# United States exports to Sri Lanka: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from United States 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/USA-LKA/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, United States reported $262.5M 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 | $262.5M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 86.5% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 27 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 24.1% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $141.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 880330 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $24.0M | 15.3% | High attention |
| 3 | 560500 | Yarn: metallised, whether or not gimped, of textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading no. 5404 or 5405, combined with metal in the form of thread, strip or powder or covered with metal | $13.0M | 36.7% | High attention |
| 4 | 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 | 74.7% | Critical attention |
| 5 | 480411 | Kraft paper and paperboard: kraftliner, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803 | $17.7M | 14.6% | High attention |
| 6 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $253.4M | 93.6% | High attention |
| 7 | 841112 | Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN | $48.2M | 61.2% | High attention |
| 8 | 382200 | Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material | $27.4M | 18.3% | High attention |
| 9 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $45.1M | 67.4% | High attention |
| 10 | 902139 | Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial joints | $13.0M | 9.1% | 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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