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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Sri Lanka reported $311.7M in goods exports to France. The overall review level is Watch.

## 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 | $311.7M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 47.8% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 36 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 24.1% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 621210 | Brassieres: whether or not knitted or crocheted | $404.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 710391 | Stones: rubies, sapphires and emeralds, worked (other than simply sawn or roughly shaped), not strung, mounted or set | $740.1M | 12.9% | Watch |
| 3 | 610990 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted | $722.3M | 50.1% | Critical attention |
| 4 | 610463 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted | $382.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 611610 | Gloves, mittens and mitts: knitted or crocheted, impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber | $175.0M | 14.7% | Watch |
| 6 | 611241 | Swimwear: women's or girls', of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted | $167.5M | 0% | Watch |
| 7 | 610910 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $1.7B | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 401290 | Rubber: tyres n.e.c. in heading no. 4012 | $36.5M | 20.7% | Watch |
| 9 | 030449 | Fish fillets: fresh or chilled, other than fish of heading 0304.4 | $70.9M | 36.8% | Watch |
| 10 | 610711 | Underpants and briefs: men's or boys', of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $226.5M | 67.2% | 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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