Online Events for Sri Lankan Exporters

International webinars, buyer matchmaking sessions, market rule briefings and trainings that a Sri Lankan exporter can join from Colombo. We check every event before listing it: it runs online, Sri Lankan companies can register, and the time is right. Most are free; paid courses show their price.

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6with no fee
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22 Ottobre → 20 Novembre 2026

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19lunedì, 19 Ottobre
20martedì, 20 Ottobre
21mercoledì, 21 Ottobre
22giovedì, 22 OttobreDay4/5PCQI Certification Training
23venerdì, 23 OttobreDay5/5PCQI Certification Training
24sabato, 24 Ottobre
25domenica, 25 Ottobre
31sabato, 31 Ottobre
1domenica, 1 Novembre
2lunedì, 2 Novembre
3martedì, 3 Novembre
7sabato, 7 Novembre
8domenica, 8 Novembre
9lunedì, 9 Novembre
11mercoledì, 11 Novembre
12giovedì, 12 Novembre
13venerdì, 13 Novembre
14sabato, 14 Novembre
15domenica, 15 Novembre
16lunedì, 16 Novembre
17martedì, 17 Novembre
19giovedì, 19 Novembre
20venerdì, 20 Novembre
21sabato, 21 Novembre
22domenica, 22 Novembre

Market entry and trainingBuyer meetingsRules and certification

Ottobre 2026

Ott19Lun
19 Ott → 23 OttStarts 7:00 pmSri Lanka time8:30 am CDT organizer time

PCQI Certification Training

By ASI Food Safety (FSPCA course)

OnlineCertificationUS

The FSPCA Preventive Controls Qualified Individual course (version 2.0) taught live over five half-days. US importers checking foreign suppliers under FSVP expect a PCQI-built food safety plan, so this is the credential Sri Lankan spice, tea and coconut processors selling to the US are asked for.

Who can join: Open enrollment, no country restriction stated

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Ott26Lun
10:30 pm → 11:30 pmSri Lanka time1:00 pm ET organizer time

Vertical Trace Exercises: Connecting the Dots Across Your Food Safety System

By Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), SQF365 digital seminar

FreeOnlineCertificationUSCanada

SQF certification is a common requirement from US and Canadian retail buyers. This one-hour seminar, presented by SCS Global Services, shows how auditors trace one lot through every record, which a tea, spice or coconut processor working toward SQF has to pass.

Who can join: Open to guests and non-members at no charge.

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Ott27Mar
27 Ott → 29 OttStarts 9:30 pmSri Lanka time12:00 pm ET organizer time

National Organic Standards Board (NOSB/Board) Meeting - Virtual

By USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, National Organic Program

FreeOnlineRules and complianceUS

The US organic standards board meets in public to vote on which substances stay allowed in USDA organic production and handling. Anyone selling organic spices, tea or coconut products to the US can watch the rules being set. Runs 12:00 to 5:00 pm Eastern on each of the three days.

Who can join: Free and open to the public. No registration needed to watch.

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Ott29Gio
29 Ott → 30 OttStarts 6:30 pmSri Lanka time8:00 am CDT organizer time

FDA Food Traceability Rule

By Food Safety & Quality Services (FSPCA course)

OnlineTrainingUS

A live, instructor-led FSPCA course on the FDA Food Traceability Rule, covering the Food Traceability List, Critical Tracking Events and Key Data Elements. Sri Lankan suppliers of listed foods such as fresh produce and some seafood will be asked by US importers for these records, so one trained person on staff helps keep US buyers.

Who can join: Open enrollment, no country restriction stated

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Ott30Ven
10:30 pm → 11:30 pmSri Lanka time1:00 pm ET organizer time

OrganicHandlers.org: A new resource to support organic businesses

By Organic Trade Association (OTA)

No fee statedOnlineCertificationUS

The US Organic Trade Association walks through its new free guide for organic handlers and processors, covering certification and compliance. Useful for a Sri Lankan processor preparing to sell certified organic product to US buyers.

Who can join: Registration is open to all.

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Novembre 2026

Nov4Mer
4 Nov → 6 NovStarts 7:30 pmSri Lanka time8:00 am CST organizer time

Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCQI) Version 2.0

By Food Safety & Quality Services (FSPCA course)

OnlineCertificationUS

The 2.5-day FSPCA Preventive Controls Qualified Individual course on the new 2.0 curriculum, delivered live online. US importers verifying foreign suppliers under FSVP expect a PCQI-trained food safety plan, so this is the standard credential for a Sri Lankan processor of spices, tea, coconut products or ingredients selling to the US.

Who can join: Open enrollment, no country restriction stated

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Nov5Gio
2:30 pm → 4:00 pmSri Lanka time10:00 am CET organizer time

Webinar: Exporting dried fruit and nuts to the Netherlands

By CBI (Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries)

No fee statedOnlineMarket entryPaesi BassiEuropean Union

Dutch market trade flows, volumes and buyer requirements for dried fruit and edible nuts, with a Dutch trader and an experienced supplier as guest speakers. Useful for cashew and dried fruit exporters.

Who can join: Producers, suppliers and traders from low- and middle-income countries, which includes Sri Lanka.

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Nov6Ven
10:30 pm → 1:30 amSri Lanka time12:00 pm ET organizer time

FDA Public Meeting - Challenges and Solutions in Lot-Level Food Traceability

By U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FreeOnlineRules and complianceUS

The FDA hears from industry on how to trace food lot by lot under its Food Traceability Rule. Useful for Sri Lankan exporters whose US buyers will ask for lot codes and traceability records.

Who can join: Open to the public; register by 5 November 2026 (26 October to give public comment).

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Nov10Mar
8:00 pm → 3:30 amSri Lanka time8:30 am CST organizer time

Intentional Adulteration - Conducting Vulnerability Assessments

By Food Safety & Quality Services (FSPCA course)

OnlineCertificationUS

One-day FSPCA course for the person who runs vulnerability assessments under the FDA Intentional Adulteration rule, live on Zoom. Relevant to larger Sri Lankan facilities registered with the FDA that ship food to the US.

Who can join: Open enrollment, no country restriction stated; KAT course recommended first

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Nov18Mer
12:30 pm → 2:00 pmSri Lanka time11:00 am Dubai organizer time

Force Majeure and Contractual Performance: Navigating Supply Chain Disruptions under UAE and English Laws

By Dubai Chambers with Al Tamimi & Company

OnlineTrainingUAE

A Zoom webinar on what happens to a supply contract when war, fuel shortages or port closures stop a shipment, under UAE and English law. Useful for a Sri Lankan exporter writing sales contracts with Gulf buyers.

Who can join: Open to members (AED 150) and non-members (AED 400), excluding VAT.

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Nov24Mar
12:30 pm → 2:00 pmSri Lanka time11:00 am Dubai organizer time

Debt Recovery in Challenging Markets: Pre-Litigation, Litigation and Enforcement Strategies

By Dubai Chambers with Clyde & Co

OnlineTrainingUAE

A Zoom webinar on collecting unpaid invoices from buyers in the UAE, from credit control and evidence through court enforcement. Useful for a Sri Lankan exporter selling to Gulf buyers on credit terms.

Who can join: Open to members (AED 150) and non-members (AED 400), excluding VAT.

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Dicembre 2026

Dic1Mar
1 Dic → 2 DicStarts 7:30 pmSri Lanka time8:00 am CST organizer time

FDA Food Traceability Rule

By Food Safety & Quality Services (FSPCA course)

OnlineTrainingUS

A repeat run of the live online FSPCA Food Traceability Rule course for anyone who cannot make the October dates. It covers the records US importers of Food Traceability List items must be able to hand to FDA within 24 hours, which they in turn ask of their Sri Lankan suppliers once the rule is enforced.

Who can join: Open enrollment, no country restriction stated

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Dic4Ven
6:45 pm → 3:30 amSri Lanka time8:15 am EST organizer time

Virtual Seafood HACCP Segment Two Training

By Florida Sea Grant / UF IFAS (Seafood HACCP Alliance course)

No fee statedOnlineCertificationUS

The live second segment of the AFDO Seafood HACCP Alliance course, which the FDA expects of seafood processors shipping to the US. Relevant to Sri Lankan fish and shrimp exporters, after completing Segment One online.

Who can join: Must have completed Segment One; individual computer with video and audio

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Dic14Lun
14 Dic → 17 DicStarts 8:00 pmSri Lanka time8:30 am CST organizer time

HACCP Certification Training

By ASI Food Safety

OnlineCertificationGlobal

A 16-hour HACCP certification course taught live over four half-days. A HACCP-trained person on staff is a baseline ask from importers in the EU, US and Middle East.

Who can join: Open enrollment, no country restriction stated

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New rules in your markets: see Import Rule Changes for 2026 to 2027.

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