Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- Sri Lankan garment manufacturers will soon have "unprecedented access" to UK markets due to liberalized trade rules set to take effect in early 2026. The changes to the UK's Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) will allow more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to be exported to the UK duty-free.
Under the new rules, Sri Lankan manufacturers can source up to 100% of their garment inputs from any country worldwide while maintaining tariff-free access to the UK. The upgrades also remove the requirement that two significant manufacturing processes, such as the manufacturing of the fabric and the garment, must take place in Sri Lanka.
The British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Andrew Patrick, stated that the chang...