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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10 October → 8 November 2026

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5Monday, 5 October
6Tuesday, 6 October
7Wednesday, 7 October
8Thursday, 8 October
9Friday, 9 October
10Saturday, 10 October
11Sunday, 11 October
12Monday, 12 October
13Tuesday, 13 October1:30 pm October 17 Deadline: Indonesia's Mandatory Halal Compliance Requirements for Imported Food and Health Supplements
14Wednesday, 14 October11:30 pm How to Strengthen Food Traceability for FSMA 204
15Thursday, 15 October11:30 pm Webinar on FDA's Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) Proposed Rule
16Friday, 16 October
17Saturday, 17 October
18Sunday, 18 October
19Monday, 19 OctoberDay1/57:00 pm PCQI Certification Training
20Tuesday, 20 OctoberDay2/5PCQI Certification Training6:30 pm Webinar: Sustainability expectations for the European fresh fruit and vegetables market7:30 pm Introducing the EU's new Electronic system for Agricultural Non-customs formalities (ELAN)
21Wednesday, 21 OctoberDay3/5PCQI Certification Training1:30 pm Introducing the EU's new EU Electronic system for Agricultural Non-customs formalities (ELAN)
22Thursday, 22 OctoberDay4/5PCQI Certification Training
23Friday, 23 OctoberDay5/5PCQI Certification Training
24Saturday, 24 October
25Sunday, 25 October
26Monday, 26 October10:30 pm Vertical Trace Exercises: Connecting the Dots Across Your Food Safety System
27Tuesday, 27 OctoberDay1/39:30 pm National Organic Standards Board (NOSB/Board) Meeting - Virtual
28Wednesday, 28 OctoberDay2/3National Organic Standards Board (NOSB/Board) Meeting - Virtual
29Thursday, 29 OctoberDay3/3National Organic Standards Board (NOSB/Board) Meeting - VirtualDay1/26:30 pm FDA Food Traceability Rule
30Friday, 30 OctoberDay2/2FDA Food Traceability Rule10:30 pm OrganicHandlers.org: A new resource to support organic businesses
31Saturday, 31 October
1Sunday, 1 November
2Monday, 2 November
3Tuesday, 3 November
4Wednesday, 4 NovemberDay1/37:30 pm Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCQI) Version 2.0
5Thursday, 5 NovemberDay2/3Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCQI) Version 2.02:30 pm Webinar: Exporting dried fruit and nuts to the Netherlands
6Friday, 6 NovemberDay3/3Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCQI) Version 2.010:30 pm FDA Public Meeting - Challenges and Solutions in Lot-Level Food Traceability
7Saturday, 7 November
8Sunday, 8 November

Market entry and trainingBuyer meetingsRules and certification

October 2026

Oct13Tue
1:30 pm → 2:30 pmSri Lanka time4:00 pm GMT+8 organizer time

October 17 Deadline: Indonesia's Mandatory Halal Compliance Requirements for Imported Food and Health Supplements

By REACH24H Consulting Group (ChemLinked)

FreeOnlineRules and complianceIndonesia

Indonesia's mandatory halal certification for imported food and drinks takes effect in October 2026, so tea, spice and coconut shipments without it risk being held at the border. This one-hour English webinar covers which products are affected, the certification steps and halal labeling.

Who can join: Free livestream for anyone with a free ChemLinked account.

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Oct14Wed
11:30 pm → 12:30 amSri Lanka time2:00 pm ET organizer time

How to Strengthen Food Traceability for FSMA 204

By Food Dive (Informa TechTarget) with GS1 US

No fee statedOnlineRules and complianceUS

A one-hour webinar on the lot codes and shipment records US buyers ask for under FDA's food traceability rule (FSMA 204), which covers foods such as fresh herbs and some fresh fruits. Useful for a Sri Lankan exporter shipping fresh produce to US importers. Co-presented by GS1 US, which sells barcode services.

Who can join: Open registration; aimed at food producers and supply chain teams.

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Oct15Thu
11:30 pm → 12:30 amSri Lanka time2:00 pm ET organizer time

Webinar on FDA's Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) Proposed Rule

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

FreeOnlineRules and complianceUnited States

The FDA explains its proposed rule tightening oversight of substances added to food that are claimed to be Generally Recognized as Safe. Relevant to anyone shipping ingredients, extracts or additives to the US.

Who can join: Open to the public, online.

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Oct19Mon
19 Oct → 23 OctStarts 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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Oct20Tue
6:30 pm → 8:00 pmSri Lanka time3:00 pm CEST organizer time

Webinar: Sustainability expectations for the European fresh fruit and vegetables market

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

No fee statedOnlineMarket entryEU

CBI and the SIFAV buyer initiative explain what European importers and retailers now expect from fresh produce suppliers on sustainability. Useful for Sri Lankan exporters of fresh fruit, vegetables and king coconut who want to prepare for buyer questions before they come up.

Who can join: Producers, exporters, cooperatives and business support organisations from low- and middle-income countries interested in exporting fresh fruit and vegetables to Europe

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Oct20Tue
7:30 pm → 9:00 pmSri Lanka time4:00 pm CEST organizer time

Introducing the EU's new Electronic system for Agricultural Non-customs formalities (ELAN)

By AGRINFO (COLEAD, EU-funded) with European Commission DG Agriculture

No fee statedOnlineRules and complianceEU

The European Commission walks through ELAN, the new EU system for agri-food trade documents, which becomes mandatory for non-EU countries from 17 January 2028. It mainly concerns competent authorities and tariff rate quota and basmati documents today, but fruit, vegetable and cereal documents are planned later, so it is an early heads-up for Sri Lankan exporters and the agencies that certify them.

Who can join: Not restricted on the page; aimed at exporting-country competent authorities and agri-food operators supplying the EU. English and Spanish with interpretation.

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Oct21Wed
1:30 pm → 3:00 pmSri Lanka time10:00 am CEST organizer time

Introducing the EU's new EU Electronic system for Agricultural Non-customs formalities (ELAN)

By AGRINFO (COLEAD, EU-funded) with European Commission DG Agriculture

No fee statedOnlineRules and complianceEU

Same ELAN briefing as the 20 October session, run at a time that falls in the Colombo afternoon (13:30 to 15:00). ELAN is mostly for competent authorities and quota or basmati documents for now, so it is background knowledge rather than an urgent compliance step for most Sri Lankan exporters.

Who can join: Not restricted on the page; aimed at exporting-country competent authorities and agri-food operators supplying the EU. English and French with interpretation.

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Oct26Mon
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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Oct27Tue
27 Oct → 29 OctStarts 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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Oct29Thu
29 Oct → 30 OctStarts 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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Oct30Fri
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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November 2026

Nov4Wed
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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Nov5Thu
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 entryNetherlandsEuropean 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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Nov6Fri
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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Nov10Tue
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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Nov18Wed
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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Nov24Tue
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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December 2026

Dec1Tue
1 Dec → 2 DecStarts 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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Dec4Fri
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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Dec14Mon
14 Dec → 17 DecStarts 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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