# Sri Lanka exports to the United Arab Emirates: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Sri Lanka reported $225.2M in goods exports to the United Arab Emirates. The overall review level is High 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 | $225.2M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 64.8% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 23 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 47.8% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 090240 | Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $230.5M | 55% | High attention |
| 2 | 090230 | Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | $48.1M | 64.6% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 271019 | Not reported | $5.3B | 86.6% | High attention |
| 4 | 710231 | Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $5.2B | 0% | Watch |
| 5 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $762.4M | 78% | High attention |
| 6 | 710391 | Stones: rubies, sapphires and emeralds, worked (other than simply sawn or roughly shaped), not strung, mounted or set | $142.8M | 66.1% | High attention |
| 7 | 610990 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted | $197.5M | 13.5% | Watch |
| 8 | 080119 | Nuts, edible: coconuts, fresh or dried, other than desiccated or in the inner shell (endocarp) | $24.3M | 45.4% | High attention |
| 9 | 610910 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $420.7M | 37.5% | Stable |
| 10 | 611120 | Garments and clothing accessories: babies', of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $104.0M | 3.4% | Watch |

## 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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