Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Imports 2023

Complete list of Sri Lanka's 188 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$17.36B
Total imports (2023)
#93
Global import rank
188
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Sri Lanka imported $17.36 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #93 largest importer. Goods came from 188 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 71.5% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $2.41 billion 13.9% of total imports.

The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All import sources

188 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1India$3.63B20.91%
2China$3.54B20.40%
3United Arab Emirates$1.72B9.91%
4Singapore$906.77M5.22%
5Malaysia$749.15M4.31%
6USA$487.37M2.81%
7Russian Federation$395.04M2.27%
8Indonesia$375.62M2.16%
9Pakistan$325.16M1.87%
10Saudi Arabia$289.22M1.67%
11Thailand$286.72M1.65%
12Other Asia, nes$275.01M1.58%
13Oman$273.15M1.57%
14Germany$255.18M1.47%
15New Zealand$243.45M1.40%
16Italy$240.55M1.39%
17China, Hong Kong SAR$231.67M1.33%
18Rep. of Korea$210.11M1.21%
19United Kingdom$203.19M1.17%
20Japan$189.04M1.09%
21Viet Nam$189.02M1.09%
22France$184.71M1.06%
23Australia$183.04M1.05%
24South Africa$158.33M0.91%
25Romania$154.49M0.89%
26Türkiye$150.06M0.86%
27Canada$127.40M0.73%
28Netherlands$105.31M0.61%
29Israel$102.19M0.59%
30Switzerland$101.29M0.58%
31Iraq$94.74M0.55%
32Spain$93.40M0.54%
33Belgium$70.79M0.41%
34Bangladesh$67.36M0.39%
35Austria$66.77M0.38%
36Qatar$50.07M0.29%
37Kuwait$46.77M0.27%
38Brazil$43.06M0.25%
39Egypt$38.21M0.22%
40Denmark$36.67M0.21%
41Sweden$36.47M0.21%
42Ukraine$29.78M0.17%
43Poland$29.36M0.17%
44Botswana$26.71M0.15%
45Philippines$24.58M0.14%
46Hungary$23.89M0.14%
47Ireland$19.87M0.11%
48Uzbekistan$18.17M0.10%
49Norway$17.66M0.10%
50Estonia$16.99M0.10%
51Portugal$16.98M0.10%
52Czechia$15.69M0.09%
53Slovenia$14.59M0.08%
54Cambodia$13.68M0.08%
55Finland$12.09M0.07%
56Bahrain$12.08M0.07%
57Chile$11.32M0.07%
58Mexico$11.11M0.06%
59Nigeria$9.65M0.06%
60Bulgaria$8.53M0.05%
61Greece$6.61M0.04%
62Iran$6.56M0.04%
63Kazakhstan$5.30M0.03%
64Brunei Darussalam$5.29M0.03%
65Myanmar$4.65M0.03%
66Algeria$4.51M0.03%
67Lao People's Dem. Rep.$4.05M0.02%
68Cyprus$4.01M0.02%
69Eswatini$3.77M0.02%
70United Rep. of Tanzania$3.71M0.02%
71Papua New Guinea$3.70M0.02%
72Luxembourg$3.16M0.02%
73Maldives$3.07M0.02%
74Kenya$3.00M0.02%
75Jordan$2.73M0.02%
76Lithuania$2.51M0.01%
77Côte d'Ivoire$2.31M0.01%
78Serbia$2.31M0.01%
79Argentina$2.23M0.01%
80Morocco$2.01M0.01%
81Slovakia$1.97M0.01%
82Ecuador$1.86M0.01%
83Rep. of Moldova$1.38M0.01%
84Colombia$1.36M0.01%
85Haiti$1.31M0.01%
86Belarus$1.28M0.01%
87Madagascar$1.20M0.01%
88Malta$1.16M0.01%
89Tokelau$1.07M0.01%
90Dominican Rep.$1.04M0.01%
91Mozambique$1.02M0.01%
92Bosnia Herzegovina$869,5010.01%
93Costa Rica$833,2090.00%
94Latvia$816,2330.00%
95Peru$662,7890.00%
96Tunisia$590,6920.00%
97Croatia$472,8500.00%
98Yemen$454,2000.00%
99Mauritius$439,0000.00%
100Cameroon$435,2100.00%
101Cuba$432,2220.00%
102Namibia$428,6090.00%
103American Samoa$426,3670.00%
104Ethiopia$375,3640.00%
105Seychelles$355,4160.00%
106Albania$349,9660.00%
107Uruguay$239,2430.00%
108Honduras$235,9060.00%
109Djibouti$224,3970.00%
110Sierra Leone$217,9900.00%
111Georgia$204,8650.00%
112Ghana$186,7110.00%
113Zimbabwe$175,5750.00%
114Lebanon$152,7050.00%
115Marshall Isds$136,7550.00%
116Guatemala$136,6680.00%
117Afghanistan$123,4980.00%
118Lesotho$109,5690.00%
119China, Macao SAR$108,5200.00%
120El Salvador$99,0930.00%
121Syria$96,1580.00%
122Nepal$94,2060.00%
123Iceland$74,2300.00%
124Uganda$67,7530.00%
125Armenia$65,1180.00%
126Somalia$62,4590.00%
127Paraguay$57,1680.00%
128Turks and Caicos Isds$55,3830.00%
129Angola$52,0470.00%
130Venezuela$47,9640.00%
131Aruba$46,8670.00%
132Panama$27,9170.00%
133Solomon Isds$25,0110.00%
134Zambia$23,7460.00%
135Malawi$22,1790.00%
136Niger$19,4160.00%
137North Macedonia$15,9540.00%
138Andorra$15,4920.00%
139Nicaragua$14,7410.00%
140Montenegro$14,2540.00%
141Curaçao$12,9320.00%
142Mali$12,0480.00%
143Nauru$11,2990.00%
144Suriname$10,6450.00%
145Belize$9,6060.00%
146Senegal$9,1730.00%
147Jamaica$8,8430.00%
148Bermuda$8,5250.00%
149Fiji$7,8240.00%
150Mauritania$5,4180.00%
151Dominica$5,1760.00%
152New Caledonia$4,7170.00%
153Barbados$3,6780.00%
154Gabon$3,2300.00%
155Togo$2,6540.00%
156Timor-Leste$2,1990.00%
157Rwanda$1,9600.00%
158Cabo Verde$1,9550.00%
159Central African Rep.$1,8800.00%
160Pitcairn$1,6680.00%
161Azerbaijan$1,5800.00%
162Mongolia$1,4850.00%
163Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$1,3180.00%
164Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$8120.00%
165Guinea$6350.00%
166Christmas Isds$5930.00%
167Kyrgyzstan$5520.00%
168Cocos Isds$4850.00%
169Congo$4670.00%
170Guyana$4130.00%
171Sudan$3770.00%
172Comoros$2630.00%
173Wallis and Futuna Isds$2500.00%
174Bahamas$1340.00%
175Libya$1160.00%
176Saint Helena$770.00%
177Anguilla$770.00%
178Trinidad and Tobago$320.00%
179Burkina Faso$190.00%
180San Marino$160.00%
181Sao Tome and Principe$160.00%
182Vanuatu$130.00%
183Dem. Rep. of the Congo$120.00%
184Turkmenistan$100.00%
185Tajikistan$50.00%
186Gibraltar$30.00%
187Gambia$20.00%
188Liberia$20.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1271000Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils$2.41B13.87%
2270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$921.23M5.31%
3300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$410.83M2.37%
4170199Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$377.07M2.17%
5270119Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated$291.40M1.68%
6600410Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics of a width exceeding 30 cm, other than those of heading 60.01, containing by weight 5% or more of elastomeric yarn but not containing rubber thread$254.08M1.46%
7271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711$249.02M1.43%
8100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$242.12M1.39%
9040221Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight)$225.88M1.30%
10841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN$195.31M1.12%
11890120Tankers$157.77M0.91%
12710239Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set$147.14M0.85%
13071340Vegetables, leguminous: lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried$138.26M0.80%
14720711Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel: containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness$134.95M0.78%
15230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil$131.08M0.75%
16710231Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set$128.13M0.74%
17310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution$127.52M0.73%
18600622Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of cotton, dyed$126.34M0.73%
19710811Metals: gold, non-monetary, powder$118.43M0.68%
20151319Vegetable oils: coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$96.53M0.56%
21090421Spices: fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta, dried, neither crushed nor ground$94.64M0.55%
22600632Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of synthetic fibres, dyed$93.11M0.54%
23890400Tugs and pusher craft$88.59M0.51%
24851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$87.98M0.51%
25270112Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated$84.07M0.48%
26540752Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed$83.43M0.48%
27551219Fabrics, woven: of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of polyester staple fibres, other than unbleached or bleached$82.87M0.48%
28070310Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled$79.25M0.46%
29950300Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds$78.99M0.45%
30520939Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, dyed, of weaves n.e.c. in item no. 5209.3, weighing more than 200g/m2$77.63M0.45%
31851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$77.11M0.44%
32600690Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04,and other than those made of wool, fine animal hair, cotton, synthetic or artificial fibres$75.37M0.43%
33480257Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803): printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weight 40-150g/m2, n.e.c. in item no. 4802.55 or 4802.56$75.26M0.43%
34890510Dredgers$73.19M0.42%
35710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$71.99M0.41%
36580620Fabrics: narrow (excluding pile fabrics), containing by weight 5% or more of elastomeric yarn or rubber thread$69.42M0.40%
37110100Wheat or meslin flour$67.94M0.39%
38252310Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured)$61.36M0.35%
39854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$56.16M0.32%
40853190Signalling apparatus: parts of the electric, sound or visual apparatus of heading no. 8531$56.13M0.32%
41847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$54.34M0.31%
42722592Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7225, plated or coated with zinc (other than electrolytically)$54.02M0.31%
43240110Tobacco, (not stemmed or stripped)$53.67M0.31%
44280300Carbon: carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.$53.42M0.31%
45480255Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803): printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weighing 40g/m2 to 150g/m2, in rolls$51.80M0.30%
46100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed$49.44M0.28%
47230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding$46.06M0.27%
48520942Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, of yarns of different colours, weighing more than 200g/m2, denim$45.63M0.26%
49740811Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm$44.83M0.26%
50390110Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$44.36M0.26%
51901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$43.45M0.25%
52252329Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured$43.34M0.25%
53540754Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed$42.99M0.25%
54521142Fabrics, woven: containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200g/m2, of yarns of different colours, denim$42.61M0.25%
55850440Electrical static converters$40.98M0.24%
56392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$40.79M0.23%
57721070Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics$39.82M0.23%
58210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$39.47M0.23%
59390210Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms$39.17M0.23%
60890110Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels, principally designed for the transport of persons, ferry boats of all kinds$37.73M0.22%
61850239Electric generating sets: (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines), other than wind powered$37.68M0.22%
62600624Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of cotton, printed$36.96M0.21%
63600621Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of cotton, unbleached or bleached$35.75M0.21%
64520524Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of combed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 192.31 but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 but not exceeding 80 metric number), not for retail sale$35.47M0.20%
65070320Vegetables, alliaceous: garlic, fresh or chilled$35.22M0.20%
66030554Dried herrings, anchovies, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, mackerel (incl Indian, jack, or horse), seerfishes, jacks, crevalles, cobia, silver pomfrets, Pacific saury, scads, capelin, swordfish, Kawakawa, bonitos, marlins, sailfishes, spearfish$35.06M0.20%
67841191Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers$33.96M0.20%
68732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$33.72M0.19%
69380893Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$32.83M0.19%
70170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$32.59M0.19%
71481092Paper and paperboard: multi-ply, coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, for non-graphic purposes, n.e.c. in heading no. 4810, in rolls or sheets$32.47M0.19%
72760692Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, (not rectangular or square)$32.41M0.19%
73520522Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of combed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 714.29 but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 but not exceeding 43 metric number), not for retail sale$32.18M0.19%
74390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more$32.06M0.18%
75070190Vegetables: potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled$32.02M0.18%
76400122Rubber: technically specified natural rubber (TSNR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (excluding latex and smoked sheets)$31.55M0.18%
77190190Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901$31.48M0.18%
78310490Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, n.e.c. in heading no. 3104$31.41M0.18%
79730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$31.19M0.18%
80071320Vegetables, leguminous: chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried$30.97M0.18%
81890590Vessels: light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks$30.79M0.18%
82580421Lace: mechanically made, of man-made fibres in the piece, in strips or in motifs, (other than fabrics of headings 60.02 to 60.06)$30.57M0.18%
83382200Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material$29.99M0.17%
84300420Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$29.81M0.17%
85551511Fabrics, woven: of polyester staple fibres n.e.c. in chapter 55, mixed mainly or solely with viscose rayon staple fibres$29.59M0.17%
86540233Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), textured, of polyesters, not for retail sale, not sewing thread$29.54M0.17%
87853710Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$29.11M0.17%
88600490Fabrics: knitted or crocheted, other than those of heading 60.01, of a width exceeding 30 cm, containing by weight 5% or more of elastomeric yarn or rubber thread,$28.99M0.17%
89330210Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries$28.89M0.17%
90520932Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, dyed, 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, weighing more than 200g/m2$28.78M0.17%
91271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes$28.61M0.16%
92540244Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), other than high tenacity or textured yarn, elastomeric, single, untwisted or twisted 50 turns or less per metre, not for retail sale, not sewing thread$28.42M0.16%
93848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$27.75M0.16%
94871410Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories$26.45M0.15%
95730810Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, bridges and bridge-sections$26.34M0.15%
96540245Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of nylon or other polymides (not high tenacity or textured), single, untwisted or twisted 50 turns or less per metre, not for retail sale, not sewing thread$25.45M0.15%
97850131Electric motors and generators: DC, of an output not exceeding 750W$25.37M0.15%
98382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$24.88M0.14%
99400251Rubber: synthetic, acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR), latex, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip$24.53M0.14%
100540249Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), other than high tenacity or textured yarn, single, untwisted or twisted 50 turns or less per metre, n.e.c. in heading no. 5402, not for retail sale, not sewing thread$24.43M0.14%