Sourcing · Coconut Milk
Sri Lankan UHT coconut milk — the food-service workhorse.
Sri Lankan coconut milk exports grew an estimated 29% year-over-year in 2024, reaching approximately 44,600 tonnes to Europe. Tetra-pak and can formats are the workhorses of UK food service — curry kitchens, dessert producers, beverage operators — and Sri Lankan supply is structural at industrial scale.
Sources: Export Lanka Coconut Industry Report 2024 · CBI Coconut Market Potential
SL Export Growth 2024
+29%
year-over-year coconut milk export growth
EU Volume 2023
44.6k MT
Sri Lankan coconut milk shipped to Europe
Major Producer
KAP
30,000 MT/yr capacity — industrial-scale partner
UK Import Duty
0%
Sri Lanka under UK DCTS Enhanced Preferences
Why Format Matters
Tetra-pak is the format that wins food service.
400ml cans are the retail standard. They'll always have a place on shelf. But for UK food service operations — curry restaurants running daily volumes, hotel kitchens batching dessert, beverage operators making chai or smoothie bases — tetra-pak in 1L format is the format that wins. Less waste, less handling, longer shelf life once opened, no can lining concerns.
Sri Lankan production scaled aggressively into tetra-pak through 2023–24, and that's the format we lead with for UK trade. We supply retail-format cans alongside, but the strategic supply is the 1L tetra-pak workhorse.
Formats Available
Sri Lankan Coconut Milk formats for UK trade.
Retail-ready packs and food-service formats. MOQ details on the MOQ & pack sizes page — exact pricing confirmed at trade-account application.
400ml Cans
- Specification
- Retail and food-service can format, 17-18% fat typical
- Minimum Order
- From 1 case (24 cans)
- HS Code
- 210690
1L Tetra-Pak
- Specification
- Food-service workhorse, longer shelf life, lighter handling
- Minimum Order
- From 1 case (12 packs)
- HS Code
- 210690
Premium 22%+ Specification
- Specification
- Higher-fat coconut milk for premium curry and dessert applications
- Minimum Order
- From 1 case (12 units)
- HS Code
- 210690
Procurement Context
Trade reference data for procurement teams.
The supply-chain detail UK procurement and food-safety teams typically need before opening a supplier account.
- Format
- UHT (Ultra-High Temperature) processed — ambient stable
- Origin
- Sri Lanka — coconut triangle producers
- HS code
- 2106.90 (food preparations)
- UK duty (DCTS)
- 0% — Sri Lanka under UK DCTS Enhanced Preferences
- UK VAT
- Zero-rated as food
- Shelf life
- 12–18 months ambient before opening
- Storage
- Ambient sealed; refrigerate after opening, use 3–5 days
- Allergens
- Tree nut — coconut. Soy-free claim available on request.
Apply for sri lankan coconut milk trade supply.
Apply for a trade account and we'll confirm pricing, MOQ and pack formats for your business within one business day.