Sri Lanka's merchandise imports totaled $17.5 billion in 2022.In 2021, Sri Lanka's imports stood at $21 billion and declined by 18.3% year-on-year in 2022.

The latest Tendata iTrader data shows that Sri Lanka's top 10 imports based on the 2-digit HS code are:

· 27 (22.0%, 3.98 billion)：Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

· 60 (6.02%, 1.05 billion)：Knitted or crocheted fabrics

· 84 (5.87%, 1.03 billion)：Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts

· 85 (5.69%, 999 million)：Electrical machinery and equipment and parts

· 39 (4.17%, 733 million)：Plastics and articles thereof

· 52 (3.92%, 689 million)：Cotton

· 10 (3.39%, 596 million)：Cereals

· 48 (2.66%, 467 million)：Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard

· 30 (2.55%, 448 million)：Pharmaceutical products

· 54 (2.37%, 416 million)：Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials

When you need to conduct a market analysis of the Sri Lanka industry, you can find the latest Sri Lankan Importers in Tendata's import/export database by product name or 2-digit HS code.The following is a sample of what we have found for you (data as of November 2023):

According to Tendata iTrader's more granular 4-digit HS codes, the top 10 Sri Lanka imports (sub-categories) are:

· 2710 (17.0%, $2.9 billion)：Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils

· 6006 (3.30%, $580 million)：Other knitted or crocheted fabrics

· 6004 (2.40%, $422 million)：Knitted or crocheted fabrics of a width exceeding 30 cm, containing by weight 5 % or more of elastom

· 2709 (2.21%, $389 million)：Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude

· 3004 (2.06%, $363 million)：Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses

· 2701 (1.83%, $321 million)：Coal

· 5209 (1.61%, $283 million)：Woven fabrics of cotton

· 1006 (1.61%, $283 million)：Rice

· 5402 (1.52%, $266 million)：Synthetic filament yarn

· 1701 (1.43%, $252 million)：Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form

When you need to check potential Sri Lanka customers for your products, you can find the latest Sri Lankan Importers in Tendata's import/export database by following the 4-digit HS code.Here is a sample of the search for you (data as of November 2023):

The latest Tendata iTrader data shows that Sri Lanka's main import partners are:

1. India (26%, 4.62 billion US$)

2. China (20%, 3.51 billion US$)

3. United Arab Emirates (5.47%, 960 million US$)

4. Malaysia (5.17%, 908 million US$)

5. Singapore (4.23%, 743 million US$)

6. USA (2.35%, 414 million US$)

7. Other Asia (2.29%, 402 million US$)

8. Russia (2.14%, 377 million US$)

9. Pakistan (2.04%, 359 million US$)

10. Indonesia (1.91%, 335 million US$)

When you want to find out if your country is working with Sri Lanka, you can search Tendata's import/export database for the most recent Sri Lankan Importers by country name.Below is a sample of what is available for you (data as of November 2023):