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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Sri Lanka reported $879.4M in goods exports to India. 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 | $879.4M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 52.1% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 3 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 58 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 22.6% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 090411 | Spices: pepper (of the genus piper), neither crushed nor ground | $261.1M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $10.4B | 0% | Watch |
| 3 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $338.8M | 21% | Watch |
| 4 | 080280 | Nuts, edible: areca nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled | $151.2M | 53.8% | Critical attention |
| 5 | 220299 | Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $136.0M | 0% | Watch |
| 6 | 890110 | Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels, principally designed for the transport of persons, ferry boats of all kinds | $46.8M | 72.1% | Critical attention |
| 7 | 271019 | Not reported | $6.0B | 22.4% | Watch |
| 8 | 890590 | Vessels: light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks | $743.1M | 84% | High attention |
| 9 | 854430 | Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships | $158.2M | 26% | Stable |
| 10 | 080111 | Nuts, edible: coconuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled, desiccated | $17.2M | 38.4% | 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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