Sri Lanka : Perspectives des entreprises - Série de l’ITC sur les mesures non tarifaires (EN)

This report presents results of an ITC survey of over 500 businesses in Sri Lanka on their views regarding non-tarriff measures and a national workshop to discuss the results.

Enterprises in Sri Lanka report difficulties with a broad range of measures, in particular with technical testing, inspection and certification, which are required to demonstrate conformity with sanitary and phytosanitary measures. They must cope with a lack of trade-related infrastructure and burdensome procedural requirements. Strikingly, the problems lie on both sides of the border – in partner counties and in Sri Lanka itself – limiting the competitiveness of enterprises, especially smaller ones, and their ability to integrate into the global economy and maximize the benefits of international trade.