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Bangladesh seeks from the US duty-free Cotton Incorporated started

access to its apparel produced from US cotton

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, or BGMEA, has sent an official letter operations in Pakistan
addressing Peter Haas, the US ambassador to Bangladesh, with duty-free access to the US to export their
products, made of cotton imported from the US. “To help companies develop and market superior,

Texas is the top cotton producer among the US states according to data published by Statista, a global innovative, and profitable cotton products”
consumer data provider. The letters state that Bangladesh provides duty-free access to overseas cotton
growers to export their products to the country. It said that the US importers of Bangladeshi garments could save
at least $1.55 billion if the country allows duty-free access to products from Bangladesh made of US cotton.

Bangladesh 2022 imported 409 million pounds of US cotton according to the letter. The BGMEA letter also
pointed out that of the $9.74 billion apparel imported by the US from Bangladesh in 2022, $6.91 billion, or 71
percent of it was made of US cotton.

The letter stated that 71 percent of the clothing products US importers purchase from Bangladesh are
cotton-made, the duty-free access would allow the US importers to purchase more clothing from
Bangladesh, which already has a 14.54 percent share of the imported apparel market in the US.

Similar letters were issued to Greg Abbott, the Republican governor of the US state of Texas, and to Ted
Cruz, a firebrand Republican junior senator elected to represent Texas at the US Senate. Cotton Incorporated is a not-for-profit company edge of the fabric and nonwoven markets.
providing the resources and research needed to
help companies develop and market superior, Cotton Incorporated research labs improve cotton
innovative, and profitable cotton products. The by focusing on nonwoven innovations, product
company’s efforts are focused across every area of development, trend analysis, and modern dyeing
the cotton life cycle from fiber to finished products. and finishing techniques. Through high-impact
Adopting more efficient practices is now a television, digital advertising, public relations,
informative websites, and retail partnerships, we
OEKO-TEX : New regulations 2023 requirement instead of an advantage for all give consumers a reason to care about and look for
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cotton while making the shopping journey easy. It
segments of the cotton industry. Cotton
Incorporated is committed to providing information
publication is designed to inform you and your
and resources to help meet and exceed these will also be offering supply chain insights for which a
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At the start of the year, OEKO-TEX updated their existing guidelines as well as the valid test criteria and limit
values for their certifications and services – in line with consistent consumer protection and the sustainability challenges. The Agricultural and Environmental industry contacts of key issues and current market
of textiles and leather products. Following a transition period, all new regulations will come into effect on Research department at Cotton Incorporated news within the cotton supply chain. The foundation
April 1st, 2023. provides research and technical services to cotton of every Insights issue is the exclusive analysis of
growers, ginners, and their support industries. The global data collected from a range of ongoing
department is also a link with cotton production, the Cotton Incorporated research, supplemented with
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Creating trust within the textile and leather industry and for its customers is the mission of OEKO-TEX .
Since trust is based on consistently high quality, the OEKO-TEX Association has published updates to the textile industry, and the research and extension secondary data from credible industry and
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applicable test criteria, limit values, and guidelines for its certifications. communities. The department’s objective is to government sources.
improve the profitability of cotton through the
creation and utilization of knowledge. It achieves this Mazhar Mirza from Sypher Quality, a renowned
Other introductions include the integration of the BHive app from GoBlu into STeP, which will enable
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certified production companies to check sustainability requirements and chemical management in global objective through outreach and research at leading name in the industry will be representing Cotton
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supply chains. The new OEKO-TEX ORGANIC COTTON certification will verify the reliable labeling of Universities and other research facilities in a wide Incorporated in Pakistan. Cotton Incorporated is a
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organic cotton textiles starting in April 2023. In addition, OEKO-TEX has issued a general ban on the use of range of disciplines. As Spinners, textile mills, and great initiative started in Pakistan that will be an
perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS/PFC) in textiles, leather, and footwear for the manufacturers depend on innovative fiber and yarn excellent opportunity for the textile industry. It will
STANDARD 100, LEATHER STANDARD, and ECO PASSPORT certifications. processing techniques to deliver the best knits, develop promotions that encourage the use and
wovens, and nonwovens possible, the technical desirability of cotton and cotton products. The main
MADE IN GREEN – New regulations 2023 resources of Cotton Incorporated include research aim of this entity is to be more profitable for growers,
Kindly note that there is no separate customer information for MADE IN GREEN, as the requirements for labs, testing facilities, and teams of cotton experts and most importantly be a preferred fiber choice for
obtaining the OEKO-TEX MADE IN GREEN label have not changed in 2023. dedicated to keeping our customers at the cutting manufacturers, brands, and consumers.
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