# Sri Lanka Import Opportunities

Explore Sri Lanka's import opportunities by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and market size.

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $18.8B
- Import CAGR: -3.9%
- Trade openness: 26.0%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $1.7B | +8.9% | 47 | 2655 |
| 2 | HS 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $617.5M | +3.4% | 5 | 9999 |
| 3 | HS 270119 | Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated | $266.5M | +44.5% | 6 | 9271 |
| 4 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $808.2M | +12.8% | 22 | 2770 |
| 5 | HS 842619 | Cranes: transporter, gantry and bridge cranes | $232.2M | +10.2% | 7 | 9961 |
| 6 | HS 271119 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 | $255.4M | +12.9% | 9 | 5319 |
| 7 | HS 890120 | Tankers | $127.6M | +52.8% | 2 | 9999 |
| 8 | HS 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $340.1M | +7.7% | 23 | 3708 |
| 9 | HS 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 | +7.1% | 64 | 3673 |
| 10 | HS 151319 | Vegetable oils: coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $169.7M | +31.9% | 13 | 4628 |
| 11 | HS 040221 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $184.7M | +3.4% | 15 | 9887 |
| 12 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $253.4M | +2.4% | 8 | 4690 |
| 13 | HS 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $97.8M | +31.8% | 5 | 7339 |
| 14 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $139.5M | +9.2% | 52 | 7537 |
| 15 | HS 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 | +9.0% | 7 | 7469 |
| 16 | HS 890520 | Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms | $77.2M | +62.8% | 1 | 10000 |
| 17 | HS 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $108.0M | +20.5% | 39 | 6426 |
| 18 | HS 600410 | 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 thread | $313.2M | +13.5% | 42 | 2143 |
| 19 | HS 071340 | Vegetables, leguminous: lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $114.1M | +5.2% | 13 | 7409 |
| 20 | HS 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $83.9M | +14.1% | 22 | 7788 |
| 21 | HS 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $90.0M | +7.3% | 7 | 9282 |
| 22 | HS 710811 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, powder | $54.1M | +59.0% | 2 | 9942 |
| 23 | HS 600622 | Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of cotton, dyed | $136.1M | +5.4% | 30 | 4570 |
| 24 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $92.2M | +7.5% | 17 | 7392 |
| 25 | HS 842611 | Cranes: overhead travelling cranes on fixed support | $56.4M | +19.9% | 7 | 9485 |
| 26 | HS 090421 | Spices: fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta, dried, neither crushed nor ground | $78.7M | +6.9% | 6 | 9592 |
| 27 | HS 722592 | Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.s. in heading no. 7225, plated or coated with zinc (other than electrolytically) | $48.8M | +22.0% | 3 | 9985 |
| 28 | HS 850440 | Electrical static converters | $80.8M | +10.3% | 69 | 6620 |
| 29 | HS 710239 | Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $102.8M | +9.7% | 13 | 4437 |
| 30 | HS 950300 | Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $65.1M | +8.5% | 45 | 9539 |
| 31 | HS 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $134.1M | +7.4% | 26 | 4169 |
| 32 | HS 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $65.8M | +15.3% | 12 | 5776 |
| 33 | HS 720711 | 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 thickness | $127.2M | +12.6% | 7 | 2572 |
| 34 | HS 740811 | Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | $65.0M | +11.1% | 6 | 6526 |
| 35 | HS 871410 | Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories | $65.2M | +11.5% | 28 | 6226 |
| 36 | HS 540752 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed | $75.8M | +5.6% | 25 | 5130 |
| 37 | HS 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $49.8M | +8.4% | 15 | 9469 |
| 38 | HS 070320 | Vegetables, alliaceous: garlic, fresh or chilled | $46.3M | +9.3% | 4 | 9935 |
| 39 | HS 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $102.7M | -0.1% | 5 | 4983 |
| 40 | HS 280300 | Carbon: carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.s. | $54.4M | +9.4% | 31 | 6960 |
| 41 | HS 890510 | Dredgers | $37.9M | +15.6% | 2 | 9999 |
| 42 | HS 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $70.2M | +6.4% | 52 | 4930 |
| 43 | HS 600632 | Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of synthetic fibres, dyed | $113.7M | +5.7% | 40 | 3148 |
| 44 | HS 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $79.6M | +5.8% | 10 | 3970 |
| 45 | HS 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $69.2M | +6.8% | 8 | 4449 |
| 46 | HS 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $45.0M | +8.3% | 27 | 8167 |
| 47 | HS 600690 | Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04,and other than those made of wool, fine animal hair, cotton, synthetic or artificial fibres | $115.7M | +5.2% | 39 | 2270 |
| 48 | HS 380210 | Carbon: activated | $38.7M | +22.7% | 30 | 5087 |
| 49 | HS 847130 | Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $55.5M | +9.7% | 51 | 4275 |
| 50 | HS 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.s. in heading no. 9405 | $33.3M | +10.9% | 46 | 8796 |

## Supply Gaps

Products with higher supplier concentration may deserve closer continuity and sourcing review. This is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity before acting.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.