Sri Lanka – Luxembourg Relations
- Last Updated on 27 November 2020
Bilateral Cooperation
Sri Lanka established diplomatic relations with Luxembourg on 27th July 1972. Sri Lanka's Ambassador in Brussels in concurrently accredited to Luxembourg. The Embassy of Luxembourg in New Delhi is concurrently accredited to cover diplomatic relations with Sri Lanka.
Following the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Relations of Sri Lanka, H.E. Mr. Dinesh Gunawardena, the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs and Minister of Immigration and Asylum, H.E. Mr. Jean Asselborn, went to Sri Lanka for an official visit on 30 January 2020. Minister Asselborn called on President H.E. Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister H.E Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa during his stay in Sri Lanka.
H.E. Ms. Grace Asirwatham, the Ambassador accredited to Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with residence in Belgium presented her letter of Credence to HRH Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg on 13th November 2019. She succeeded H.E Mr. Rodney Perera.
Trade Relations between Sri Lanka and Luxembourg
Trade between Sri Lanka and Luxembourg has substantially increased from Euro 300,502 in 2018 to Euro 689,712 in 2019. Sri Lanka's major exports to Luxemburg are precious or semi-precious stones and apparel. The main import items from Luxemburg to Sri Lanka are articles of iron or steel, machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, chemical products, etc. There is no regular pattern on the trade between the two countries. The balance of trade has always in favour of Luxemburg.
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Sri Lanka - Luxembourg Total Trade from 2015 -2019 Value in Euros |
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Year |
Year |
Year |
Year |
Year |
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Sri Lanka Exports to Luxembourg |
112,674 |
6,075 |
1,319 |
10,753 |
61,519 |
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Sri Lanka Imports from Luxembourg |
473,772 |
1,124,372 |
867,532 |
289,749 |
628,193 |
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Total Trade |
586,446 |
1.130.447 |
868.851 |
300.502 |
689,712 |
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Balance of Trade |
-361,098 |
-1,118,297 |
-866,213 |
-278,996 |
-566,674 |
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Source: Eurostat |
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Major Exports from Sri Lanka to Luxembourg 2015-2019 |
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Value in Euros |
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HS Code |
Product Description |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
|
71 |
Natural Or Cultured Pearls, Precious Or Semi-Precious Stones, Precious Metals, Metals Clad With Precious Metal, And Articles Thereof; Imitation Jewellery; Coin |
6,580 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17,166 |
|
61 |
Articles Of Apparel And Clothing Accessories, Knitted Or Crocheted |
0 |
0 |
779 |
1,595 |
13,038 |
|
84 |
Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery And Mechanical Appliances; Parts Thereof |
52 |
1,042 |
309 |
3,850 |
10,611 |
|
62 |
Articles Of Apparel And Clothing Accessories, Not Knitted Or Crocheted |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3,300 |
7,143 |
|
97 |
Works Of Art, Collectors' Pieces And Antiques |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5,432 |
|
99 |
Other Products |
2,421 |
6 |
0 |
630 |
2,700 |
|
90 |
Optical, Photographic, Cinematographic, Measuring, Checking, Precision, Medical Or Surgical Instruments And Apparatus; Parts And Accessories Thereof |
0 |
0 |
0 |
464 |
1,743 |
|
85 |
Electrical Machinery And Equipment And Parts Thereof; Sound Recorders And Reproducers, Television Image And Sound Recorders And Reproducers, And Parts And Accessories Of Such Articles |
0 |
5,027 |
231 |
644 |
,.519 |
|
95 |
Toys, Games And Sports Requisites; Parts And Accessories Thereof |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
861 |
|
09 |
Coffee, Tea, Maté And Spices |
0 |
0 |
0 |
270 |
537 |
|
63 |
Other Made-Up Textile Articles; Sets; Worn Clothing And Worn Textile Articles; Rags |
67,972 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
461 |
|
48 |
Paper And Paperboard; Articles Of Paper Pulp, Of Paper Or Of Paperboard |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
180 |
|
19 |
Preparations Of Cereals, Flour, Starch Or Milk; Pastrycooks' Products |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
51 |
|
33 |
Essential Oils And Resinoids; Perfumery, Cosmetic Or Toilet Preparations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
|
94 |
Furniture; Bedding, Mattresses, Mattress Supports, Cushions And Similar Stuffed Furnishings; Lamps And Lighting Fittings, Not Elsewhere Specified Or Included; Illuminated Signs, Illuminated Name-Plates And The Like; Prefabricated Buildings |
35,649 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
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TOTAL |
112,674 |
6,075 |
1,319 |
10,753 |
61,519 |
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Major Exports from Sri Lanka to Luxembourg 2015-2019 |
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Value in Euros |
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Product Description |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
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73 |
Articles of Iron Or Steel |
23007 |
1007 |
8555 |
1543 |
299149 |
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84 |
Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery and Mechanical Appliances; Parts Thereof |
368642 |
898048 |
321640 |
162662 |
173205 |
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|
85 |
Electrical Machinery and Equipment and Parts Thereof; Sound Recorders and Reproducers, Television Image and Sound Recorders and Reproducers, and Parts and Accessories of Such Articles |
296 |
143516 |
44561 |
54321 |
90954 |
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72 |
Iron and Steel |
0 |
0 |
426652 |
0 |
33940 |
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|
38 |
Miscellaneous Chemical Products |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11509 |
9131 |
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|
90 |
Optical, Photographic, Cinematographic, Measuring, Checking, Precision, Medical Or Surgical Instruments And Apparatus; Parts And Accessories Thereof |
56576 |
52117 |
23199 |
28447 |
8087 |
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|
40 |
Rubber and Articles Thereof |
1423 |
112 |
3281 |
46 |
5925 |
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|
39 |
Plastics and Articles Thereof |
20937 |
7020 |
20866 |
23005 |
5537 |
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76 |
Aluminum And Articles Thereof |
0 |
832 |
128 |
590 |
1200 |
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82 |
Tools, Implements, Cutlery, Spoons and Forks, Of Base Metal; Parts Thereof Of Base Metal |
664 |
0 |
1898 |
0 |
491 |
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|
68 |
Articles Of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica Or Similar Materials |
0 |
2939 |
0 |
273 |
373 |
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|
49 |
Printed Books, Newspapers, Pictures and Other Products Of The Printing Industry; Manuscripts, Typescripts And Plans |
215 |
4 |
292 |
40 |
86 |
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|
99 |
Other Products |
2012 |
18777 |
16460 |
7313 |
115 |
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TOTAL |
473,772 |
1,124,372 |
867,532 |
289,749 |
628,193 |
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Source: Eurostat |
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Major Imports from Luxembourg to Sri Lanka 2015 – 2019 |
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Value in Euros |
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HS Code |
Product Description |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
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|
73 |
Articles of Iron Or Steel |
23007 |
1007 |
8555 |
1543 |
299149 |
||
|
84 |
Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery and Mechanical Appliances; Parts Thereof |
368642 |
898048 |
321640 |
162662 |
173205 |
||
|
85 |
Electrical Machinery and Equipment and Parts Thereof; Sound Recorders and Reproducers, Television Image and Sound Recorders and Reproducers, and Parts and Accessories of Such Articles |
296 |
143516 |
44561 |
54321 |
90954 |
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|
72 |
Iron and Steel |
0 |
0 |
426652 |
0 |
33940 |
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|
38 |
Miscellaneous Chemical Products |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11509 |
9131 |
||
|
90 |
Optical, Photographic, Cinematographic, Measuring, Checking, Precision, Medical Or Surgical Instruments And Apparatus; Parts And Accessories Thereof |
56576 |
52117 |
23199 |
28447 |
8087 |
||
|
40 |
Rubber and Articles Thereof |
1423 |
112 |
3281 |
46 |
5925 |
||
|
39 |
Plastics and Articles Thereof |
20937 |
7020 |
20866 |
23005 |
5537 |
||
|
76 |
Aluminum And Articles Thereof |
0 |
832 |
128 |
590 |
1200 |
||
|
82 |
Tools, Implements, Cutlery, Spoons and Forks, Of Base Metal; Parts Thereof Of Base Metal |
664 |
0 |
1898 |
0 |
491 |
||
|
68 |
Articles Of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica Or Similar Materials |
0 |
2939 |
0 |
273 |
373 |
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|
49 |
Printed Books, Newspapers, Pictures and Other Products Of The Printing Industry; Manuscripts, Typescripts And Plans |
215 |
4 |
292 |
40 |
86 |
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|
99 |
Other Products |
2012 |
18777 |
16460 |
7313 |
115 |
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TOTAL |
473,772 |
1,124,372 |
867,532 |
289,749 |
628,193 |
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Source: Eurostat |
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