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36 garment exporters threaten to sue Expo Freight for $10m arrears

Published : Sunday, 6 October, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 215
Business Correspondent
A group of 36 local garment companies threatened to file a lawsuit against Expo Freight Limited (EFL) if it fails to pay $10.21 million in arrears to local suppliers within the next 15 days.

Legally, EFL is responsible for paying the arrears to the suppliers as it handled the shipment of goods to the now-bankrupt British retailer Debenhams, said Md Zahangir Alam, convener of the Debenhams vendors' community.

He made the remarks at a press conference held at the Economic Reporters' Forum (ERF) auditorium at Paltan Tower in the capital on Saturday.

Zahangir said that these companies supplied garments worth around $70 million before Debenhams went bankrupt due to the severe fallout from Covid-19.

"Out of the around $70 million, the suppliers have received nearly $60 million over the last four years, but $10 million remains unpaid," Zahangir added.

He also mentioned that among the 36 suppliers, whose total export value exceeds $5 billion annually, many are small and medium-sized companies that cannot absorb such losses, and will face significant difficulties if the arrears are not paid on time.  



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