What is the U.S. trade balance with Sri Lanka?

The U.S. trade balance with Sri Lanka is -$21.29B (a deficit — the U.S. imports more than it exports).

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Q: What does the U.S. import from Sri Lanka?

The top U.S. imports from Sri Lanka are Apparel Articles And Accessories, Knit Or Crochet, Apparel Articles And Accessories, Not Knit etc., Rubber And Articles Thereof. The full product breakdown is on this page.

The United States imports $22.96B from Sri Lanka and exports $1.67B to it as of Aug 2026, a trade balance of -$21.29B. Top U.S. imports from Sri Lanka: Apparel Articles And Accessories, Knit Or Crochet, Apparel Articles And Accessories, Not Knit etc., Rubber And Articles Thereof.

$22.96BU.S. imports from

$1.67BU.S. exports to

-$21.29BU.S. trade balance

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Monthly U.S. imports from SRI LANKA

$568.7M

Sep
25

$513.6M

Oct
25

$446.1M

Nov
25

$476.1M

Dec
25

$592.7M

Jan
26

$439.3M

Feb
26

$538.4M

Mar
26

$227.1M

Apr
26

$443.5M

May
26

$449.0M

Jun
26

$477.1M

Jul
26

$529.2M

Aug
26

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Top products imported from SRI LANKA

#	Product	Value
1	HS 61 Apparel Articles And Accessories, Knit Or Crochet	$4.89B
2	HS 62 Apparel Articles And Accessories, Not Knit etc.	$3.42B
3	HS 40 Rubber And Articles Thereof	$1.46B
4	HS 71 Nat etc. Pearls, Prec etc. Stones, Pr Met etc.; Coin	$848.8M
5	HS 621210 Brassieres:	$686.2M
6	HS 611610 Impregnated, Coated, Covered Or Laminated With Plastics Or Rubber:	$468.5M
7	HS 401290 Other:	$428.9M
8	HS 84 Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery etc.; Parts	$420.9M

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Top products exported to SRI LANKA

#	Product	Value
1	HS 23 Food Industry Residues & Waste; Prep Animal Feed	$549.0M
2	HS 84 Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery etc.; Parts	$121.7M
3	HS 90 Optic, Photo etc., Medic Or Surgical Instrments etc.	$93.7M
4	HS 88 Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof	$78.3M
5	HS 85 Electric Machinery etc.; Sound Equipment; TV Equipment; Parts	$76.5M
6	HS 30 Pharmaceutical Products	$73.0M
7	HS 56 Wadding, Felt etc.; Sp Yarn; Twine, Ropes etc.	$71.0M
8	HS 98 Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi	$68.7M