Why Sri Lanka
Instant foods, snacks, beverages, cosmetics and household lines, the heart of the Thai consumer range, are exactly the categories Thailand’s own trade promotion brings to Colombo. Most of the island’s grocery volume still moves through independent wholesalers and small retailers rather than the big chains: buyers who want a broad, saleable Thai assortment without committing to a full container per brand.
That is the buyer aBit Trading is built for. We are based in Bangkok, quote in English end to end, and consolidate a mixed assortment into one container — so a wholesaler in Colombo, Kandy or Galle can brief one partner and get one consolidated answer.
What we ship there
We source across the full Thai consumer-goods range, from beverages and food to non-food categories and the brands within them, and consolidate a mixed order into a single container: up to a hundred-plus SKUs in one load where the assortment calls for it. Everything is checked against your spec sheet at our Bangkok warehouse before consolidation, and where a manufacturer holds product certificates (GMP, HACCP, ISO 22000, Halal) we can pass those through on request. Brand availability is confirmed per order.
Getting it there
Colombo is a direct sea lane from Thailand. We consolidate and load at our own Bangkok warehouse, ship out through Laem Chabang, and direct services typically make the crossing in around a week; the exact lane, schedule and terms are confirmed per shipment. We quote under the Incoterm you prefer (EXW, FOB, CIF or DAP) to Colombo or the handover point you specify. Colombo is also South Asia’s main transshipment hub, which makes it the practical gateway for onward feeder cargo to the Maldives — ask us to quote that leg too.
Documents and duty
Every consolidated order ships with the full export document set: commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin, bill of lading, and the factory certificates noted above where they exist. For Sri Lanka we prepare that set with the destination’s rules in mind: many scheduled products fall under the SLSI import-inspection scheme, imported food must carry the product name in Sinhala, Tamil and English along with origin and importer details, and some items still require an import licence. On duty, Thailand and Sri Lanka signed a bilateral free trade agreement in February 2024. As of July 2026 it is not yet in force, with the two governments completing ratification, so no tariff preference is claimable today; we track it closely and will flag the moment a certificate of origin can earn your goods preferential treatment. We are also used to quoting for letter-of-credit terms. Final duty and compliance are confirmed per shipment with your customs broker — practical guidance, not legal advice.
Ready to price a mixed Thai order for Sri Lanka? Send your product list and destination and we will reply with a tailored quotation.