World Tariff Profiles
2022
SPECIAL TOPICS 1. Preferential rules of origin in international trade 2. Non-tariff measures on “green” and “brown” energy products
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Part A.1
Tariffs and imports: Summary and duty ranges
Summary
Total
Simple average final bound
32.3
Simple average MFN applied
Ag
Non-Ag
50.2
23.0
2021 2020
5.9
17.0
4.2
Trade weighted average
6.4
21.1
3.8
Imports in billion US$
2020
15.6
2.3
13.3
5 <= 10
10 <= 15
Duty-free
Frequency distribution
0 <= 5
WTO member since
1995
Binding coverage:
Total
40.5
Non-Ag
31.0
Ag: Tariff quotas (in %)
0
Ag: Special safeguards (in % )
0
15 <= 25
25 <= 50
50 <= 100
> 100
NAV
Tariff lines and import values (in %)
in %
Agricultural products 0
0.1
0
0.1
0.3
95.8
3.5
0.0
3.0
MFN applied
Final bound 2021
18.8
0.4
7.3
59.7
6.3
4.0
1.2
2.3
23.4
Imports
2020
28.5
0.3
3.7
30.6
7.2
25.7
2.9
1.1
47.6
0.2
7.6
6.9
0.2
6.5
8.9
0.7
0
0.2
MFN applied
2021
70.3
0.1
6.8
22.5
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
2.4
Imports
2020
75.2
0.1
2.8
21.5
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
2.5
Non-agricultural products Final bound
Part A.2
Tariffs and imports by product groups Final bound duties
Product groups
AVG
Duty-free
Max
Binding
in %
MFN applied duties
AVG
in %
Duty-free
Imports Max
in %
Share
Duty-free
in %
in %
Animal products
49.9
0
50
100
11.2
30.6
50
0.0
Dairy products
48.6
0
60
100
24.5
0
60
2.1
0
Fruit, vegetables, plants
50.8
0
60
100
13.3
13.4
39
2.8
26.4
44.5
Coffee, tea
49.8
0
60
100
15.1
0
29
0.2
0
Cereals & preparations
50.4
0
60
100
14.3
12.7
60
3.5
81.9 3.6
Oilseeds, fats & oils
49.2
0
50
98.8
14.0
7.8
43
2.2
Sugars and confectionery
50.0
0
50
100
17.2
0
31
1.8
0
Beverages & tobacco
51.0
0
175
100
79.4
0
175
0.7
0
Cotton
50.0
0
50
100
0.0
100.0
0
0.0
100.0
Other agricultural products
49.9
0
60
100
7.9
40.6
15
1.5
34.2
Fish & fish products
50.0
0
50
98.8
14.2
5.3
15
1.3
54.4
Minerals & metals
48.0
4.8
75
7.0
5.2
60.6
19
16.6
79.4
Petroleum
20.0
0
45
83.3
11.5
29.9
42
10.1
37.4
Chemicals
10.7
0
60
6.5
1.7
87.6
30
12.6
83.4
Wood, paper, etc.
33.9
1.8
60
19.5
7.6
47.4
15
3.3
64.7
Textiles
9.5
1.1
50
95.8
1.3
91.0
59
15.1
97.3
Clothing
17.5
0
18
100
0.0
100.0
0
1.0
100.0
Leather, footwear, etc.
50.0
0
50
8.4
9.3
32.0
15
2.0
39.8
7.6
0
60
14.4
1.6
90.3
147
8.0
90.6
Electrical machinery
32.0
0
60
13.5
4.3
64.6
73
8.0
71.1
Transport equipment
35.0
0
45
12.1
5.9
63.3
69
4.5
49.1
Manufactures, n.e.s.
33.0
0
100
19.6
5.8
57.4
15
2.6
79.1
Non-electrical machinery
Part B
Exports to major trading partners and duties faced Bilateral imports Major markets
in million US$
Diversification
MFN AVG of
Pref.
95% trade in no. of
traded TL
margin
HS 2-digit
HS 6-digit
Simple
Weighted
Weighted
Duty-free imports TL
Value
in %
in %
Agricultural products 1. European Union
2020
405
13
43
14.2
5.3
5.1
68.9
99.0
2. India
2020
287
11
21
50.7
51.9
48.3
74.6
66.3
3. United States of America
2020
193
13
28
2.8
1.2
1.1
83.9
97.8
4. Russian Federation
2020
133
2
4
6.8
3.3
0.8
6.4
70.4
5. Japan
2020
83
8
14
9.7
4.0
0.6
47.5
47.1
1. United States of America
2020
2,347
24
119
6.4
12.0
0.7
57.4
32.3
2. European Union
2020
2,023
30
172
5.4
8.5
8.5
99.8
100.0
3. India
2020
356
48
220
12.7
12.9
11.4
80.7
78.2
4. Canada
2020
237
17
90
6.5
13.5
0.2
52.9
19.6
5. Hong Kong, China
2020
197
11
47
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
100.0
Non-agricultural products
170
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WTO ITC UNCTAD World Tariff Profiles 2022