Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- Bangladesh's garment export to the European Union faces crowding-out effect as major competitors, hitting US tariff walls, are making forays into the country's largest shipment destination, exporters say.

China, Vietnam, Cambodia and Pakistan have incrementally raised their concentration on the European Union (EU) market for a decade while they, mainly trade-major China, now intensify trade race as new US tariff regime comes into effect.

The ramped-up reciprocal tariffs force the players to diversify their shipment destinations to the 27-nation bloc in Europe.

Data analysis shows that China shipped garments, on average, worth of 1.87 billion euros each month from January to June of 2025 while the average shipments ros...