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Shipping to Sri Lanka
Ocean freight to Sri Lanka is tracked on bexy across 4 trade lanes and 3,051 shipments, with China, Netherlands and Germany the largest origins.
- Trade lanes
- 4
- Shipments tracked
- 3,051
- Median est. transit
- 18 days
- Port pages
- 1
Middle half 15–19 days · 90% within 21 days · 150 shipments measured · volume-weighted across the lanes with at least 20 measured shipments, which carry 94% of the shipments · 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
Actual transit (from carrier discharge events)
17days median
Middle half 17–21 days · 90% within 23 days · n = 164 shipments with a recorded discharge · volume-weighted across the lanes with at least 20 recorded discharges, which carry 94% of the shipments
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.
Sri Lanka ocean freight imports
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. It weights each lane by its shipment volume, over the lanes with at least 20 measured shipments, which carry 94% of the shipments.
Measured from the carrier's container events instead of its estimates, the actual transit 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. It weights each lane by its shipment volume, over the lanes with at least 20 recorded discharges, which carry 94% of the shipments.
Import cargo into Sri Lanka is mainly discharged at Colombo.
Every shipment on these lanes 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.
Routes to Sri Lanka
Discharge ports · Sri Lanka
Recent shipments to 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 shipping to Sri Lanka take?
- The median estimated transit 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. It weights each lane by its shipment volume, over the lanes with at least 20 measured shipments, which carry 94% of the shipments.
- How long does shipping to Sri Lanka actually take?
- The median actual transit 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. It weights each lane by its shipment volume, over the lanes with at least 20 recorded discharges, which carry 94% of the shipments.
- Which countries ship the most to Sri Lanka?
- The largest origins for cargo arriving in Sri Lanka are China, Netherlands, Germany and France.
- Which ports handle Sri Lanka's imports?
- Import cargo is mainly discharged at Colombo.
- How many shipments to Sri Lanka does bexy track?
- bexy has 3,051 shipments on record bound for Sri Lanka across 4 trade lanes, the most recent departing Oct 7, 2026.
- How do I track a shipment to Sri Lanka?
- 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 3,051 shipments
Shipping to Sri Lanka · filterable by port, date & weight
Aggregated from 3,051 tracked Bills of Lading across 4 lanes · volume-weighted 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 · volume-weighted 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, "Shipping to Sri Lanka — Ocean Routes & Transit Times", data as of 2026-10-19, n = 3,051 tracked shipments. https://bexy.io/shipping/to/sri-lankaDefinitions, thresholds and limitations are on the methodology page.