Banana leaves are used across South and Southeast Asia to wrap, steam and serve food: lamprais in Sri Lanka, meals on a leaf in South India, and many grilled and steamed dishes in Southeast Asian kitchens. Banana grows in almost every Sri Lankan home garden and plantation, and fresh leaves already travel by air with Sri Lankan vegetables to restaurants and grocers in the Gulf and the Maldives.

What we supply

• Half-leaves with the midrib removed
• Sheets cut to a size for wrapping or plating
• Round leaf plates cut to your diameter

Handling

Leaves are cut in the morning, wiped clean, stacked and wrapped to keep moisture in, and packed for the next available flight. Keep them cool on arrival. Fresh leaves are a plant product, so each shipment carries a phytosanitary certificate from Sri Lanka’s National Plant Quarantine Service, and some markets set their own import conditions.

Who buys it

Indian, Sri Lankan, Thai and Malaysian restaurants and caterers, Asian grocers and event caterers. Banana leaves can share an air shipment with our fresh vegetables.

What to tell us for a quote

• The product, grade or specification you need, and a reference sample if you have one
• Quantity per order and how often you buy
• Pack size, packaging and labeling
• Destination port and the Incoterm you prefer
• Documents your market requires, such as a certificate of origin, phytosanitary or health certificate, or lab test reports

Packing and shipping

Orders are packed to your instruction and shipped by sea in a full or shared container, or by air for samples and small lots, quoted FOB Colombo, CFR or CIF to your port. Products from several Sri Lankan suppliers can share one container through our consolidation service.

How to get a price: tell us the quantity, your specification and your destination port. We quote FOB Colombo, CFR or CIF, with lead time and minimum order, and arrange samples before an order.

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