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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Netherlands reported $37.1M in goods exports to Sri Lanka. 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 | $37.1M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 59.7% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 7 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.3 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 49.2% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 040210 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $20.9M | 42.5% | High attention |
| 2 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $292.9M | 49.6% | High attention |
| 3 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $25.9M | 65.4% | High attention |
| 4 | 180690 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | $17.1M | 28% | High attention |
| 5 | 540249 | Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), other than high tenacity or textured yarn, single, untwisted or twisted 50 turns or less per metre, n.e.c. in heading no. 5402, not for retail sale, not sewing thread | $26.0M | 75.8% | High attention |
| 6 | 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $134.1M | 86% | High attention |
| 7 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $56.8M | 33% | Watch |
| 8 | 390950 | Polyurethanes: in primary forms | $19.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $45.1M | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 330210 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $29.9M | 29% | 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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