Import from Sri Lanka / The US

Country sourcing guide

Import from Sri Lanka to the US

What the United States already buys from Sri Lanka, a sourcing guide for each product, the certificates buyers there ask for, and how to get samples and quotes.

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Bought from Sri Lanka in 2024US$197Min the products this site covers (OEC)
  • Tariff routeMFN / GSP*
  • By sea~4–6 wks
  • We reply in1 working day

What the US buys from Sri Lanka

The product groups this site covers, ranked by value. Each row opens the import guide for that product.

Activated carbonUS$49MCeylon teaUS$47MCoconut oilUS$29MCinnamonUS$28MEssential oilsUS$15MCoir and coconut fibreUS$14M

Sri Lankan exports to the United States, 2024, in the product groups this site covers. Source: OEC, from CEPII BACI trade data (HS4). Rounded; not Sri Lanka’s total trade with the United States. BACI reconciles exporter and importer customs records, so it can differ from either country’s own statistics.

Sourcing guides for the US

Tariff treatment, import requirements, shipping time from Colombo and indicative FOB pricing, one product at a time.

Ceylon TeaTariffs · rules · shippingCeylon CinnamonTariffs · rules · shippingBlack PepperTariffs · rules · shippingClovesTariffs · rules · shippingCardamomTariffs · rules · shippingNutmeg & MaceTariffs · rules · shippingCoconut OilTariffs · rules · shippingVirgin Coconut OilTariffs · rules · shippingDesiccated CoconutTariffs · rules · shippingCoir & Coco PeatTariffs · rules · shippingCoconut-Shell Activated CarbonTariffs · rules · shippingEssential OilsTariffs · rules · shipping

Certificates buyers in the US ask for

Sri Lankan suppliers holding each certificate, taken from the scheme’s own public register. A certificate covers named products, so our Trade Desk confirms it covers your order.

USDA organic supplierscertified to the USDA organic standardKosher certified suppliersSTAR-K and OUFSSC 22000 certified suppliersGFSI food safety, asked for by most importers and retailersBRCGS, ISO 22000 and HACCP suppliersfood safety schemes on certifier registersFairtrade certified suppliersFLOCERT

How buying through SriLankaExport works

SriLankaExport.com is the trade desk of Harker International (Private) Limited, a Sri Lankan trading company registered in Kandy. We source goods from Sri Lanka for overseas buyers, and we take Sri Lankan producers to buyers abroad.

Buy from the marketplace

You pay the exporter’s listed price. Nothing is added to it.

Or ask our Trade Desk

One all-in price, with our margin inside it, quoted per deal. How sourcing works

Check quality first

Order a sample before you commit to a full lot.

Buyers in the United States deal with our trade desk in the United States, on US Central hours. The work happens in Sri Lanka.

Sourcing from Sri Lanka for the US?

Tell us the product, grade, volume and destination. We reply within one working day with suppliers and a quote.

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For trade offices and chambers

If you advise importers in the United States, you are welcome to send them to this page or to our Trade Desk. We reply to every importer you refer within one working day, and we can tell you how the enquiry turned out. SriLankaExport is a private company and is not affiliated with any government.

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