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Procedure Name

Changing the company name that has been registered as an Importer or an Exporter with Customs

Description

Category

Approval

Responsible Agency

Customs Department

Address: Sri Lanka Customs, No. 40, Main Street, Colombo 11, Sri Lanka.

Phone: +94 11 222 1333

Email: enquiries@customs.gov

Legal base of the Procedure

Customs Ordinance

Required Documentation

No.	Type	Notes
1.	Request letter	Addressed to the Director General of Customs
2.	Business Registration Certificate
3.	Form 03	Notice of change of name-Obtained from Registrar of Companies(Required only for Pvt Ltd & PLC.)
4.	VAT certificate	Obtained from Inland Revenue Department (Required only for Permanent VAT Holders)
5.	TIN certificate	Obtained from Inland Revenue Department

Process Steps

Step 1	Submit all the relevant original documents with photocopies to customs
Step 2	Customs will process the documentation
Step 3	Approval to change the name

Category

Import/Export

The following form/s are used in this procedure

Title	Description	Created Date	Updated Date
Application Form for Taxpayer Registration (For Company)	This is the application form for Taxpayer Registration (For Company)	20-12-2017	28-02-2018
Application for Registration of a Company	This is the application form for Registration of a Company	21-12-2017	05-03-2018
Notice of Change of name	Notice of Change of name under Section 8(2) of the Companies Act No. 7 of 2007	08-01-2018	22-01-2018

This procedure applies to the following measures

Name	Measure Type	Agency	Description	Comments	Legal Document	Validity To	Measure Class
Change of the name of the company registered with customs as an Importer or an Exporter	Registration Requirement		If a company who has registered as an importer or exporter with customs change their registered name will have to do the same with customs.	Notice of Change of name under Section 8(2) of the Companies Act No. 7 of 2007	Customs Ordinance	31-12-9999	Good