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CeylonTrade
About

DirecttradefromtheIndianOcean.

Audited Sri Lankan producers of tea, spices and coconut — direct to buyers in 140+ countries.

The manifesto

Sri Lanka is the origin. We built the verification layer buyers need.

For decades, Ceylon shipped through brokers and rebranders — stripped of exporter identity and lot-level traceability.

CeylonTrade puts buyers back in direct contact with the source. Every producer is hand-audited — registration, export licence and certificates verified — before they can list.

Browse. Sample. Negotiate. Ship. Nothing in between.

  • Verified exporters
  • Audited certificates
  • Document-checked
  • Direct-from-exporter
  • Inspected lots

What we trade

Three crops. One island.

Tea, spice and coconut — the three product categories Sri Lanka exports, sourced directly from audited estates and farms with verified export documentation.

Misty Ceylon tea terraces at dawn
Ceylon Tea

Grown by elevation, never blended across origins.

Sri Lanka is one of the world's few single-origin tea nations. Every leaf is traceable to a region and an altitude.

High-grown
Nuwara Eliya, Uva, Dimbula — bright and floral
Mid-grown
Kandy — full-bodied and coppery
Low-grown
Ruhuna, Sabaragamuwa — dark and malty
Certified
SLTB Lion mark — 100% Ceylon origin
Rolled quills of true Ceylon cinnamon
Ceylon Spice

The only country that grows true cinnamon.

Cinnamomum verum grows here and nowhere else. Alongside it, the wet zone yields pepper, cardamom, cloves and nutmeg — all still hand-harvested.

ALBA grade
Under 6 mm quill — pale and sweet
C5 / C4 / M5
Standard export grades
Coumarin
~250× lower than cassia
Also grown
Pepper, cardamom, cloves, nutmeg, mace
Fresh Sri Lankan king coconut split open
Coconut & King Coconut

One tree, a hundred products — and a fruit found only here.

Sri Lanka is a top-three global coconut exporter. King coconut, endemic to the island, is harvested young for its naturally sweet water.

King coconut
Endemic to Sri Lanka — naturally sweet water
Virgin oil
Cold-pressed within hours of splitting
Desiccated
#2 global supplier — fine, medium, coarse
Coir & shell
Fibre, rope, activated charcoal

How it works

Three rules. No exceptions.

  • Verified only

    Every seller is hand-audited — registration, licences and certificates checked before listings go live.

  • Sample first

    Order a paid sample. Approve it on your bench. Then commit to a container.

  • Direct trade

    You deal with the exporter — no broker, no rebrander, no hidden markup.

CeylonTrade by the numbers

  • 420+
    Verified exporters
  • 4,300
    Live listings
  • 140
    Countries served
  • 0%
    Middleman markup

Every listing is traceable to a real producer.

Registration, export licence, phyto, certificate of origin, ISO and organic paperwork — checked before a seller ever appears on the marketplace.

Help & support

Common questions.

How do I register as a buyer?
Create a free account from the Sign Up link in the header. Buyer accounts are open — no verification needed to browse, message exporters, or request paid samples.
How do I register as a seller?
Sign up as a seller and submit your Sri Lankan business registration, export licence, and product certificates. Our team reviews the documents by hand before your storefront goes live.
How does verification actually work?
We check registration and licence numbers against the issuing bodies, and confirm certificates (organic, Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade) with the issuing scheme. Nothing is self-declared.
How do inquiries and sample requests work?
Every product listing has an inquiry button. Message the exporter directly with your specs and quantity, agree a sample cost and courier fee in the thread, and the sample ships from Colombo — usually 3–7 working days.
Does CeylonTrade handle payments?
No. CeylonTrade does not currently process payments, hold escrow, issue invoices, or book freight. Every deal — pricing, terms, payment method, shipping — is arranged directly between the buyer and the exporter.
So what does CeylonTrade actually do?
We verify the seller, host the storefront and listings, and give you a message thread with the producer. From there it's a direct commercial relationship — no broker, no rebrander, no markup.

Something not covered?

Email us directly and a real person will get back to you within one business day.

hello@ceylontrade.lk

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One island. One marketplace.

Buyers get vetted exporters and paid samples. Sellers keep their estate name and their margin.

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