Coveralls With Reflector - Cotton
100% cotton hi-vis coveralls with retroreflective tape on arms and legs. Two-way brass or nylon industrial zip, flap chest pockets, elasticised back, adjustable cuffs and ankles.
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Export market · Sri Lanka
Safety Workwear and PPE Supplier in Sri Lanka
Industrial coveralls, flame retardant protective clothing, workwear jackets, safety helmets and safety footwear manufactured in Mumbai and shipped to Sri Lanka. Sea transit to Port of Colombo runs 2 - 4 days. Manufacturing and exporting since 2000, ISO 9001:2015 certified.
- Colombo
- Sapugaskanda
- Katunayake
- Biyagama
- Hambantota
- Trincomalee
The market
Supplying protective clothing to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is the closest export market to Mumbai that we serve, at two to four days sailing to Colombo, and that single fact reshapes the commercial arithmetic. Freight cost per consignment is low enough that part loads make sense, so a buyer can hold two or three weeks of stock and reorder rather than committing capital to a container. Combined with preferential duty under the India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement, it gives Indian supply a landed cost position that suppliers from further afield cannot approach.
The demand base is broad rather than deep: apparel manufacturing in the free trade zones, the refinery and petroleum storage sector, port and logistics operations, construction, and tea and rubber processing. Individual orders tend to be smaller than Gulf or African equivalents, which suits us here precisely because the freight economics tolerate it. This is a market to serve with frequency rather than volume.
Logistics
Shipping from Mumbai to Sri Lanka
Indicative sea transit times from Nhava Sheva (JNPT), Mumbai. Production time sits ahead of transit and depends on order quantity, fabric and whether embroidery or custom colourways are required.
| Destination | Sea transit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Port of Colombo | 2 - 4 days | Shortest sailing from Nhava Sheva of any market we serve. Also a major regional transhipment hub. |
| Port of Hambantota | 3 - 5 days | Southern port serving the Hambantota industrial zone. |
| Port of Trincomalee | 3 - 5 days | Eastern port, adjacent to the petroleum tank farm complex. |
| Air freight (CMB) | Same or next day | Practical even for modest consignments given the short sector. |
Compliance
Importing PPE into Sri Lanka
Import registration is completed by your Sri Lanka-registered consignee. We supply the manufacturer-side documentation that registration depends on.
- Preferential duty
- Under the India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement, a certificate of origin issued in India entitles qualifying consignments to preferential duty treatment. We issue the certification on request and it should be built into your landed cost comparison.
- Standards
- Standards published by the Sri Lanka Standards Institution apply, with the end client naming the applicable specification in a tender.
- Import control
- Certain goods require an import control licence. Your customs agent will confirm the position for the specific HS code.
- Local requirement
- The consignee must be a registered Sri Lankan importer with a valid taxpayer identification number.
- Documents we issue
- Commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin (including ISFTA where applicable), ISO 9001:2015 certificate, EN ISO 11612 and EN ISO 11611 fabric certificates, and mill test reports.
Certification
- Quality system
- ISO 9001:2015, covering the Mumbai manufacturing operation.
- Flame retardant fabric
- Our flame retardant garments are made from fabrics certified to EN ISO 11612 (clothing to protect against heat and flame) and EN ISO 11611 (clothing for welding and allied processes). Certification is held at fabric level. Fabric certificates and mill test reports for the lot used on your order are supplied with the consignment.
- Certificates on request
- Copies of the ISO 9001:2015 certificate and the applicable fabric certificates are issued with quotations and accompany every consignment.
Matching certification to your tender: flame retardant
requirements are written differently by every client, and the fabric
construction that satisfies one specification will not always satisfy
another. Send us the relevant clause from your tender or HSE standard with
your enquiry and we will confirm in writing which of our certified fabrics
can be supplied against it, and exactly which certificates and test reports
will accompany the goods.
Demand
Industries we supply in Sri Lanka
Apparel manufacturing
Factories in the Katunayake, Biyagama and southern free trade zones, buying work shirts, aprons, gloves, masks and eye protection at high unit volumes for large factory workforces.
Refining and petroleum storage
The refinery north of Colombo and the tank farm complex at Trincomalee, where hydrocarbon handling makes flame retardant clothing standard issue.
Ports, shipping and logistics
Colombo's transhipment operations and the Hambantota facilities, buying hi-vis vests, jackets, helmets and safety footwear in steady volume.
Construction and infrastructure
Building and port development around Colombo, plus road and utility programmes, driving hi-vis coverall and helmet demand.
Tea, rubber and plantation processing
Processing operations across the central highlands and southern belt, buying work clothing, aprons, boots and gloves.
Ceramics, cement and light manufacturing
Industrial estates around Colombo and the western province, a dust and heat environment suited to cotton workwear and eye protection.
Range
Workwear and PPE supplied to Sri Lanka
All garments are manufactured to customer specification. Standard colourways are navy blue, petrol blue, light blue, white, orange, grey, red, yellow and khaki, in sizes XS to 6XL, with logo embroidery and custom reflective tape configuration available.
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Ordering
How an order to Sri Lanka runs
- Enquiry
- Send the garment type, quantity, size breakdown, colour and any client HSE specification. If a standard is named in a tender, include the clause.
- Quotation
- Quoted in USD or LKR on FOB Nhava Sheva, CFR or CIF terms as you prefer, with the landed options set out so you can compare.
- Sample and size set
- A sample garment and size set is supplied for fit approval on your own workforce before bulk production begins.
- Production
- Cut, sew and finish against the approved specification sheet, which we retain so repeat orders match the first delivery.
- Documentation
- Commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin, ISO 9001:2015 certificate, fabric composition declaration and mill test reports.
- Despatch
- Sea freight from Nhava Sheva, or air freight for urgent replenishment and approval samples.
Questions
Sri Lanka workwear supply: common questions
How quickly can you deliver to Colombo?
Two to four days sailing from Nhava Sheva, which is the shortest transit of any export market we serve. Production time sits ahead of that and depends on quantity and customisation, but the transit itself is short enough that air freight from Mumbai is practical even for modest consignments if a delivery date is tight.
What duty benefit applies under the India-Sri Lanka FTA?
A certificate of origin issued in India entitles qualifying consignments to preferential duty treatment under the India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement rather than the standard tariff. The applicable rate depends on the HS code and current schedule, so your clearing agent should confirm it. We issue the certification on request, and combined with the short sailing it gives Indian supply a landed cost advantage that suppliers shipping from elsewhere cannot match.
Can we order in smaller quantities rather than full containers?
Yes, and Sri Lanka is the market where this makes most sense of anywhere we ship. The short sailing keeps per-consignment freight cost low on part loads, so you can hold two or three weeks of stock and reorder frequently instead of tying up capital in a container. We will quote both ways so you can compare the landed cost honestly.
Do you supply apparel factories as well as heavy industry?
Yes, though they want different things. Factory compliance demand is largely work shirts, aprons, gloves, dust masks and eye protection at high unit volumes. Refinery, port and construction work wants coveralls, helmets and safety footwear, with FR specified where hydrocarbons are involved. We quote each duty separately rather than offering a single garment across both.
Do you supply flame retardant clothing for refinery and tank farm work?
Yes. Our FR garments are made from fabrics certified to EN ISO 11612 and EN ISO 11611, and the fabric certificates and mill test reports for the lot supplied accompany the consignment. Where the refinery or terminal operator names a specific standard in the tender, send us the clause and we will confirm in writing which of our certified fabrics can be supplied against it.
Request a quotation for Sri Lanka
Send us your garment specification, quantity and size breakdown and we will come back with pricing, lead time and the documentation pack for your consignment.