The US and Bangladesh have reached a trade agreement to make it easier to buy and sell goods, lower tariffs, remove trade barriers, and boost economic and security cooperation.
The US and Bangladesh have agreed to an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (Agreement) to enhance their bilateral economic relationship. The deal builds on the longstanding US-Bangladesh Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA) of 2013.
This announcement was made on 9 February 2026.
Under the Agreement, Bangladesh will provide significant preferential market access for US industrial and agricultural goods, including chemicals, medical devices, machinery, motor vehicles and parts, information and communication technology (ICT) equipment, energy products, soy products, dairy products, beef, poultry, and tree nuts and fruit.
The US will reduce the reciprocal tariff rate established in Executive Order 14257 of 2 April 2025, to 19 % on originating goods from Bangladesh. Certain products listed in Annex III of Executive Order 14346 of 5 September 2025 will be subject to a 0% reciprocal tariff rate.
A mechanism will allow specified volumes of textile and apparel goods from Bangladesh to enter the US at a zero reciprocal tariff rate, with volumes determined based on US exports of cotton and man-made fibre textile inputs.
Both countries commit to addressing Bangladesh’s non-tariff barriers affecting bilateral trade and investment, including by:
- Accepting vehicles built to US Federal motor vehicle safety and emissions standards.
- Accepting US Food and Drug Administration certificates and prior marketing authorisations for medical devices and pharmaceuticals.
- Removing import restrictions or licensing requirements on US remanufactured goods or their parts.
Bangladesh will permit the free transfer of data across trusted borders, support a permanent moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions at the World Trade Organisation, allow the import of safe US food and agricultural goods using science- and risk-based processes, remove insurance market barriers, digitalise customs procedures, and adopt good regulatory practices.
The Agreement also includes commitments by Bangladesh to:
- Protect internationally recognized labor rights, including prohibiting goods produced by forced or compulsory labour, ensuring freedom of association and collective bargaining, and strengthening the enforcement of labour laws.
- Maintain high levels of environmental protection and enforce environmental laws.
- Improve customs and trade facilitation and address distortions caused by subsidies and state-owned enterprises.
- Uphold robust intellectual property protection and enforcement, including ratifying or acceding to international IP treaties and implementing provisions on geographical indications that preserve US market access for cheese and meat producers.
- Strengthen and enforce comprehensive anti-corruption laws.
The US and Bangladesh will also align on economic and national security measures to enhance supply chain resilience and innovation, combat unfair trade practices, prevent duty evasion, cooperate on export controls, and share information on inbound investment.
The US may work through the Export-Import Bank of the US (EXIM Bank) and the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to support investment financing in critical Bangladeshi sectors, in collaboration with the US private sector, consistent with applicable law.
Recent and forthcoming commercial deals include the procurement of aircraft, purchases of around USD 3.5 billion of US agricultural products (wheat, soy, cotton, and corn), and energy product purchases valued at an estimatedUSD 15 billion over 15 years.
The US and Bangladesh will finalise the Agreement promptly and undertake domestic procedures before it enters into force, in line with their respective internal processes.
Earlier, Bangladesh finalised a reciprocal tariff deal with the US on 8 February 2026.
