# Sri Lanka exports to Saudi Arabia: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Sri Lanka reported $109.5M in goods exports to Saudi Arabia. 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 | $109.5M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 14.3% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 7 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.8 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 13.7% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 090230 | Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | $128.0M | 0% | Stable |
| 2 | 090240 | Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $133.5M | 0% | Stable |
| 3 | 080310 | Fruit, edible: plantains, fresh or dried | $69.7M | 26.4% | High attention |
| 4 | 401290 | Rubber: tyres n.e.c. in heading no. 4012 | $12.1M | 19% | Stable |
| 5 | 080390 | Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried | $146.5M | 25.3% | High attention |
| 6 | 090710 | Spices: cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems), neither crushed nor ground | $29.3M | 40.5% | High attention |
| 7 | 030229 | Fish: flat fish, fresh or chilled, n.e.s. in item no. 0302.2 (excluding fillets, livers, roes and other fish meat of heading no. 0304) | $11.0M | 17.1% | Watch |
| 8 | 401693 | Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), gaskets, washers and other seals, of non-cellular rubber | $147.6M | 7.1% | Watch |
| 9 | 611610 | Gloves, mittens and mitts: knitted or crocheted, impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber | $22.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 090210 | Tea, green: (not fermented), in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | $14.5M | 23% | Stable |

## 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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