From - British High Commission Colombo
2014 saw a remarkable growth of 36% in Sri Lanka’s exports to the UK, confirming the UK as Sri Lanka’s top export destination in Europe.
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| British High Commissioner John Rankin |
British High Commissioner John Rankin welcomed this growth
and noted the continuing strong opportunities for British companies in the Sri
Lankan market.
He said “These latest figures demonstrate the strong demand
from British buyers for high quality goods manufactured in Sri Lanka, notably
in the apparel and clothing accessories sector. M&S, Next, George for Asda,
and Tesco all operate sourcing offices in this country. Overall, there are over
100 UK companies successfully operating in Sri Lanka.
Trade and investment is a two-way relationship and I look
forward to further growing British exports to this country. People in Sri Lanka
share a strong affinity with high quality UK brands and there is continuing
demand for top class British products, from food and drink to highly engineered
equipment. ”
UK retail brands have identified Sri Lanka as a strong
supply partner, due to the country’s labour standards and the success of Sri
Lankan apparel sector’s ‘Garments without guilt’ campaign which focused on
ethically-made clothing i.e. free of child labour, sweatshop conditions and
forced labour while ensuring sustainable manufacturing practices.
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