Sri Lanka Export Development Board (SLEDB) is Sri Lanka’s premier organisation for the development and promotion of exports, established in 1979 under the Sri Lanka Export Development Act No. 40.

Established as the executive body of the Export Development Council of Ministers headed by the President of Sri Lanka, SLEDB is the organization responsible for the development and promotion of exports of Sri Lanka, playing the role of a ;

• Policy Adviser - Advising the Government on national export development policies to create a conducive environment for exports
• Monitor - Monitoring the performance and function of the export sector
• Promoter -Implementing product, design, market and other development programmes to promote Sri Lanka's products and services
• Facilitator - Serving as the focal point of export development, facilitating and co-coordinating export development activities with all stakeholders
• Knowledge Provider - Providing advisory services and information with regard to all aspects of the export business and advisory assistance to the exporters

Our Vision is to Position Sri Lanka as a Prominent Export Hub for exclusive Products & Services

Our Mission is Enabling Sri Lanka's Exports globally competitive through Strategic involvement

Today, SLEDB has reached beyond its original responsibility as a trade promotion organisation, and have reached unto multiple layers of the country’s industrial, service and export ecosystem playing the role of a mentor and a facilitator in reaching new markets and identifying market and industry trends.

SLEDB at present is entrusted with additional responsibilities including;

• Formulation of National Export Development Plans
• Facilitating the supply and diversification of products and services
• Execution of research and market development programmes
• Helping to resolve the issues exporters face during their interaction with government bodies
• Development of skills within the Sri Lankan exporter community
• Improving the international relationship between global and local agencies.

The goal of SLEDB is to provide assistance and create opportunities for Sri Lankan exporters and industries to expand their business internationally, thereby increasing export sales and employment prospects in the region.