An agreement was signed on September 6, 2011 between Bangladesh and India to make 46 ready-made garment items duty-free to import from Bangladesh to India. This aims to balance the economies of the two countries. Many retailers in India were importing products from other countries like the EU and US due to high import duties from Bangladesh. Now they will be able to import these 46 garment items at lower costs without duties from Bangladesh. The duty-free items include men's and women's trousers, shirts, nightwear and other knitted and woven garments. This benefit is hoped to help not just Bangladeshi exporters but retailers from any country importing goods from Bangladesh to India.