Extreme Import Bottlenecks
The tables below show Sri Lanka's import sources for HS product codes where a single source country accounts for >= 80% of total imports and the import value is >= 10,000,000 USD. Only data for the most recent available year is displayed. If you want more data, visit the Country Matrix.
Sri Lanka
59 bottlenecks| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Rep. | 880230 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg | 2024 | 100.00% | 12,821,328 |
| 2 | France | 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | 2024 | 100.00% | 127,314,933 |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 270900 | Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | 2024 | 100.00% | 766,316,511 |
| 4 | India | 252390 | Cement; hydraulic kinds n.e.c. in heading no. 2523 | 2024 | 99.99% | 23,481,124 |
| 5 | China | 722592 | Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7225, plated or coated with zinc (other than electrolytically) | 2024 | 99.94% | 98,099,914 |
| 6 | China | 500790 | Silk; woven fabrics n.e.c. in heading no. 5007 | 2024 | 99.92% | 12,111,194 |
| 7 | China | 842612 | Cranes; mobile lifting frames on tyres and straddle carriers | 2024 | 99.90% | 11,715,144 |
| 8 | New Zealand | 040221 | Dairy produce; milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | 2024 | 99.79% | 194,479,068 |
| 9 | China | 843830 | Machinery; industrial, for sugar manufacture | 2024 | 99.72% | 17,841,385 |
| 10 | China | 070320 | Vegetables, alliaceous; garlic, fresh or chilled | 2024 | 99.67% | 49,699,235 |
| 11 | China | 842619 | Cranes; transporter, gantry and bridge cranes | 2024 | 99.21% | 99,147,160 |
| 12 | China | 310221 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium sulphate | 2024 | 99.20% | 13,781,370 |
| 13 | Malaysia | 151190 | Vegetable oils; palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2024 | 99.19% | 29,321,590 |
| 14 | Brazil | 400260 | Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip | 2024 | 98.75% | 14,733,610 |
| 15 | China | 842611 | Cranes; overhead travelling cranes on fixed support | 2024 | 98.69% | 135,776,739 |
| 16 | China | 850172 | Electric generators; photovoltaic DC generators, of an output exceeding 50W | 2024 | 98.56% | 107,517,971 |
| 17 | India | 840732 | Engines; reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc | 2024 | 97.91% | 16,335,187 |
| 18 | India | 090421 | Spices; fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta, dried, neither crushed nor ground | 2024 | 97.85% | 81,646,918 |
| 19 | India | 090931 | Spices; cumin seeds, neither crushed nor ground | 2024 | 97.54% | 11,297,813 |
| 20 | India | 854149 | Electrical apparatus; photosensitive semiconductor devices, diodes other than light emitting diodes and photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels | 2024 | 97.35% | 16,793,789 |
| 21 | China | 854143 | Electrical apparatus; photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panels | 2024 | 97.26% | 19,645,082 |
| 22 | India | 340231 | Anionic organic surface-active agents (other than soap); linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts, whether or not put up for retail sale | 2024 | 97.22% | 13,839,236 |
| 23 | India | 520624 | Cotton yarn; (not sewing thread), single, of combed fibres, less than 85% by weight of cotton, less than 192.31 but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 but not exceeding 80 metric number), not for retail sale | 2024 | 94.82% | 13,250,759 |
| 24 | Russian Federation | 270119 | Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated | 2024 | 94.80% | 295,607,312 |
| 25 | China | 500720 | Silk; woven fabrics, containing 85% or more by weight of silk or of silk waste other than noil silk | 2024 | 94.32% | 13,291,470 |
| 26 | China | 851713 | Telephone sets; smartphones for cellular or other wireless networks | 2024 | 92.80% | 119,968,855 |
| 27 | China | 293628 | Vitamins; vitamin E and its derivatives, unmixed | 2024 | 91.83% | 19,910,843 |
| 28 | India | 520523 | Cotton yarn; (not sewing thread), single, of combed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 232.56 but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 but not exceeding 52 metric number), not for retail sale | 2024 | 91.73% | 22,321,849 |
| 29 | Japan | 400241 | Rubber; synthetic, chloroprene (chlorobutadiene) rubber (CR), latex, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip | 2024 | 91.44% | 15,769,316 |
| 30 | Russian Federation | 310420 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride | 2024 | 91.32% | 21,239,439 |
| 31 | China | 551311 | Fabrics, woven; plain weave, of polyester staple fibres, containing less than 85% by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight not exceeding 170g/m2, unbleached or bleached | 2024 | 91.07% | 29,397,583 |
| 32 | France | 841191 | Turbines; parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers | 2024 | 90.97% | 33,596,157 |
| 33 | Malaysia | 340120 | Soap; in forms n.e.c. in item no. 3401.11 | 2024 | 90.22% | 12,569,906 |
| 34 | China | 550922 | Yarn; (not sewing thread), multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of polyester, not put up for retail sale | 2024 | 90.13% | 10,099,180 |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 220830 | Whiskies | 2024 | 89.97% | 27,093,608 |
| 36 | China | 731029 | Tanks, casks, drums, boxes and similar containers for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas) less than 50l capacity, n.e.c. in item no. 7310.2, of iron or steel | 2024 | 89.64% | 21,591,056 |
| 37 | India | 871410 | Motorcycles (including mopeds); parts and accessories | 2024 | 89.51% | 35,281,055 |
| 38 | China | 871160 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with auxiliary motor, with electric motor for propulsion, with or without side-cars; side-cars | 2024 | 89.13% | 12,687,994 |
| 39 | China | 292241 | Amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, and their esters; lysine and its esters; salts thereof | 2024 | 89.00% | 11,930,579 |
| 40 | Türkiye | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | 2024 | 88.48% | 47,617,050 |
| 41 | China | 852583 | Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders; night vision goods as specified in subheading note 3 to this chapter | 2024 | 88.15% | 10,261,019 |
| 42 | India | 870192 | Tractors; n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709); of an engine power exceeding 18kW but not exceeding 37kW | 2024 | 87.84% | 22,172,244 |
| 43 | India | 481092 | Paper and paperboard; multi-ply, coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, for non-graphic purposes, n.e.c. in heading no. 4810, in rolls or sheets | 2024 | 87.52% | 31,527,704 |
| 44 | USA | 560500 | Yarn; metallised, whether or not gimped, of textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading no. 5404 or 5405, combined with metal in the form of thread, strip or powder or covered with metal | 2024 | 87.35% | 13,075,262 |
| 45 | Australia | 071340 | Vegetables, leguminous; lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | 2024 | 87.21% | 107,063,586 |
| 46 | China | 731021 | Cans; which are to be closed by soldering or crimping, for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), less than 50l capacity, of iron or steel | 2024 | 85.57% | 12,368,735 |
| 47 | USA | 841112 | Turbo-jets; of a thrust exceeding 25kN | 2024 | 85.52% | 11,682,846 |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 252490 | Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos) | 2024 | 85.44% | 17,958,526 |
| 49 | USA | 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | 2024 | 84.00% | 125,081,567 |
| 50 | China | 310311 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; phosphatic, superphosphates, containing by weight 35% or more of diphosphorus pentaoxide (P2O5) | 2024 | 82.78% | 10,489,468 |
| 51 | India | 100630 | Cereals; rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | 2024 | 82.49% | 69,472,855 |
| 52 | India | 280300 | Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c. | 2024 | 82.00% | 48,753,570 |
| 53 | India | 520832 | Fabrics, woven; containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, dyed, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2 | 2024 | 81.74% | 11,560,568 |
| 54 | China | 847130 | Automatic data processing machines; portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | 2024 | 81.10% | 51,713,197 |
| 55 | China | 540754 | Fabrics, woven; containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed | 2024 | 80.93% | 15,763,574 |
| 56 | China | 850440 | Electrical static converters | 2024 | 80.80% | 64,462,253 |
| 57 | India | 600621 | Fabrics; knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of cotton, unbleached or bleached | 2024 | 80.55% | 22,012,902 |
| 58 | India | 071320 | Vegetables, leguminous; chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | 2024 | 80.36% | 24,573,467 |
| 59 | China | 850760 | Electric accumulators; lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | 2024 | 80.09% | 11,585,178 |
China: 25 occurrences
India: 16 occurrences
Russian Federation: 3 occurrences
USA: 3 occurrences
France: 2 occurrences
Malaysia: 2 occurrences
Australia: 1 occurrence
Brazil: 1 occurrence
Central African Rep.: 1 occurrence
Japan: 1 occurrence
New Zealand: 1 occurrence
Türkiye: 1 occurrence
United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence
United Kingdom: 1 occurrence
Legend:
Highlight - the row matches a Danger Zone country and/or a Critical Goods HS code.
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1234Bold lime HS code - the product code is flagged in Critical Goods.