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Production: |
Over
800 garment factories including foreign Joint Ventures
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Exports:
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Sri Lanka is the USA’s 12th supplier. Sri Lankan apparel
exports to world was US$ 2500 million last year of which US$ 1500
million to
USA. |
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Products:
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Wide range of men’s women’s and children’s knitted and
woven garments.
Supporting range of fabrics , accessories are also
manufactured in Sri Lanka. |
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Trade Policy:
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Sri Lanka has a liberal import regime for fabric and
accessories. |
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Compliance:
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Sri Lanka has an exemplary record as a socially
compliant producer.
Sri Lanka has no
child labor or forced labor complies with health and safety
standards and employs best practice in labor
standards. |
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Labor Force: |
High level of literacy, skilled, trainable and use of
English Language. Employs
1 million youth in the apparel industry. |
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Technology:
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High usage of CAD/CAM and ability to integrate with
e-distribution networks and e-commerce. |
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Infrastructure:
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Advanced communications and strong ICT
capability. Located on
main Asia-Europe shipping lane with modern port
facilities. |
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Contact:
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Jeanne
Atkinson, Global Market
Consultant
32 West 40th Street, New York 10018
Tel: (212) 869-4610 Fax:(212)
869-461
E-mail: cashmere@erols.com
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Saman Udagedera, Minister
Commercial
Sri Lanka Embassy in USA, Washington DC 20008
Tel: (202) 483 4029 Fax: (202) 232
7181
Email: lankatrade@starpower.net |
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Jeevani Siriwardena, Deputy
Director
Sri Lanka Export Development Board
Tel: 0094-1-300721 Fax:
0094-1-300715
Email: jeevani@edb.tradenetsl.lk |
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Sri Lankan Manufacturers Visiting New
York |