News / Bangladesh exports to Europe can take flight via new truck service to Kolkata

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Bangladeshi exporters could now find it easier to truck goods to India and then air freight shipments from Kolkata to Europe, following EFL Group’s first bonded cross-border service.

Apparel manufacturers have largely avoided the worst of the US tariffs, but many items are now subject to at least 10% – as a result, analysts have already seen significant growth in Bangladesh’s apparel market.

But Bangladesh has always been a difficult logistics market, with congestion issues at Chittagong port, and security problems at the ...