2.

1 Canada - Bangladesh Relations

Bangladesh and Canada has a relation of more than 30 years. This relationship has traditionally
been based on a very strong development partnership. Canadas aid program in Bangladesh is
their largest in the world, amounting to more than $50 million annually and more than $2 billion
since independence in 1971. Over the past thirty years, Canadian development dollars have been
invested in the rail, energy, rural power and telecommunications sectors. CIDA projects have
contributed to advancements in the environment, health and education. Canadian cooperation has
been aimed towards helping women to play their legitimate role in the economy and society.
Canadian companies are visible in Bangladesh, but not easily recognizable. For instance shoes
produced by Bata, a Canadian company. GMG airlines flies dash 8 aircraft manufactured in
Canada. Trains operated by Bangladesh rail are pulled by general motors engines made in
Canada. The coins used here may well have been made in Canada. Nortel networks, began an US
$15 million dollar project with the Bangladesh telephone and telegraph board to install 116,000
switching lines. These new lines will drastically advance this countrys communications
infrastructure

2.2 Trade and Investment:
Canada's commercial relationship with Bangladesh has grown dramatically over the last ten
years. The value of bilateral merchandise trade has more than tripled going from $478 million in
2003 to nearly $1.7 billion in 2012. During this period, Canadian merchandise exports to
Bangladesh have more than quadrupled and Bangladesh has become the second largest source of
Canadian merchandise imports from South Asia, after India.
Canadian merchandise exports to Bangladesh were $525 million in 2012, down slightly from
$552 million in 2011. Merchandise imports from Bangladesh were $1.1 billion in 2012, equal to
2011. Canada's main exports to Bangladesh include cereals, vegetables, iron and steel, oilseeds,
fertilizers, machinery and electronic equipment. Agri-food was the leading export sector from
Canada to South Asia in 2012, making Bangladesh the second largest Canadian agri-food buyer
in South Asia after India.
Canada's main merchandise imports from Bangladesh include knit apparel, woven apparel,
miscellaneous textile articles, headgear, fish and seafood, and footwear. Canada is a bright spot
for Bangladeshi apparel, with garments and textile. Bangladesh has enjoyed duty-free market
access since 2003. Potential trading opportunities to explore include expanding Canadian imports
of ready-made garments, porcelain, jute and quality jute good, ceramic tableware and
kitchenware.

2.3 Canada's Merchandise Trade with Bangladesh (2012)

Canadian Imports from Bangladesh Canadian Exports to
Bangladesh

Merchandise Classification % Merchandise Classification %
1 Woven clothing and apparel articles 45.76 Cereals 30.09
2 Canadas Merchandise Trade with
Bangladesh, 2012
42.96 Edible vegetables, roots and
tubers
19.72
3 Other textile articles, etc. 7.08 Iron and steel 16.66
4 Headwear 1.29 Oil seeds and misc. fruit, grain,
etc.
15.93
5 Fish, crustaceans, mollusks 0.77 Fertilizers 13.99
6 Umbrellas, whips, walking-sticks 0.44 Electrical machinery and
equipment
0.87
7 Footwear 0.44 Boilers, mechanical appliances,
etc.
0.55
8 Furniture and stuffed furnishings 0.27 Wood pulp; paper or paperboard
scraps
0.42
9 Prepared food, meat, fish, seafood 0.16 Rail transportation, tramways,
traffic signaling equipment
0.33
10 Ceramics products 0.12 Paper and paperboard 0.31
Top 10 as % of Total from Bangladesh 99.31 Top 10 as % of Total To
Bangladesh
98.88
Bangladeshi Imports as % of Canada
Total
0.24 Bangladeshi Exports as % of
Canada Total
0.12
2.3.1 Bangladesh & Canada Total Export & Import Statistics:
Year Total Export Total Import Balance
2005 - 2006 408.78 128.00 280.78
2006 - 2007 460.27 163.00 297.27
2007 - 2008 539.38 315.72 223.66
2008 - 2009 670.67 458.57 212.10
2009 - 2010 672.49 593.21 79.28
2010 - 2011 1005.55 549.93 455.62
2011 - 2012 1008.55 334.08 674.47

2.4 Major Export Commodities of Bangladesh to Canada:
The major exporter commodities of Bangladesh to China are following,
1. Live animals; animal products.
2. Textiles and textile articles.
3. Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seat sticks, whips, riding
crops etc.
4. Machinery and mechanical appliances.
5. Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco
substitutes.
6. Vegetable products
7. Plastics, rubber and their articles thereof.
8. Raw hides and skins, leather fur skins, saddler and harness, travel goods, handbags and
similar containers.
9. Wood and articles of wood.
10. Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products;
glass and glassware. Etc.
For our report weve categorized all the different commodities into seven groups that are being
exported to Canada from Bangladesh. These are follows,


2.4.1 Readymade Garments:

Years Export Amount (Tk. In Crore)
2011-2012 5535.5
2010-2011 4530.7
2009-2010 3127.9
2008-2009 3066.6
2007-2008 2365.1
2006-2007 2178.6









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1000
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3000
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2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007
Readymade Garments
Readymade Garments
2.4.2 Fish, Shrimps and Prawns:

Years Export Amount (Tk. In Crore)
2011-2012 70.5
2010-2011 68.8
2009-2010 48.6
2008-2009 41.8
2007-2008 22.1
2006-2007 19.3









0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007
Fish, Shrimps & Prawns
Yearly Export Amount (Tk. In Crore)
2.4.3 Jute Manufactures:

Years Export Amount (Tk. In Crore)
2011-2012 12.3
2010-2011 10.0
2009-2010 6.7
2008-2009 5.8
2007-2008 7.7
2006-2007 10.6









0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007
Jute Manufactures
Yearly Export Amount (Tk. In Crore)
2.4.4 Leather and Leather Manufactures:

Years Export Amount (Tk. In Crore)
2011-2012 17.1
2010-2011 11.5
2009-2010 10.2
2008-2009 14.3
2007-2008 14.9
2006-2007 8.5









0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007
Leather & Leather Manufactures
Yearly Export Amount (Tk. In Crore)
2.4.5 Raw Jute:

Years Export Amount (Tk. In Crore)
2011-2012 0.0
2010-2011 1.0
2009-2010 0.0
2008-2009
2007-2008 0.5
2006-2007 8.7









0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007
Raw Jute
Yearly Export Amount (Tk. In Crore)
2.4.6 Handicrafts:

Years Export Amount (Tk. In Crore)
2011-2012 1.0
2010-2011 1.0
2009-2010 1.6
2008-2009 -
2007-2008 -
2006-2007 -









0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007
Handycrafts
Yearly Export Amount (Tk. In Crore)
2.4.7 Others:

Years Export Amount (Tk. In Crore)
2011-2012 399.1
2010-2011 371.2
2009-2010 212.7
2008-2009 242.3
2007-2008 223.3
2006-2007 198.0









0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007
Others
Yearly Export Amount (Tk. In Crore)