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

Understand reported exports from Pakistan 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/PAK-LKA/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Pakistan reported $338.0M 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 | $338.0M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 90.4% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 19 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 17.5% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $134.1M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $79.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $69.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 520942 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, of yarns of different colours, weighing more than 200g/m2, denim | $57.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 070190 | Vegetables: potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled | $43.1M | 30.3% | High attention |
| 6 | 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 | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 520932 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, dyed, 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, weighing more than 200g/m2 | $24.5M | 44.6% | Watch |
| 8 | 520939 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, dyed, of weaves n.e.s. in item no. 5209.3, weighing more than 200g/m2 | $67.6M | 30.6% | High attention |
| 9 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $92.2M | 77.9% | Critical attention |
| 10 | 600622 | Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of cotton, dyed | $136.1M | 31.3% | 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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