Countries

Sri Lanka: trade by HS code

  • US$13.8bnExports 2024
  • US$19.2bnImports 2024
  • 3,928HS6 · Exports

In 2024, exports from Sri Lanka came to US$13.8bn and imports to US$19.2bn.

Its largest customer was the United States and its largest supplier China.

Top exports

  1. 0902.40Other black tea (fermented) and other partly fermented teaUS$660.7m
  2. 0902.30Black tea (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3 kgUS$657.9m
  3. 6212.10Brassières, girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders, garters: brassièresUS$624.7m
  4. 4012.90Retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber: otherUS$450.7m
  5. 6116.10Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubberUS$400.7m
  6. 7103.91Rubies, sapphires and emeraldsUS$297.1m
  7. 6203.42Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: of cottonUS$251m
  8. 6109.90T-shirts, singlets and other vests, knitted or crocheted: of other textile materialsUS$237.6m
  9. 6107.11Men's or boys' underpants, briefs, nightshirts, pyjamas: underpants and briefs, of cottonUS$222.9m
  10. 6108.21Women's or girls' slips, petticoats, briefs, panties: briefs and panties, of cottonUS$219.7m
  11. 6109.10T-shirts, singlets and other vests, knitted or crocheted: of cottonUS$218.8m
  12. 4015.19Gloves, mittens and mitts: otherUS$209.1m
  13. 6108.22Women's or girls' slips, petticoats, briefs, panties: briefs and panties, of man-made fibresUS$203.8m
  14. 6111.20Babies' garments and clothing accessories, knitted or: of cottonUS$188.3m
  15. 6204.62Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: of cottonUS$186.7m
  16. 0906.11Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume)US$181.9m
  17. 2106.90Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included: otherUS$175.9m
  18. 5305.00Coconut, abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), ramie and other vegetable textile fibres, not elsewhere specified or included, raw or processed but not spun; tow, noils and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)US$169.8m
  19. 3802.10Activated carbon: activated carbonUS$166.4m
  20. 0904.11Neither crushed nor groundUS$164.3m

Top imports

  1. 2709.00Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crudeUS$766.4m
  2. 1701.99Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid: other, otherUS$364m
  3. 3004.90Medicaments: otherUS$348.9m
  4. 2701.19Coal, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated: other coalUS$311.7m
  5. 6004.10Containing by weight 5 % or more of elastomeric yarn, but not containing rubber threadUS$301.9m
  6. 2711.19Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, otherUS$290.2m
  7. 1001.99Wheat and meslin, other, otherUS$286.5m
  8. 8802.40Aeroplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight exceeding 15000 kgUS$247.6m
  9. 0402.21Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterUS$181m
  10. 1513.19Coconut (copra) oil and its fractions: otherUS$173.1m
  11. 7207.11Of rectangular (including square) cross-section, the width measuring less than twice the thicknessUS$149.8m
  12. 2304.00Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oilUS$148.8m
  13. 8426.11Overhead travelling cranes on fixed supportUS$137.6m
  14. 0703.10Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous: onions and shallotsUS$137m
  15. 6006.22Other knitted or crocheted fabrics: of cotton, dyedUS$134.6m
  16. 8517.13Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones: smartphonesUS$129.5m
  17. 8901.20Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships: tankersUS$127.5m
  18. 0713.40Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not: lentilsUS$122.4m
  19. 6006.32Other knitted or crocheted fabrics: of synthetic fibres, dyedUS$117.2m
  20. 3102.10Urea, whether or not in aqueous solutionUS$106.2m

Main buyers from Sri Lanka

  1. United States US$3bn
  2. India US$894.1m
  3. United Kingdom US$784.4m
  4. Germany US$713.7m
  5. Italy US$511.7m
  6. Netherlands US$351.7m
  7. France US$333.3m
  8. Canada US$322.6m
  9. China US$289.7m
  10. United Arab Emirates US$243.1m

Main suppliers of Sri Lanka

  1. China US$3.8bn
  2. India US$3.2bn
  3. United Arab Emirates US$1.1bn
  4. Russia US$533.7m
  5. Pakistan US$413.4m
  6. Indonesia US$395.7m
  7. United States US$326.1m
  8. Malaysia US$311.5m
  9. Oman US$250.3m
  10. France US$244.2m

Questions and answers

What does Sri Lanka export most?

In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was other black tea (fermented) and other partly fermented tea (HS 0902.40), worth US$660.7m.