Sri Lanka, Aug. 20 -- Sri Lankan garment manufacturers will gain unprecedented access to UK markets under liberalised trade rules taking effect in early 2026 and the reforms enable manufacturers to source up to 100 percent of garment inputs from any country worldwide while maintaining tariff-free access to the UK.

Under the UK's Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), Sri Lanka receives benefits as an 'Enhanced Preference' country, the British High Commission in Colombo said.

Current rules allow tariff free access to Sri Lankan garments if inputs are sourced from the South Asian region along with restrictions around processing.

The liberalised rules will now offer Enhanced Preference countries (including Sri Lanka) the same product...