Fresh vegetables
Fresh Vegetables: Exported from Sri Lanka
Harvest Gate is among the Sri Lankan vegetable exporters supplying importers and grocers overseas with fresh drumstick, bitter gourd, snake gourd, okra, winged bean, ash plantain and brinjal, packed for export and quoted per consignment.
Request a quoteWhich fresh vegetables does Harvest Gate export from Sri Lanka?
Harvest Gate exports drumstick, bitter gourd, snake gourd, okra, winged bean, ash plantain and brinjal from Sri Lanka. As a fresh vegetable supplier it packs each vegetable for export and quotes per consignment, in the quantity and packing the buyer asks for.
These are the everyday vegetables of Sri Lankan and South Asian cooking, used in curries, stir-fries and soups at home and abroad. Harvest Gate is an agricultural exporter based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Among the fruit and vegetable exporters in Sri Lanka, it sells to importers, wholesalers, grocers and restaurants overseas.
Drumstick
Moringa oleifera
Drumstick, murunga in Sinhala, is the long, ridged green pod of the moringa tree. Cut into lengths and cooked in curries and soups, it has soft flesh around its seeds and a mild, slightly sweet taste. Harvest Gate exports fresh drumstick from Sri Lanka to importers and grocers overseas.
- Flavourmild and slightly sweet, like green beans
- Cooked incurries, soups and dhal
Bitter gourd
Momordica charantia
Bitter gourd, karawila in Sinhala, is a ridged green gourd with a sharp, bitter taste. Sri Lankan cooks fry it crisp for karawila sambola or cook it in curries and stir-fries. Harvest Gate exports Sri Lankan bitter gourd fresh to buyers overseas.
- Flavourbitter and fresh, milder once salted and fried
- Cooked incurries, stir-fries and sambols
Snake gourd
Trichosanthes cucumerina
Snake gourd, pathola in Sinhala, grows into long, slender pale green fruit with white stripes. Its soft flesh is light, mild and full of water, so it takes on the flavour of whatever it is cooked with. Harvest Gate exports fresh snake gourd from Sri Lanka.
- Flavourlight and mild, like courgette
- Cooked incurries, soups and stir-fries
Okra
Abelmoschus esculentus
Okra, also called lady's finger and bandakka in Sinhala, is a tender green pod with fine ridges and small white seeds. It is cooked in South Asian, Middle Eastern and African kitchens alike. Harvest Gate exports Sri Lankan okra fresh to importers and wholesalers.
- Flavourmild and grassy, tender when young
- Cooked incurries, stews and stir-fries
More vegetables we export
Alongside the main range, Harvest Gate sells these Asian vegetables wholesale to importers, grocers and restaurants overseas.
Winged bean
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
Dambala is a green bean with four frilly wings along its length, sliced thin for stir-fries and curries in Sri Lanka. Exported fresh for importers and Asian grocers.
Ash plantain
Musa × paradisiaca
Alu kesel is a green, starchy cooking plantain, used as a vegetable in Sri Lankan curries and fried as chips. Exported green for importers and Sri Lankan grocers overseas.
Brinjal
Solanum melongena
Brinjal, wambatu in Sinhala, is the aubergine of Sri Lankan cooking, fried for wambatu moju pickle or cooked in curries. Exported fresh for importers and grocers overseas.
How are fresh vegetables shipped from Colombo?
Like other vegetable export companies in Sri Lanka, Harvest Gate sends most fresh vegetables by air freight from Bandaranaike International Airport, so they reach the buyer while they are still fresh. Where the vegetable and the route allow, they ship by sea from the Port of Colombo.
To export vegetables from Sri Lanka, every consignment ships with a phytosanitary certificate and the documents the importing market requires, such as a certificate of origin, a packing list and a commercial invoice. Tell us the destination airport or port and the quotation confirms the route and the paperwork.
Buyer questions
Questions importers ask about fresh vegetables
What importers ask about fresh vegetables export from Sri Lanka. Not answered here? Send the question with your enquiry.
Request a quote01What is the minimum order for fresh vegetables from Sri Lanka?
It depends on the vegetable, the packing and whether it travels by air or by sea, so the minimum is confirmed with each quotation. Tell us the quantity you need per shipment and the destination airport or port when you request a quote.
02Which countries does Harvest Gate export fresh vegetables to?
Harvest Gate ships to the Middle East and Gulf states (the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain), the Maldives, the United Kingdom, the European Union, the USA, Australia and Canada. Tell us the destination airport or port and we confirm the route and the documents the importing authority asks for.
03How do I request a quote or samples?
Send the vegetable, quantity and packing with your destination airport or port through Request a Quote and we reply with a quotation for the consignment. To check a vegetable before a first order, request samples with your delivery address.
04Who does Harvest Gate supply fresh vegetables to?
Harvest Gate sells fresh vegetables to importers, fruit and vegetable wholesalers, Asian and Sri Lankan grocers, supermarket buyers and restaurants overseas. Each order is quoted per consignment, in the quantity and packing the buyer asks for.
05How is a fresh vegetable quotation priced?
Each quotation is per consignment. The price follows the vegetable, quantity, packing and destination, plus air or sea freight at the time of shipment. Send those details with your enquiry and the quotation sets each one out.
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