Export Indian Spices to Sri Lanka — duty, demand, documents and buyers

Sri Lanka applies a 0.0% MFN (applied) import duty on Indian Spices (HS 091030) as reported for 2023 to World Bank WITS / UNCTAD TRAINS. Indian exporters can claim RoDTEP at 1.4% of FOB (DGFT Appendix 4R (RoDTEP schedule)). Sri Lanka imported US$176.26K of this product in 2024, ranking #100 worldwide (OEC World (BACI / UN Comtrade)).

Top importing markets for Indian Spices

• Bangladesh — US$52.20M
• United Arab Emirates — US$51.53M
• United States — US$49.87M
• India — US$37.10M
• Malaysia — US$19.93M
• Germany — US$16.51M
• Morocco — US$15.86M
• Saudi Arabia — US$15.30M

Source: OEC World (BACI / UN Comtrade) (2024)

Duty and taxes at destination

• Import duty into Sri Lanka: 0.0% (MFN (applied), 2023, World Bank WITS / UNCTAD TRAINS)
• India export benefit: RoDTEP 1.4% of FOB (DGFT Appendix 4R (RoDTEP schedule))
• Note: 0% is the ad-valorem rate reported to WITS. Some lines (e.g. EU cereals, sugar) carry specific duties per tonne that are not expressed as a percentage — confirm in the destination tariff schedule.

Buyer coverage

• Verified buyer coverage for Sri Lanka is being ingested. Import demand above is real; buyer records are published only after screening.

Data sources

• World Bank WITS / UNCTAD TRAINS (as of 2023) — duty
• DGFT Appendix 4R (RoDTEP schedule) (as of 2026-05-01) — exportBenefit
• OEC World (BACI / UN Comtrade) (as of 2024) — demand

Disclaimer: Tariff and incentive figures are the latest officially published rates from the sources shown and may lag the current year. Verify against the destination customs tariff and DGFT notifications before contracting or shipping.

Source

Vametra AI — https://vametra.com/export/indian-spices/to/sri-lanka