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Data, facts and fast commentary for anyone covering Sri Lanka’s exports: free to reference, properly sourced, and ready to quote on deadline.

SriLankaExport.com is the independent B2B marketplace for Sri Lankan exports: we connect international buyers with vetted Sri Lankan suppliers and publish the trade data, prices and sourcing guidance behind it. Reporters, analysts and researchers are welcome to cite our public resources (a link back is appreciated) and to reach our Trade Desk for comment, context or numbers, usually the same working day.

Data & resources you can cite

Public, sourced and kept current, handy as a chart source or a quick fact-check:

Ceylon Commodity Price Index

Indicative FOB/export reference prices for Sri Lanka’s headline commodities, tea, spices, coconut, rubber, each shown with its source.

Sri Lanka Export Data

What Sri Lanka ships and where it goes, in interactive trade-flow maps built on UN Comtrade figures.

HS Code Finder

HS classifications for Sri Lankan export products, useful for tariff, customs and supply-chain stories.

Sourcing guides

Fact-checked buyer guides across Sri Lanka’s major export verticals, written for people who actually source.

Sri Lanka’s exports, at a glance

A few things worth knowing about what the island makes and ships:

Largest export sector	Apparel & textiles: on the order of US$5 billion a year, close to half of national exports
A genuine world #1	Sri Lanka is the world’s largest manufacturer of solid (industrial) tyres, around a quarter of global demand
True cinnamon	Sri Lanka is the origin of true Ceylon cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum), naturally low in coumarin
Tea	“Ceylon Tea” is a protected origin; processed through the Colombo Tea Auction
Ethical apparel	A recognized hub for ethical manufacturing (the JAAF “Garments Without Guilt” positioning) and activewear/intimates
Other notable sectors	Rubber & tyres, coir/coconut, seafood, spices, graphite

Sources: UN Comtrade trade data; Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) sector profiles; industry reporting. Figures are indicative; confirm latest official statistics for publication.

Story angles we can speak to

Themes we can add data, quotes or background to:

“China-plus-one” in spices and botanicals: why buyers are diversifying away from single-country dependence toward clean, traceable Sri Lankan supply, and what it means for price and availability.
Commodity prices and trade flows: commentary backed by our Ceylon price index and export-data maps.
Ethical apparel, made in Sri Lanka: the “Garments Without Guilt” story and the island’s activewear and intimates capability.
The hidden world #1: how a country best known for tea quietly became the planet’s largest maker of solid industrial tyres.
Sourcing and compliance: HS codes, EU GSP+ access, and contamination/quality screening for food and botanical imports.

Talk to us

Commentary is available from the SriLankaExport.com Trade Desk, operated by Harker International (Pvt) Ltd, including managing director Justice Harker. See our editorial standards for how we research and fact-check before we go on record.

Boilerplate (about us). SriLankaExport.com is an independent B2B marketplace operated by Harker International (Pvt) Ltd (Reg. No. PV 00338032), based in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It connects international buyers with Sri Lankan exporters across tea, spices, coconut, rubber, apparel and other sectors, and publishes trade data and sourcing guidance. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Sri Lanka Export Development Board, the Government of Sri Lanka, or any authority.

Media contact

Email info@srilankaexport.com with “Press” in the subject line. We reply to journalist enquiries quickly and can turn around data, a quote or background, just tell us your deadline.