Govt. slaps duty surcharges of up to 200% on selected imports
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka has hiked import duties and slapped surcharges on a range of imports, including electrical appliances, cosmetics, alcohol and tobacco, and fruit juices as the country tries to control imports and raise revenues after generating forex shortages from money printing.
Duty surcharges of 200% have been imposed on imported chocolates, in gazette notices issued by the finance ministry.
Duty surcharges of 100% have been imposed on alcohol, tobacco, beer and fruit juices.
Duty surcharges of 75% have been imposed on cosmetics and footwear, while other goods have been charged surcharges of 50 to 25%.
Special commodity levies of up to Rs 2000 a kilogram has been slapped on yoghurt, Rs 1500 on butter and Rs 600 on imported fruits.
Download import duty surcharge gazette 2282-25 dated 2022.05.31 Customs Ordinance
Download special commodity levy gazette 2282-23 dated 2022.05.31 Special Commodity Levy Act
Download revenue protection order 2282-24 dated 2022.05.31 Revenue Protection act
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