What is Surf2Ship & Surf2Ship Review: Features, Pros & Cons, and Best Use Cases

Surf2Ship is headquartered in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. It is a website that integrates price comparison and cross-border logistics services, which means more choices, best deals and low-cost transportation.

About Surf2Ship

Surf2Ship started operations in July 2018 and works with around 60 international suppliers including major international retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy, eBay, Macy’s and many local Sri Lankan shopping websites, offering more than 6,000 products from more than 20 categories.

The site has received more than 30,000 visits since July. Founder Ravidu Mario Weerakoon revealed that within the next two years, the platform aims to reach 100,000 visitors per month.

About Sri Lanka Market

It is understood that in 2016, the retail market size of Sri Lanka is expected to be between 25 billion and 30 billion US dollars, and is expected to grow at a double-digit rate in the future. Sri Lanka's per capita annual income is 3,912 US dollars, which ranks among the top countries in South Asia.

Sri Lanka has 6.7 million Internet users.

Categories covered

Home appliances; consumer electronics; clothing, bags, home and garden products; toys; watches and jewelry; outdoor sports products; lamps; auto parts; pet products, etc.

Surf2Ship benefits for customers

1. It helps users compare and browse the best products at the lowest prices.

2. Allow products to be shipped other than through the website. Once completed, customers can compare shipping options.

3. If shipping through an e-commerce supplier is too expensive or the product cannot be shipped directly to Sri Lanka, then customers can choose to use a cross-border shipping solution.

“Our main goal is to provide world-class services to Sri Lankans who want to compare prices and buy smartly while saving money and purchasing quality products,” said the platform’s founder.

Founder

The founder of Surf2Ship is Ravidu Mario Weerakoon, a young Sri Lankan computer technology enthusiast.

Ravidu Mario Weerakoon, 21, is also the product innovation manager at e-commerce service company Connect Lanka.

Surf2Ship is a brand fully managed by Connect Lanka E-commerce Services Ltd., a subsidiary of Dart Global Group, a leading multinational transport and logistics solutions provider that has been providing cross-border transport and logistics solutions to customers for the past 40 years.

Surf2Ship plans to leverage Dart Group’s vast logistics network to fulfill product deliveries around the world, and the startup is said to have raised seed funding from Dart Global.

Start-up story

Ravidu Mario Weerakoon said, “It all started when I was 18 years old and got involved in affiliate marketing. That’s when I realised that there are many successful concepts in practice and price comparison was one of them. However, in Sri Lanka, there was no website that could provide price comparisons for a range of products from local and international suppliers. International shipping was also a big issue as some e-commerce websites could not offer cross-border shipping. Thus, the concept of Surf2Ship was born.”

Development History

-In July 2018, Surf2Ship went online.