Trade lane
Shipping from China to Sri Lanka
Ocean freight from China to Sri Lanka is an actively tracked container trade lane on bexy, with 2,880 shipments on record. Median estimated transit is 18 days, measured from the loaded-on-board date to the carrier's ETA at the final place of delivery, or the last planned arrival when the carrier gives none; half of shipments were estimated at between 15 and 19 days and 90% at 21 days or less, across 150 shipments with a usable on-board date and estimated arrival.
- Shipments tracked
- 2,880
- Median est. transit
- 18 days
- Loading ports
- 7
- Discharge ports
- 1
Estimated transit · China → Sri Lanka
18days median
- Middle half
- 15–19 days
- 90% within
- 21 days
- Shipments
- 150
Estimated from the loaded-on-board date to the carrier's ETA at the final place of delivery, or the last planned arrival when the carrier gives none, which can include an inland leg; spans over 120 days are left out. The middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
Actual transit (from carrier discharge events)
17days median
Middle half 17–21 days · 90% within 23 days · n = 164 shipments with a recorded discharge
Loaded on board → container discharged at the port of discharge, from the carrier's container events: actual dates, not estimates. It has no inland leg, so it is not directly comparable with the estimate, and it rests on fewer shipments because most Bills of Lading are read after the container has been returned empty.
China to Sri Lanka ocean freight
Measured from the carrier's container events instead of its estimates, the actual transit from China to Sri Lanka — loaded on board to a container discharged at the port of discharge, with no inland leg — has a median of 17 days (middle half 17–21 days, 90% within 23 days) across 164 shipments with a recorded discharge at the port of discharge.
Cargo on this lane loads mainly at China ports including Qingdao, Shanghai, Xingang and Xiamen and is discharged mainly at Colombo on the Sri Lanka side.
Every China-to-Sri Lanka shipment here travels on an Evergreen (EGLV) Bill of Lading and is read from the carrier's own tracking record: vessel, voyage, port milestones and per-container status, re-checked after the estimated arrival (the ETA, or the last planned arrival when there is none) until a status reports the shipment at its final destination, for up to 30 days — free, and without an account.
Destination ports · Sri Lanka
| Port of loading | Port of discharge | Shipments | Share | Planned port-to-port | Route page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qingdao | Colombo | 1,266 | 44% | 17 days median (16–19) · n = 87 | Qingdao → Colombo |
| Shanghai | Colombo | 1,134 | 39% | — | Shanghai → Colombo |
| Xingang | Colombo | 378 | 13% | — | — |
| Xiamen | Colombo | 96 | 3% | — | — |
| Nansha | Colombo | 4 | <1% | — | — |
| Da Chan Bay | Colombo | 1 | <1% | — | — |
| Ningbo | Colombo | 1 | <1% | — | — |
Share is of this lane's shipments that record both ports. Planned port-to-port is the median (and middle half) from the loaded-on-board date to the first planned arrival at the port of discharge in the carrier's routing — no inland leg, unlike the transit time above — shown when at least 20 shipments have both dates; n is how many of the pair's shipments it rests on.
Planned routing: All 95 shipments with a planned routing to the port of discharge are planned direct from the port of loading to the port of discharge. This is the carrier's planned routing when bexy read each Bill of Lading, and it can change after booking.
Recent shipments · China → Sri Lanka
- EGSU2355557 · Qingdao → Colombo
- EMCU5927744 · Qingdao → Colombo
- EMCU1645450 · Qingdao → Colombo
- EGHU3295320 · Qingdao → Colombo2×
- EGSU1894575 · Qingdao → Colombo
- EGSU6498561 · Qingdao → Colombo
- OTPU6212862 · Qingdao → Colombo
- EMCU5751249 · Qingdao → Colombo
- EMCU5915260 · Qingdao → Colombo
- EMCU5538681 · Qingdao → Colombo
- TLLU1190473 · Qingdao → Colombo
- EGSU5041502 · Qingdao → Colombo
Frequently asked questions
- How long does it take to ship from China to Sri Lanka?
- The median estimated transit from China to Sri Lanka is 18 days, measured from the loaded-on-board date to the carrier's ETA at the final place of delivery, or the last planned arrival when the carrier gives none; half of shipments were estimated at between 15 and 19 days and 90% at 21 days or less, across 150 shipments with a usable on-board date and estimated arrival. The exact time depends on the service, any transshipment and any inland leg to the final destination.
- How long does shipping from China to Sri Lanka actually take?
- The median actual transit from China to Sri Lanka is 17 days, measured from the loaded-on-board date to the day a container was discharged at the port of discharge, as reported in the carrier's container events; half of these shipments took between 17 and 21 days and 90% took 23 days or less, across 164 shipments with a recorded discharge at the port of discharge. Unlike the estimated transit it ends at the port of discharge, with no inland leg, and it rests on fewer shipments: for most Bills of Lading bexy first reads the record after the container has been returned empty, when the discharge is no longer shown.
- Which ports handle China to Sri Lanka shipments?
- Cargo most often loads at Qingdao, Shanghai, Xingang and Xiamen. On arrival it is most often discharged at Colombo.
- Is cargo from China to Sri Lanka shipped direct or transshipped?
- In the carrier's planned routing at the time bexy read each Bill of Lading, none of the 95 China-to-Sri Lanka shipments with a planned routing to the port of discharge called at a transshipment port: all were planned direct from the port of loading to the port of discharge. A transshipment port here is a planned stop between those two ports that is not the place of receipt or delivery, and routings can change after booking.
- How many shipments are tracked on the China to Sri Lanka route?
- bexy has 2,880 shipments on record for the China to Sri Lanka lane, the most recent departing Oct 7, 2026.
- How do I track a China to Sri Lanka shipment?
- Enter the Evergreen (EGLV) Bill of Lading or container number on bexy to see the vessel and voyage, port milestones and estimated arrival — free, with no login required.
Browse all 2,880 shipments
China → Sri Lanka · filterable by port, date & weight
Aggregated from 2,880 tracked Bills of Lading · median estimated transit from the loaded-on-board date to the carrier's ETA at the final place of delivery, or the last planned arrival when the carrier gives none, over 150 shipments · actual transit to discharge over 164 shipments with a recorded discharge · data refreshed Oct 19, 2026 · how these figures are built.
Cite this page
bexy, "China to Sri Lanka Shipping — Transit Time", data as of 2026-10-19, n = 2,880 tracked shipments. https://bexy.io/shipping/china-to-sri-lankaDefinitions, thresholds and limitations are on the methodology page.