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U.S. Imports
$223.8M
U.S. Exports
$43.5M
Deficit of $180.3M (net importer)
The United States imported $223.8M/month and exported $43.5M/month with Sri Lanka as of February 2026, covering 497 product categories.
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Sri Lanka is an island nation in South Asia with key exports including tea, apparel, rubber products, coconut-based goods, and gems. The country has a bilateral Free Trade Agreement with India and is negotiating broader agreements with other partners. Trade professionals should be aware of Sri Lanka's Customs Ordinance, para-tariff measures, and its GSP+ status with the EU.
Sri Lanka's leading exports are tea, apparel and textiles, rubber and rubber products, coconut-based products, and precious stones, with apparel and tea being the largest earners.
Yes, Sri Lanka holds GSP+ status with the European Union, granting zero or reduced duties on a wide range of exports in exchange for implementing international conventions on human rights, labor, and governance.
The India-Sri Lanka FTA (ISFTA) provides duty-free or reduced-duty access for qualifying goods traded between the two countries, making India one of Sri Lanka's most important preferential trade partners.
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Annual data from BEA | 2024
Services Exports
$506.0M
Services Imports
$237.0M
Imports
Exports
| $8.2M |
| 5 | SOLID OR CUSH TIRES, INTERCH TREADS, FLAPS, RUBBER | $7.6M |
| 6 | WOMEN'S OR GIRLS' TROUSERS ETC NOT KNIT, COTTON | $6.2M |
| 7 | WOMEN'S/GIRLS' BRIEFS & PANTIES MANMADE FIBER, KT | $5.9M |
| 8 | ACTIVATED CARBON | $5.8M |
| 9 | W/G TROUSER OVERALL BREECHES SHORTS SYN FIB, KNIT | $5.5M |
| 10 | MEN'S/BOYS' UNDERPANTS & BRIEFS MANMADE FIBER,KNIT | $5.1M |
| Rank | Product | Export value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOYBEAN OILCAKE & OTH SOLID RESIDUE, WH/NOT GROUND | $11.4M |
| 2 | MEAS CHECKNG INSTRUMENT & MACH, NOT OPTICAL, NESOI | $11.0M |
| 3 | MACH TOOL/PRESS METAL FORGING,HAMMER,BEND ETC NES | $3.9M |
| 4 | LOW VALUE EXP SHP; CANADIAN EST LATE RECEIPTS |
| $2.1M |
| 5 | METAL YRN WHET O NT GIMP TEX YRN O STRIP W/METAL | $1.5M |
| 6 | PARTS FOR MACHINES OF HEADING 8462 OR 8463 | $1.2M |
| 7 | ANIMAL FEED PREP EXCEPT DOG OR CAT FOOD, RETAIL PK | $826K |
| 8 | RUBIES, SAPPHIRES AND EMERALDS, OTHERWISE WORKED | $650K |
| 9 | INSTRUMENTS ETC USING OPTICAL RADIATIONS NESOI | $625K |
| 10 | FOOTWEAR NESOI, UPPERS OF LEATHER OR COMP LEATHER | $595K |