According to the data from the Chinese customs, Sri Lanka imported various types of crane equipment from China in 2021 with a value of US $8.023 million, an increase of 88.26% compared with the total import value of US $4.261 million in 2020. From the time line, Sri Lanka’s import volume in March, August and September of 2021 has increased significantly, but the overall trend in the second half of the year is in a downward state. Chinese crane suppliers are optimistic about the future trend of the crane market in Sri Lanka. According to the data obtained from the Ministry of Commerce, the bilateral import and export volume of goods between China and Sri Lanka in 2021 was US $5903.29 million, an increase of US $1742.6731 million compared with the same period in 2020, with a year-on-year increase of 41.9%.

Sri Lanka's import value of cranes imported from China from January to December 2021/2020
Sri Lanka’s import value of cranes imported from China from January to December 2021/2020

Sri Lanka’s import value of cranes from China by month
2020   2021
01   223459.00   195244.00
02   3000.00   262493.00
03   292380.00   1648703.00
04   1541678.00   648733.00
05   29509.00   194439.00
06   80238.00   784391.00
07   818929.00   270424.00
08   240510.00   1265211.00
09   242896.00   1004013.00
10   74958.00   658589.00
11   209953.00   662771.00
12   503583.00   427555.00
Total   4261093.00   8022566.00
Statistics of imported cranes in Sri Lanka in 2021 by category
As can be seen from the tabular data, Sri Lanka will import the largest amount of Tower Crane, Gantry Crane, Crawler Crane in 2021. Among the various types of cranes required in Sri Lanka, the types of cranes that Dongqi Crane can provide include: gantry cranes, bridge cranes, jib cranes, electric hoists and various crane accessories. Each product is one of the important crane products of Dongqi Crane, and these products are sold to Sri Lanka every year. Both product quality and technical indicators can reach international leading standards. If you are interested in our products, you can contact us at any time

Commodity code   Crane Type   Import value
Total      8022566.00
84262000   Tower Crane   1854613.00
84261930   Gantry Crane   1330802.00
84264910   Crawler Crane   1250496.00
84281090   Other lifts and tipping cranes   1147568.00
84261120   Universal Overhead Crane   637265.00
84251100   Electric Pulleys and Hoists   600004.00
84313100   Parts of lifts, tipping cranes or escalators   588091.00
84264990   Other self-propelled hoists without rubber wheels   261715.00
84251900   Non-electric trolleys and hoists   180138.00
84269900   Unlisted Crane   114380.00
84263000   Portal Crane and Pedestal Jib Crane   25189.00
84269100   Other cranes for installation on road vehicles   23691.00
84261190   Overhead mobile cranes with other fixed supports   8614.00
84261990   Unlisted bridge cranes and mobile spreaders and straddle carriers   
84264110   Rubber-mounted self-propelled crane   
84264190   Other self-propelled hoists with rubber wheels   
Import volume of various types of cranes in Sri Lanka in 2021
Commodity code   Crane Type   Quantity
Total      238753
84313100   Parts of lifts, tipping cranes or escalators   230398
84251900   Non-electric trolleys and hoists   4409
84251100   Electric Pulleys and Hoists   3361
84269900   Unlisted Crane   376
84281090   Other lifts and tipping cranes   106
84261120   Universal Overhead Crane   47
84261930   Gantry Crane   24
84262000   Tower Crane   12
84263000   Portal Crane and Pedestal Jib Crane   9
84264910   Crawler Crane   5
84261190   Overhead mobile cranes with other fixed supports   4
84264990   Other self-propelled hoists without rubber wheels   1
84269100   Other cranes for installation on road vehicles   1
84261990   Unlisted bridge cranes and mobile spreaders and straddle carriers   
84264110   Rubber-mounted self-propelled crane   
84264190   Other self-propelled hoists with rubber wheels   
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Statistics of Sri Lanka’s import of cranes from China in 2021