Sri Lanka, Feb. 24 -- Sri Lankan businesses to benefit as reformed UK trade scheme opens doors to long-term economic growth, export diversification, and strengthened UK-Sri Lanka trade

Thousands of jobs supported across apparel manufacturing, logistics, and warehousing

Thousands of jobs will be created in SL's garment manufacturing, logistics, and warehousing.

Sri Lankan businesses will benefit as reformed UK trade scheme opens doors to long-term economic growth, export diversification, and strengthened UK-Sri Lanka trade relations, the British High Commission in Colombo said yesterday.

Reforms to UK's Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) which came into force on January 1, 2026 is expected to enable Sri Lankan manufacturers to ...