Dhaka, July 12 -- As a major precondition for tariff rethink, the US side wanted 40-percent local value addition to export products as the threshold during negotiations with the Bangladeshi trade delegation.

Apparel-industry leaders in Dhaka disclosed this Saturday, after the latest around of tariff-cut talks in Washington concluded inclusively Friday following some agreements and disagreements.

As trade imbalance against the US is a main plea for the tariff hike, the garment exporters suggest that the United States should grant duty-free market access for clothing made from American cotton to bridge the trade gap as it would enhance imports from the US.

However, the Bangladeshi delegation is engrossed in negotiating a relaxation of th...