Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- Commerce Advisor Sheikh Bashir Uddin has said Bangladesh will receive duty free access for 85 to 86 per cent of its exports under the reciprocal trade agreement with the United States.

He made the remarks on Tuesday afternoon at a press conference at the Secretariat to brief the media on the reciprocal trade agreement, also known as the ART, with the United States.

"Readymade garment products account for 86 per cent of our total exports. If we use US cotton in these garments, then the garments will have access to the US market at zero supplementary duty," he said.

"Simply put, 85 or 86 per cent of our exports will be duty free, while the remaining 14 to 15 per cent of exports will be subject to a supplementary duty of...