Can you bring fresh fruit or produce to Sri Lanka?

• Fresh produce

  prohibited

  Sri Lanka Customs: 'All fruits including Apples, Grapes, Mangoes, Peaches, Kiwi etc. are not allowed to be imported by air in personal baggage. All such items will be referred to the plant quarantine unit at BIA and will be destroyed.' Plants need a permit from the Department of Agriculture – Plant Quarantine Unit (Katunayake) obtained before leaving for Sri Lanka, plus a phytosanitary certificate from the exporting country; otherwise they are detained. Some plants (Orchids, Adeniums, Hoya, Ixora) are allowed with a licence; Anthurium, palm, Ficus, citrus and conifer families are not allowed. 'Any part of a plant (including fresh or dried fruits, leaves, seeds, twigs, roots etc.)' is restricted without prior approval. The page does not specifically address vegetables or processed plant foods.

  Also covers: fruit, fresh fruit, apples, grapes, mangoes, peaches, kiwi, plants, seeds, cuttings, flowers, dried fruit, vegetables

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  Source Passenger Services Directorate — Sri Lanka CustomsChecked against the source on 2026-10-09

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