other market treat Bangladesh-made apparel differently again. Tell us the destination and we will set out the duty treatment, labelling obligations and realistic transit time before you commit to a quantity, rather than quoting FOB and leaving you to discover the rest.

It depends on whether you want control or simplicity. FOB suits brands running their own freight forwarder — you take the goods at the port of origin and manage everything after. CIF bundles freight and insurance into the unit price, which makes budgeting simpler while leaving import clearance with you. DDP delivers customs-cleared to your door with duty paid, which is the least work for you and the easiest to compare against a domestic supplier's price, but it means we are carrying costs that vary by market and that is reflected in the number. First-time importers are usually better served by DDP for the first order and FOB once they know what the real landed cost looks like.