Sri Lanka's Top 10 Imports 2025 - World's Top Exports
Sri Lanka’s Main Imports of Mineral Fuels and Related Products. In 2025, Sri Lankan importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of fossil fuel-related products. Processed petroleum oils: US$1.8 billion (up 54% from 2025) Coal, solid fuels made from coal: $227.7 million (up 5.2%) Petroleum gases: $17.4 million (down -93.7%)
Sri Lanka - Oil and Gas - International Trade Administration
The refurbishment of the Sapugaskanda oil refinery is a high priority for the Government of Sri Lanka. Output from the Sapugaskanda oil refinery meets 40 percent of Sri Lanka’s demand for refined fuels, while the government imports 60 percent of the refined fuels consumed domestically.
Sri Lanka’s Top Exports 2025
By value, Sri Lanka’s top 10 exports accounted for over three-quarters (77%) of the overall value of its global shipments. Gems and precious metals represent the fastest grower among the top 10 export categories, up by 243.9% from 2025 to 2025. In second place for improving export sales was machinery including computers via a 119.6% gain.
Sri Lanka - Trade Agreements - export.gov
In May 2017, Sri Lanka regained the European Union’s (EU) Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GSP+) privileges for Sri Lankan exports. The trade preferences under GSP+ consists of the full removal of duties on 66 percent of tariff lines, covering a wide array of products including textiles and fisheries. The GSP+ scheme is conditional on Sri
A year after crisis, Sri Lanka allows 3 foreign oil companies
The entry of Chinese, American and Australian oil firms in Sri Lanka is significant as the island nation only has two major oil companies. Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, which is owned by the government, controls 80 percent of the fuel supply, while the Sri Lankan subsidiary of the Indian Oil Corporation -- Lanka IOC -- controls the rest.
- What is DOP oil used for?
- DOP is one of many plasticizers that are used to increase the flexibility of elastomers. You can expect a boost in flexibility, a decrease in the glass transition temperature, a reduction in crystallization, and a reduction in compounds cost after applying this oil to tires. DOP oil is used in the manufacturing of rubber in the following ways.
- Is DOP oil poisonous?
- DOP oil is a harmful, poisonous, carcinogenic, and non-degradable material that, according to studies, can kill aquatic life and cause irreparable damage to the environment if it enters the water. As a result, the conditions under which it is stored and used are crucial.
- What is the difference between DOP oil & EPDM oil?
- DOP oil in NBR shortens the mixing time although EPDM is typically synthesized without the use of a plasticizer, DOP can be added for certain application such as rectifying difficulties with pressure sensitive strips. DOP decreases mixing time, increases elasticity, and improves adhesive performance in polybutadiene (BR).
