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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Sri Lanka reported $24.2M in goods exports to Kenya. 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 | $24.2M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 59.8% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 4 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.5 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 19.2% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 481910 | Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | $15.4M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 490700 | Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value: stamp-impressed paper: cheque forms: banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title | $20.2M | 14.6% | Watch |
| 3 | 600622 | Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of cotton, dyed | $34.3M | 58.6% | High attention |
| 4 | 540110 | Sewing thread: of synthetic filaments, whether or not put up for retail sale | $10.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 481920 | Paper and paperboard: folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard | $13.9M | 24.9% | High attention |
| 6 | 843880 | Machinery: used in the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, n.e.c. in heading no. 8438 | $24.2M | 0% | Watch |
| 7 | 691110 | Tableware and kitchenware: of porcelain or china | $32.9M | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 392390 | Plastics: articles for the conveyance or packing of goods n.e.c. in heading no. 3923 | $11.8M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 392329 | Plastics: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics other than ethylene polymers | $15.9M | 19.1% | Watch |
| 10 | 600410 | Fabrics: 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 | $32.9M | 0% | 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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