The fisherman gets paid fairly
A supplier who feels cheated finds another buyer. We would rather pay a fair price and get the first call on the good lots.
A trading company that starts where the boats land.
Metaglobe Trading (Pvt) Ltd buys seafood at the source in Jaffna and moves it to buyers across Sri Lanka — with the cold chain, the grading and the pricing all kept honest.
Our story
Seafood is not a commodity business. It is a trust business.
Anyone can buy fish. What is hard is buying the right fish, holding it properly, and then telling a buyer the truth about it when the market is tight and the temptation to shade the grade is highest.
Metaglobe Trading (Pvt) Ltd was built around that gap, and has been trading on it for nine years. We are a Sri Lankan private limited company based at Waddakali in Chilaw, dealing in sea crab, cuttlefish and a wide range of fish sourced from the Jaffna district. We supply both wholesale lots and retail quantities, and we are actively preparing the company for export.
The company sits deliberately close to both ends of the chain. Our buyers are at the northern landings when the boats come in. Our despatch is on the phone with the buyer who is waiting for the box. Nothing important happens at arm’s length.
What we believe
Four rules we don’t bend.
Ice is not optional
Cost-saving on ice is the most expensive decision in this trade. Quality lost at the beach can never be recovered downstream.
Say no early
If the catch isn’t there or the grade isn’t right, the buyer hears it that morning — not when the truck arrives.
One price, clearly stated
Per kilo, per grade, agreed before despatch. No creative arithmetic at settlement time.
Milestones
Where we are on the road.
We would rather show you a short, true timeline than a long, decorated one.
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Nine years ago
Metaglobe Trading (Pvt) Ltd starts trading
Registered as a Sri Lankan private limited company, with its trading base at No. 27, Canal Road, Waddakali, Chilaw. Nine years on, the same business, the same coast, a much longer list of buyers.
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Sourcing
Direct buying set up in the Jaffna district
Relationships built with boat owners and fishing societies in the north, so that grading and icing happen at the landing rather than hours later.
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Distribution
Wholesale and retail supply across Sri Lanka
Sea crab, cuttlefish and mixed fish moving to markets, hotels, processors and retail outlets, with delivery built around the buyer’s window.
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October 2025
Admitted to the Sri Lanka–Canada Business Council
Membership of the SLCBC of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce — part of the groundwork for taking Sri Lankan seafood to overseas buyers.
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Next
Building towards export
Working on the processing, documentation and compliance discipline that an export buyer expects, before we commit to overseas volumes.
A working day
This is what the job actually looks like.
No studio and no styling. Crates, ice, scales, and the same few hours every morning that decide what the catch is worth.
Leadership
Sumsudeen Farsan Mohomed
Managing Director
“In this trade your name travels faster than your truck. Every box we send out is an argument for the next order.”
Metaglobe is run day to day from Chilaw, close enough to the market to know what things actually cost and far enough from the noise to keep the grading honest. The management’s stated priority is simple: protect the quality, protect the relationship, and let the repeat orders do the marketing.
Sourcing
Cold chain
Wholesale & retail
Export in preparation
Let’s trade
Tell us what you need and how often you need it.
Send us the species, the grade and the weekly volume. We will come back with an honest price and an honest lead time — including when we can’t supply.