# (Fermented) And Partly Fermented Tea trade corridors and...

The leading reported route is Sri Lanka to Iraq, with trade value of $109.2M.

## Route access evidence

| Route | Route trade | 5-year growth | Buyer imports | Supplier countries | Applied tariff | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sri Lanka to Iraq | $109.2M | +12.1% | $176.3M | 15 | 0% | 4,686 km |
| United Arab Emirates to Iraq | $54.2M | +3.3% | $176.3M | 15 | 0% | 1,384 km |
| United Arab Emirates to Saudi Arabia | $45.0M | -2.1% | $128.0M | 59 | 0.1% | 775 km |
| Sri Lanka to Libya | $44.2M | +0.5% | $49.2M | 13 | 0.2% | 7,429 km |
| United Arab Emirates to Kuwait | $38.2M | +9.7% | $59.4M | 47 | 0% | 836 km |
| Sri Lanka to Saudi Arabia | $36.5M | +9.1% | $128.0M | 59 | 0.1% | 4,039 km |
| Sri Lanka to Russia | $31.6M | -1.1% | $57.5M | 34 | 0.1% | 6,577 km |
| Sri Lanka to Turkey | $28.6M | -17.4% | $30.9M | 50 | 0.1% | 6,294 km |
| Sri Lanka to Jordan | $27.5M | +10.5% | $33.3M | 24 | 0.2% | 5,332 km |
| Russia to Belarus | $27.2M | +3.6% | $32.0M | 32 | 0.1% | 687 km |
| India to USA | $25.3M | +6.4% | $166.4M | 87 | 0% | 11,762 km |
| Sri Lanka to United Arab Emirates | $25.2M | +11.1% | $48.1M | 57 | 0.1% | 3,342 km |
| Kenya to United Kingdom | $25.1M | +71.6% | $73.0M | 81 | 0% | 6,828 km |
| United Kingdom to USA | $25.0M | +15.8% | $166.4M | 87 | 0% | 5,570 km |
| Sri Lanka to Poland | $24.1M | +19.6% | $51.9M | 51 | 0.1% | 7,327 km |
| Sri Lanka to USA | $23.7M | +2.6% | $166.4M | 87 | 0% | 14,093 km |
| Sri Lanka to Germany | $22.7M | +9.2% | $64.8M | 100 | 0% | 8,232 km |
| China to Malaysia | $21.8M | +11.9% | $32.8M | 45 | 0.1% | 4,355 km |
| Sri Lanka to Syrian Arab Republic | $21.2M | -3.4% | $21.8M | 6 | 0.2% | 5,365 km |
| Poland to Netherlands | $20.6M | +11.2% | $66.8M | 80 | 0% | 1,094 km |
| Jordan to Saudi Arabia | $20.3M | +17.4% | $128.0M | 59 | 0.1% | 1,336 km |
| United Kingdom to Canada | $19.3M | +6.9% | $72.3M | 104 | 0.1% | 5,716 km |
| United Kingdom to Ireland | $19.0M | -6.7% | $22.0M | 78 | 0% | 460 km |
| United Arab Emirates to USA | $18.8M | +34.2% | $166.4M | 87 | 0% | 11,029 km |
| Sri Lanka to Australia | $18.5M | -4.8% | $75.1M | 56 | 0.1% | 8,752 km |
| Poland to Australia | $18.5M | +7.8% | $75.1M | 56 | 0.1% | 15,608 km |
| USA to Canada | $18.4M | -3.8% | $72.3M | 104 | 0% | 548 km |
| United Arab Emirates to Australia | $18.4M | +5.2% | $75.1M | 56 | 0.1% | 12,092 km |
| Poland to France | $17.4M | -2.3% | $60.1M | 101 | 0% | 1,368 km |
| Poland to USA | $17.3M | +3.5% | $166.4M | 87 | 0% | 6,855 km |
| Spain to Italy | $15.2M | +93.1% | $41.9M | 53 | 0% | 1,367 km |
| India to United Arab Emirates | $15.1M | +7% | $48.1M | 57 | 0.1% | 2,313 km |
| Sri Lanka to Japan | $14.8M | +6.1% | $44.4M | 48 | 0% | 6,861 km |
| Sri Lanka to Kuwait | $14.7M | +3.1% | $59.4M | 47 | 0% | 4,167 km |
| China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $14.6M | -27.7% | $34.5M | 41 | 0% | 1,976 km |
| Germany to Netherlands | $14.3M | +2.9% | $66.8M | 80 | 0% | 174 km |
| Sri Lanka to Netherlands | $14.1M | -3.7% | $66.8M | 80 | 0% | 8,388 km |
| Kazakhstan to Russia | $13.9M | +11.2% | $57.5M | 34 | 0.1% | 3,105 km |
| Sri Lanka to Chile | $13.1M | +18% | $22.5M | 34 | 0.1% | 15,796 km |
| United Arab Emirates to Poland | $12.5M | +19.5% | $51.9M | 51 | 0.1% | 4,182 km |

## Selected route history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $39.5M | +99.8% | +79.4% |
| 2011 | $70.6M | +79% | +49.3% |
| 2012 | $67.6M | -4.2% | +50.7% |
| 2013 | $74.4M | +10% | +23.5% |
| 2014 | $61.0M | -18% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | $55.5M | -9% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | $65.6M | +18.1% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | $88.0M | +34.3% | +13% |
| 2018 | $78.2M | -11.2% | +12.1% |
| 2019 | $61.5M | -21.3% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | $59.5M | -3.4% | -12.3% |
| 2021 | $80.9M | +36.1% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | $100.3M | +24% | +17.7% |
| 2023 | $70.0M | -30.2% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | $109.2M | +55.9% | +10.5% |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._