Trade route overview
See the latest reported exports, the products that need a closer look, and the conditions that may make this route harder to plan.
What this page shows
In 2024, Vietnam reported $179.1M in goods exports to Sri Lanka. 18 product types are marked for closer review, covering 53% of reported exports. This is not a forecast and does not mean trade will stop. It shows where to look more closely at demand, annual changes, product mix, tariffs, and buyer-market conditions.
How to read this page
This page separates the size of the trade from the conditions worth checking and the product types that make up the route.
This is the reported value of goods exported from Vietnam to Sri Lanka in the latest available year.
$179.1M in 2024It marks product types where one or more conditions deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction, a guaranteed loss, or a warning that trade will stop.
53% needs reviewEach row is one HS6 product code. HS6 is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
133 product typesStart with the products
Compare the products, their buyer-market size, and the conditions that deserve a closer look.
Export history
The latest twelve years of reported exports from Vietnam to Sri Lanka. Bar lengths are relative to the highest year shown.
Why this route needs review
A dollar amount can appear in more than one row. These rows show the conditions linked to the route; they are not separate losses.
How to read the numbers
These measures describe yearly swings, the gap from the route's highest year, and how concentrated the product mix is.
Largest product
Product code HS6 720711 makes up 7.9% of exports from Vietnam to Sri Lanka. The main reason to review it is: Trade has varied substantially across reported years
See product rowsProducts to review
Each row is one six-digit HS6 product code. Compare the buyer market's imports, the product's fall from its highest year, annual variation, and review level.
| Rank | Product and code | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Yearly variation | Review level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel: containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thicknessHS6 720711 - six-digit product code | $127.2M | 0% | 0.8 | Watch |
| 2 | Rubber: technically specified natural rubber (TSNR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (excluding latex and smoked sheets)HS6 400122 - six-digit product code | $52.6M | 26.1% | 1.1 | High attention |
| 3 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feedingHS6 230990 - six-digit product code | $45.1M | 16.1% | 1.5 | Watch |
| 4 | Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), other than high tenacity or textured yarn, elastomeric, single, untwisted or twisted 50 turns or less per metre, not for retail sale, not sewing threadHS6 540244 - six-digit product code | $32.1M | 39.4% | 0.7 | Stable |
| 5 | Rubber: natural (excluding latex), in smoked sheetsHS6 400121 - six-digit product code | $17.6M | 64.5% | 1 | High attention |
| 6 | Rubber: natural rubber latex, whether or not pre-vulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripHS6 400110 - six-digit product code | $35.5M | 16.8% | 1.1 | High attention |
| 7 | 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 threadHS6 600410 - six-digit product code | $313.2M | 48.7% | 1 | Stable |
| 8 | Yarn: (not sewing thread), of polyester staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, not put up for retail saleHS6 550953 - six-digit product code | $10.8M | 0% | 0.5 | High attention |
| 9 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, of yarns of different colours, of weaves n.e.s. in item no. 5208.4, weighing not more than 200g/m2HS6 520849 - six-digit product code | $14.7M | 0% | 0.8 | High attention |
| 10 | Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of combed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 192.31 but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 but not exceeding 80 metric number), not for retail saleHS6 520524 - six-digit product code | $32.1M | 28% | 1 | High attention |
Buyer-market imports are total imports of that product into the buyer market, not only exports from Vietnam. "Below product high" compares current exports with that product's highest reported year. Yearly variation is a calculated measure. Swipe sideways on a small screen to see every column.
Trade route conditions
Distance, tariffs, trade agreements, the buyer economy, and business rules add context to the export total.
Questions about this page
Definitions and limits for the figures above.
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.
Vietnam reported $179.1M in goods exports to Sri Lanka in 2024.
53% of reported route exports are linked to product types marked for closer review. This points to where to investigate further.
An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
The page shows yearly export changes, product concentration, tariffs, distance, trade-agreement coverage, buyer-economy context, and business setup time where reported.
No. These are reported or calculated observations, not forecasts or guarantees.
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Data source
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.