Bangladesh’s utilization rate among US fashion companies has sharply fallen in 2026, while slow speed-to-market, limited supply chain flexibility, and compliance concerns remain major challenges though the country stays one of the world’s leading apparel sourcing destinations.
According to the 2026 USFIA Benchmarking Study that covered until May, which was released on Monday, Bangladesh’s utilization rate dropped to 78.9 per cent in 2026 from 88.2 per cent a year earlier. Utilization rate refers to the frequency with which a sourcing destination was used divided by the total number of survey respondents.
The report said that Bangladesh had tied with Vietnam, Cambodia, and Indonesia as the most-utilized apparel sourcing destination in 2026 based on the utilization rate.
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