Top Import Products from China to Sri Lanka

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24-Nov-2025

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Sri Lanka
 

As the Sri Lanka import data reveals, the nation's top import products for 2025 were prominently characterized by:

> Mineral fuels and oils: 22.0%

> Machinery and mechanical appliances: 18.5%

> Electrical machinery and equipment: 12.0%

> Pharmaceuticals: 10.0%

> Vehicles and parts: 9.5%

> Iron and steel: 8.0%

> Plastics: 6.5%

> Organic chemicals: 5.0%

> Fertilizers: 4.5%

> Food and live animals: 4.5%

These top 10 import items represented a significant 96.5% of Sri Lanka's total import value for 2025. When analyzing Sri Lanka's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing import categories were: Mineral fuels and oils (USD 420 million), Electrical machinery and equipment (USD 350 million), and Pharmaceuticals (USD 280 million), showing a robust upward trend.

Conversely, the declining sectors in the import landscape included products of Iron and steel, Plastics, and Vehicles and parts.

For businesses and market analysts, the subsequent chart offers a deeper dive, showcasing the monetary value and market dynamics of Sri Lanka’s top 10 import commodities for 2025.

YOY and MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products from China to Sri Lanka

Top Import Products from China to Sri Lanka

YOY comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of Sri Lanka

MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of Sri Lanka

Import Products from China to Sri Lanka
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1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y ALL
Top Products Mar-25 Apr-25 Growth% Mar-25 Share Apr-25 Share
Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914

HSN Code:  39269099  39262090  39261090 
Importers : Sri Lanka Importers 6,181
Sri Lanka Importers Shipment 43,319 		Value $1,875,937.39 $2,332,450.44 greenUpArrow 24.34% 0.78%
Shipment 1,687 1,895 greenUpArrow 12.33% 3.39%
Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, Containing less than 85% by weight of such fibres, Mixed mainly or solely with cotton, Of a weight not exceeding 170 g/m2 - unbleached or bleached :

HSN Code:  55134900  55132100  55131900 
Importers : Sri Lanka Importers 934
Sri Lanka Importers Shipment 37,356 		Value $811,149.76 $1,376,559.03 greenUpArrow 69.70% 0.34%
Shipment 1,993 1,660 redDownArrow -16.71% 4.01%
Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space heating apparatus and soil heating apparatus; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus (for example, Hair dryers, Hair curlers, Curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; ele

HSN Code:  85166010  85166090  85169090 
Importers : Sri Lanka Importers 2,145
Sri Lanka Importers Shipment 26,315 		Value $2,562,541.63 $2,438,529.96 redDownArrow -4.84% 1.06%
Shipment 1,140 1,158 greenUpArrow 1.58% 2.29%
Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, Or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, Switches, Relays, Fuses, Surge suppressors, Plugs, Sockets, Lamp-holders and other connectors, Junction boxes), For

HSN Code:  85365020  85369090  85364900 
Importers : Sri Lanka Importers 4,059
Sri Lanka Importers Shipment 21,883 		Value $878,277.61 $956,087.91 greenUpArrow 8.86% 0.36%
Shipment 841 892 greenUpArrow 6.06% 1.69%
Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber

HSN Code:  40169990  40169390  40169100 
Importers : Sri Lanka Importers 4,260
Sri Lanka Importers Shipment 21,740 		Value $346,226.67 $570,896.8 greenUpArrow 64.89% 0.14%
Shipment 922 1,099 greenUpArrow 19.20% 1.86%
Screws, Bolts, Nuts, Coach-screws, Screw hooks, Rivets, Cotters, Cotter-pins, Washers (including spring washers)and similar articles, Of iron or steel - threaded articles :

HSN Code:  73181500  73181600  73182200 
Importers : Sri Lanka Importers 3,745
Sri Lanka Importers Shipment 20,946 		Value $623,913.07 $1,053,642.68 greenUpArrow 68.88% 0.26%
Shipment 659 928 greenUpArrow 40.82% 1.33%
Lamps and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof, Not elsewhere s

HSN Code:  94051190  94054190  94054290 
Importers : Sri Lanka Importers 2,735
Sri Lanka Importers Shipment 20,344 		Value $937,168.58 $1,922,564.87 greenUpArrow 105.15% 0.39%
Shipment 651 917 greenUpArrow 40.86% 1.31%
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705

HSN Code:  87089990  87083000  87082990 
Importers : Sri Lanka Importers 1,532
Sri Lanka Importers Shipment 18,368 		Value $697,066.33 $2,393,989.27 greenUpArrow 243.44% 0.29%
Shipment 769 831 greenUpArrow 8.06% 1.55%
Electrical transformers, Static converters (for example, Rectifiers) and inductors

HSN Code:  85044090  85049090  85044020 
Importers : Sri Lanka Importers 3,540
Sri Lanka Importers Shipment 18,136 		Value $5,094,772.92 $4,697,281.44 redDownArrow -7.80% 2.11%
Shipment 673 758 greenUpArrow 12.63% 1.35%
Air or vacuum pumps, Air or other gas compressors and fans; ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, Whether or not fitted with filters

HSN Code:  84145900  84145100  84148000 
Importers : Sri Lanka Importers 3,392
Sri Lanka Importers Shipment 16,679 		Value $1,748,802.38 $2,490,845.64 greenUpArrow 42.43% 0.72%
Shipment 526 718 greenUpArrow 36.50% 1.06%
Other articles of iron or steel - forged or stamped, But not further worked :

HSN Code:  73269090  73262090  73262010 
Importers : Sri Lanka Importers 3,430
Sri Lanka Importers Shipment 16,569 		Value $1,125,113.23 $2,496,673.52 greenUpArrow 121.90% 0.47%
Shipment 713 845 greenUpArrow 18.51% 1.43%
Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, Of plastics; stoppers, Lids, Caps and other closures, Of plastics

HSN Code:  39232190  39232990  39233020 
Importers : Sri Lanka Importers 2,820
Sri Lanka Importers Shipment 15,126 		Value $532,626.91 $772,290.18 greenUpArrow 45.00% 0.22%
Shipment 696 816 greenUpArrow 17.24% 1.40%
Other knitted or crocheted fabrics

HSN Code:  60069000  60063200  60062200 
Importers : Sri Lanka Importers 1,877
Sri Lanka Importers Shipment 14,689 		Value $8,088,520.96 $9,664,776.37 greenUpArrow 19.49% 3.35%
Shipment 397 484 greenUpArrow 21.91% 0.80%
Narrow woven fabrics other than goods of heading 5807; narrow fabrics consisting of warp without weft assembled by means of an adhesive (bolducs)

HSN Code:  58062000  58063900  58063200 
Importers : Sri Lanka Importers 1,591
Sri Lanka Importers Shipment 14,339 		Value $1,239,797.75 $1,572,646.66 greenUpArrow 26.85% 0.51%
Shipment 619 644 greenUpArrow 4.04% 1.25%
Trunks, Suit-cases, Vanity-cases, Executive- cases, Brief-cases, School satchels, Spectacle cases, Binocular cases, Camera cases, Musical instrument cases, Gun cases, Holsters and similar containers; travelling-bags, Insulated food or beverages bags, Toil

HSN Code:  42023200  42021200  42023100 
Importers : Sri Lanka Importers 1,418
Sri Lanka Importers Shipment 14,279 		Value $158,647.87 $270,344.54 greenUpArrow 70.41% 0.07%
Shipment 879 729 redDownArrow -17.06% 1.77%

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