# France exports to Sri Lanka: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from France to Sri Lanka, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/FRA-LKA/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, France reported $137.8M in goods exports to Sri Lanka. The overall review level is Critical attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $137.8M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 85.7% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 2 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 11 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 68.5% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $102.7M | 93.1% | Critical attention |
| 2 | 841112 | Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN | $48.2M | 57.6% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $292.9M | 33.8% | High attention |
| 4 | 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $19.7M | 0% | Watch |
| 5 | 210210 | Yeasts: active | $15.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 710391 | Stones: rubies, sapphires and emeralds, worked (other than simply sawn or roughly shaped), not strung, mounted or set | $34.9M | 53.4% | High attention |
| 7 | 851762 | Communication 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 | $70.2M | 86.6% | High attention |
| 8 | 382200 | Reagents: 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 | $27.4M | 49.6% | High attention |
| 9 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $25.9M | 76.4% | High attention |
| 10 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $340.1M | 87.9% | High attention |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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