As fresh cases of coronavirus continue to rise in Shanghai in China, forcing the Chinese authorities to impose restrictions to control the spread of the virus, it has emerged as a major concern for the Bangladesh garment makers.
Media reports maintained this addingChina caters to almost 80 per cent to 90 per cent of the Bangladesh apparel sector’s need for raw materials and in view of the same, the lockdown in Shanghai is causing shipment delays of raw materials, documents and samples – both by air and by sea – to take almost four times longer than usual to arrive in Bangladesh, according to industry insiders.
“…shipping documents are still stuck in Shanghai as the city is under strict lockdown. Besides, importing goods by air will further increase my production costs,” reportedly, underlined Mohammad Hatem of the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) while underlining lockdown in Shanghai port has forced him to import fabrics through air but he was facing difficulties in getting the goods released in the absence of documents.
