TRADE RELATED GUIDELINES
Trade Related
- Removal of Commercial Vehicles from Temporary Suspension - Imports and Exports (Control) Regulations No. 12 of 2023, Amendments to Temporary Suspension Regulations, 2345/03 - 14 Aug. 2023
- Imports and Exports (Control) Regulations No. 11 of 2023, Amendments to Imports and Exports (Control) Regulations No. 02 of 2023 - Removal of Temporary Suspension on selected items. - 2341/38 - 20.07.2023
- Imports and Exports (Control) Regulations No. 10 of 2023, Regulating Importation of Wheat Flour 2336/45 - 14.06.2023
- Imports and Exports (Control) Regulations No. 09 of 2023, Amendments to Temporary Suspension Regulations and Payment Term Regulations.- 2335/26 - 09.06.2023
- Imports and Exports (Control) Regulations No. 08 of 2023, Regulating the importation of Single-use Plastic items. - 2326/41 - 06 Apr. 2023
- Imports Control regulations on Payment Terms No. 07 of 2023, Amendments to the Imports Control regulations on Payment Terms No. 07 of 2022. - 2326/40 - 06 Apr. 2023
- Imports and Exports (Control) Regulations No. 06 of 2023, Amendments to Vehicular Exhaust Emission and Safety Measures/ Standards Regulations - 2324/45 24 Mar.2023
- Imports and Exports (Control) Regulations No. 05 of 2023, Amendments to the Imports and Exports (Control) Regulations No. 02 of 2023 - 2320/47 - 22 Feb.2023
- Imports Control Regulations on Payment Terms No. 04 of 2023, Amendments to the Payment Term Regulations.- 2320/46 - 22 Feb.2023
- Imports Control Regulations on Payment Terms No. 03 of 2023, Amendments to the Payment Term Regulations. - 2315/46 -19 Jan..2023
- Imports and Exports (Control) Regulations No. 02 of 2023, Consolidated Temporary Suspension (TS) Gazette - 2312/78 - 01 Jan 2023
- Imports and Exports (Control) Regulations No. 01 of 2023, Consolidated Import Control License (ICL) Gazette - 2312/77 01.01.2023
- Imports Control Regulations on Payment Terms No. 25 of 2022, Amendment to the Payment Term Regulations - 2311/18 - 29 Dec 2022
- Imports and Exports (Control) Regulations No. 24 of 2022, Removing Temporary Suspension on Selected items - 2311/08 - 19 Dec 2022
- Imports and Exports Control Regulation No. 23 of 2022; Regulating Importation of Rice - 2309/40 - 09 Dec 2022
- Imports and Exports Control Regulation No. 22 of 2022; Amendment to the Imports Control Regulations on Payment Terms No. 07 of 2022, published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2278/21 dated May 06, 2022, as amended. - 2308 / 26 - 01 Dec 2022
- Imports and Exports Control Regulation No. 21 of 2022; Amendment to the Imports and Exports (Control) Regulations No. 13 of 2022, published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2294/30 dated 23.08.2022 - 2307/12 23 Nov 2022
- Consumer Affairs Authority - Maximum Retail Price for Confectionery Chocolates, Biscuits, Cakes and Toilet Soap - Gazette No. 2304/34- 11 Nov. 2022
- Imports and Exports Control Regulation No. 20 of 2022; Exempting Spare Parts and Accessories of Aircraft from Import Control License (ICL)Requirement - 2304/05 - 31 Oct. 2022
- Imports and Exports Control Regulation No. 19 of 2022; Allowing Importation of Wheat Flour under Open Account Payment Term - 2304/04 - 31 Oct. 2022
- Imports and Exports Control Regulation No. 18 of 2022; Allowing Importation of Broken Rice for Animal Feed Manufacturing - 2302/31 - 21 Oct 2022
- Imports and Exports Control Regulation No. 17 of 2022; Extension of the Advanced Payment Limit for Importation of Agricultural Seeds, Agro Chemicals and Chemical Fertilizers 2300/12 - 05 Oct. 2022
- Imports and Exports Control Regulation No. 16 of 2022; Allowing Importation of Fully Electric Vehicles for Sri Lankans Employed Abroad. - 2298/55 - 23 Sep. 2022
- IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTION LEVY ACT, NO. 25 OF 2022 - 22/ Sept. 2022
- 2297/79 - Amendment to the Imports Control Regulations on Payment Terms No. 07 of 2022, published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2278/21 dated May 06, 2022, as amended. - 16 Sept. 2022
- Amended Gazette Notification No. 2296/30 issued by the Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies - 09 Sept 2022
- Extraordinary Gazette by Consumer Affairs Authority No 2295/05 - 30 Aug 2022
- Temporary Suspension of Importation of Selected Items - Gazette Notification 2294/30 dated 23 August 2022
- Temporary Suspension of Importation of Selected Items - Gazette Notification 2294/30 dated 23 August 2022
- Imports and Exports Control Regulation No. 12 of 2022; Amendments to the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2231/18 dated 11.06.2022 and Gazette Extraordinary No. 2278/21 dated 06.05.2022 - 2294/29 - 23 Aug 2022
- Imports and Exports Control Regulation No. 11 of 2022; Allowing importation of Glyphosate subject to Import Control License requirement. 2291/44 - 05 Aug 2022
- Imports and Exports Control Regulation No. 10 of 2022; Amendment to the Import Control Regulations on Payment Terms No. 07 of 2022 published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2278/21 dated May 06, 2022. 2285/19 - 24 Jun 2022
- Imports and Exports Control Regulation No. 09 of 2022; Amendment to the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2278/21 dated May 06, 2022. 2282/22 - 31 May 2022
- Imports and Exports Control Regulation No. 08 of 2022; Cancellation of the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2270/18 dated March 09, 2022 and Gazette Extraordinary No. 2274/42 dated 09 April 2022 - 2282/21- 31 May 2022
- Import Control Regulation No. 07 of 2022; Restriction on Imports under the OA and conditions for imports under DA and DP payment methods 2278/21 - 06 May 2022
- Imports and Exports Control Regulation No. 06 of 2022; Imposing requirement of Import Control License (ICL) on selected items. 2274/42 - 09 Apr 2022
- Imports and Exports Control Regulation No 05 of 2022; Imposing requirement of Import Control License (ICL) on selected items. - 09 Mar. 2022
- Imports and Exports Control Regulations No. 04 of 2022; Removal of ICL requirements for several animal semen - 13 Jan. 2022
- Imports and Exports Control Regulations No. 03 of 2022; Removing Temporary Suspension on long grain rice and continuing Temporary Suspension on fish fillet as per new Hs codes - 11 Jan. 2022
- Imports and Exports Control Regulations No. 02 of 2022; Continuing the Import Control License requirement for Brown Sugar as per the new HS codes and bringing shells of a marine specie under Import Control License. - 11 Jan. 2022
- Imports and Exports (Standardization and Quality Control) Regulations No. 01 of 2022; Continuing Standard requirement for Brown Sugar and White Sugar as per new HS codes and bringing Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG gas) and accessories under the Standard Inspection Scheme - 11 Jan. 2022
- Special Notice on Submission of Licenses for Importation of Chelated Minerals and Micro Nutrients - 02 August 2021
- DIGITAL SIGNATURE IMPLEMENTATION - NOTICE FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS - 26 July 2021
- Imports and Exports Control Regulations No. 11 of 2021; Bring Chelated Minerals and Micro Nutrients under ICL Gazzete No.2238/45 - 31 July 2021
- Special Notice on Submission of Gold subject to Licensing Control - 16 July 2021
- CUSTOMS TARIFF AND TAX CHANGES - 15 July 2021
- Registering for the online system and submitting applications online - 13 July 2021
- Special announcement for sugar importers - 25 June 2021
- Suspension of validity of sugar import control licenses - 22 June 2021
- Concessionary Scheme for Businesses and Individuals Affected by the third Wave of COVID-19 - 11 June 2021
- Imports and Exports Control Regulations No. 10 of 2021; Relaxation of Import Restrictions - 11 June 2021
- Imports and Exports Control Regulations No. 9 of 2021; Regulating Expotations of Oxygen and respiration apparatus - 11 June 2021
- Imports and Exports Control Regulations No. 8 of 2021; Impose requirement of Import Control License on Gold and Facemasks - 11 June 2021
- Notice to TAX Payers - Online Tax Payment Platform (OTPP) - 8 June 2021
- Imports & Exports Control Regulations No 07 of 2021; Controlling Importation of Chemical Fertilizers, Pesticides & Herbicides - Gazette No. 2226/48 - 06 May 2021
- Notice on banning importation of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides - 04 May 2021
- Imports and Exports Control Regulations No. 06 of 2021; Temporary suspension of importation of brand new Mobile workshops - Gazette No. 2224/44
- Imports and Exports Control Regulations No. 05 of 2021; Imposing requirement of ICL for Mobile workshops - Gazette No. 2224/43
- New VAT e-commerce rules to apply within the EU from July 2021 - 30 April 2021
- Repatriation of Export Proceeds into Sri Lanka - 09 April 2021
- Notice to Exporters - Department of Commerce - 05 April 2021
- Temporary Suspension of imports of Palm Oil
- Ministry of Trade - Cess on Bricks, Blocks, Tiles and other Ceramic Goods of Siliceous fossil meals etc. - 15 March 2021
- Imports and Exports Control Regulation No. 03 of 2021; Bring imported Ceramic ware under credit terms - 11 February 2021
- Imports and Exports Control Regulation No. 01 of 2021; Temporary Suspension of Importation of Selected Tyre Sizes - 05 January 2021
- Suspension of import of selected tyre sizes - 31 December 2020
- Road Map 2021 - Central Bank of Sri Lanka - 04 January 2021
- Port of Colombo - Operation Update on 22 December 2020
- Imports and Exports Control Regulation No 09 of 2020: Imposing requirement of Import Control License (ICL) on Sugar - 29 October 2020
- Imports and Exports Control Regulation No 08 of 2020: Relaxation of Import Restrictions - 19 October 2020
- Sri Lanka Customs online registration
- Operating Instructions No. 16/2020 on Importation of Fabric on Letter of Credit - 29 September 2020
- Operating Instructions No. 15/2020 on Temporary suspension of Importation of Apparels - 24 September 2020
- Imports and Exports Control Regulation No 07 of 2020; Relaxation of Import Restrictions - 15 September 2020
- Imports and Exports Control Regulation No 06 of 2020; Amendment to the Gazette No. 2184/21 dated July 16, 2020 - 18 August 2020
- Imports and Exports Control Regulation No 05 of 2020; Impose requirement of Import Control License on Selected Items - 18 August 2020
- Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 (Sinhala/Tamil/English) - 14 August 2020
- Consumer Affairs Authority Notification on All Production Information of all Manufacture importers and traders shall be legible printed
- Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007 (Sinhala/Tamil/English) - 31 July 2020
- Curtailing Importation of Selected Items - Gazette Published - 16 July 2020
- Procedure to settle payments for Certificate of Origin issued by the Department of Commerce - 15 July 2020
- Weekly Economic Indicators by Central Bank of SL - 10 July 2020
- Operating Instructions 10/2020 - Imports and Exports Control Department - 30 June 2020
- Imports and Exports Control Regulations No. 3 of 2020 - 30 June 2020
- Measures to alleviate pressure on Exchange Rate - Import and Export Control Department - 20 June 2020
- To apply for a control license, a debit note or an amendment, please log into the system
- Sri Lanka Tourism Operational Guidelines with Health Protocols - 08 June 2020
- Operating Instructions - Imports and Exports Control Department - 29 May 2020
- Import and Export (Control) Act, No 1 of 1969 - Revised Gazette Notification on 21 May 2020
- New Link of ASYCUDA (Automated SYstem for CUstoms DAta) system - Sri Lanka Customs
- Curtailing Importation of Selected Items - Gazette No. 2171/05 dated April 16, 2020
- Export Opportunities for Sri Lanka - 2 July 2020
- Availing services of Sri Lanka Customs under the current outbreak of COVID- 19 & the Help Desk
- Submission of the Electronic Customs Declarations - Sri Lanka Customs
- Retaining of the Warrant Copies - Sri Lanka Customs
- Electronic Release Messages to the Port Terminals - Sri Lanka Customs
- The payment of the Governments Agencies via Vote Account - Sri Lanka Customs
- Amendments to E-CUSDEC - Sri Lanka Customs
- Processing of the E-CUSDECS at the CBHQ1 Office of the Sri Lanka Customs
- Sri Lanka Standards to support the Global fight against the COVID-19 Pandemic - SLSI Contact Details
- Concessions granted to COVID -19 Hit Businesses including Self-Employment and Individuals (FAQs) by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka - 06 May 2020
- Requesting approval for importation of raw materials which are temporary suspended by the gazette notice 2171/5 dated 16.04.2020
Health Related
- Exit Strategy for COVID 19 Patients and Contacts - 27 Jan. 2022
- FAQ on COVID 19 Vaccines
- COVID-19 Vaccination Leaflet
- Guidance for Workplace Preparedness for Covid version 2
- QUARANTINE AND PREVENTION OF DISEASES ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 222) - Sinhala
- QUARANTINE AND PREVENTION OF DISEASES ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 222) - English
- QUARANTINE AND PREVENTION OF DISEASES ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 222) - Tamil
- Signages for Use in Public Activities/ Work Settings - Icons & Colour Guide - 6 July 2020
- Timeline for resumption of public activities – Ministry of Health & Indigenous Medical Services - 11 June 2020
- Instructions for Selected Public Activities/ Work Settings for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19 - 28 May 2020
- Advocacy Brief: Resumption of Public Activities During Gradual Exit from Existing Restrictions for Covid -19 In Sri Lanka - 27 May 2020
- Health Guidelines for Office Staff - 17 May 2020
- Sri Lanka Preparedness & Response Plan COVID-19 - April 2020
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