Commodity

Chapter

85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles

Heading

8517 Telephone sets, including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide ar

Sub Heading

851762 -- Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus :

National Heading

85176290 --- Other

Tariffs

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Country Group	Group Description	Activity	Tariff Rate	Unit	Valid From	Valid To
GEN	Customs Duty	Import	Free	u	01-05-2018	31-12-9999
VAT	Value Added Tax	Import	8.0%	u	01-12-2019	31-12-9999
IN	Indo-Sri Lanka FTA - Import Duty	Import	Free	u	01-01-2018	31-12-9999
PK	Pakistan-Sri Lanka FTA - Import Duty	Import	Free	u	01-01-2018	31-12-9999
SF	Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) - Import Duty	Import	Free	u	01-01-2018	31-12-9999
SD	Least Developed Countries (LDCs) under SAFTA - Import Duty	Import	Free	u	01-01-2018	31-12-9999
SG	Singapore-Sri Lanka FTA	Import	Free	u	01-05-2018	31-12-9999
PAL	Port and Airport Development Levy	Import	10%	u	06-12-2019	31-12-9999

Measures

Name	Type	Agency	Description	Comments	Law	Validity
General Import Control License	Licensing Requirement	Department of Import and Export Control	An import license is required for the importation of certain commodities, according to the Import and Export Control Act and its amendment. The import license is issued by the Department of Import and Export Control.	The import license requirement is applied to the importation of Insecticides and Pesticide substances, Non-Pesticides Chemicals, Chemicals, Petroleum Products & Lubricants, Radio Active Materials, Alcohol & Spirits, Live Animals & Animal Products, Corn & Maize and Cashew, Vehicles, Fish/Canned Fish, Tea, Explosives and Fire Arms, Coins, Sports Goods, Used Furniture,Sludge Oil , Metal Scraps and Waste, Plastic Food Containers, Western Drugs , Veterinary Medicine, Homoeopathic Drugs, Surgical Equipment,Industrial Chemicals, Mainly Ethyl alcohol (Ethanol) and Allied Products and Methanol Ethyl alcohol as an Ingredient for Alcohol, Perfumes and Allied Products, Other Industries and Laboratory Tests	Imports and Exports (Control) Act (Acts No. 1 of 1969; No. 48 of 1985; No. 28 of 1987)	31-12-9999

Procedures

Name	Description	Category	View Procedure Detail with Relevant Forms
General Import Control License	Department of Import and Export Control: Procedure for obtaining the General Import Control License	Import	View

Measures

Name	Type	Agency	Description	Comments	Law	Validity
Vendors License for Importing any Telecommunications and Radio Communication Equipment	Licensing Requirement	Telecommunication Regulatory Commision of Sri Lanka	In terms of provision of section 21 of the Telecommunication Act No.25 of 1991 as amended by Act No.27 of 1996, No person shall by way of trade manufacture, import sale, offer for sale, deal in, transfer, hire, lease, demonstrate, maintain or repair of any telecommunications apparatus except under the authority of a licence issued by the Telecommunication Regulation Commission.	This measure is applicable for Importing of Telecommunication and Radio-Communication Equipment. A license must be applied for and application of the Vendors License is only through the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.	Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act No 25 of 1991	31-12-9999

Procedures

Name	Description	Category	View Procedure Detail with Relevant Forms
Procedure for Obtaining Vendors License for the importation of Telecommunication and radio communication equipment.	This is the procedure for Obtaining Vendors License for the importation of Telecommunication and radio communication equipment.	Import	View

Measures

Name	Type	Agency	Description	Comments	Law	Validity
Radio Communication Equipment Importation Procedure to be followed by Cellular Mobile Operators/ Vendors	Licensing Requirement	Telecommunication Regulatory Commision of Sri Lanka	Telecommunication Regulation Commission Requires Cellular Mobile Operators and Vendors to follow a necessary procedure in gaining approval for importation of Radio Communication Equipment.	Only two numbers (02) of radio communication equipment are permitted to be imported by individuals for personal use. For remote controlled toys except flying objects & boats – max. Five (05) numbers are permitted .Remote Controlled flying objects & Boats are not permitted to be imported due to security reasons	Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act No 25 of 1991	31-12-9999

Procedures

Name	Description	Category	View Procedure Detail with Relevant Forms
Radio Communication Equipment Importation Procedure to be followed by Cellular Mobile Operators/ Vendors	Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka: TRC requires the Cellular Mobile Operators and vendors to comply with certain requirements before the importation of Radio Communication Equipment.	Import	View

Measures

Name	Type	Agency	Description	Comments	Law	Validity
Requirement for Bulk Import of Mobile Phones and Equipment	General	Telecommunication Regulatory Commision of Sri Lanka	This is the measure for bulk import of mobile phones and equipment.	Applicant must make a formal request for bulk import of Mobile Phones and equipment.	Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act No 25 of 1991	31-12-9999

Procedures

Name	Description	Category	View Procedure Detail with Relevant Forms
Bulk import of Mobile Phones or Devices	This is the procedure for the bulk importation of Mobile Phones or Devices.	Import	View

Measures

Name	Type	Agency	Description	Comments	Law	Validity
Requirements for obtaining Approval to Import of Network Equipment into Sri Lanka.	Permit Requirement	Telecommunication Regulatory Commision of Sri Lanka	Applicants who wish to import Network Equiment into Sri Lanka must Obtain letters of Clearance to Controller Imports / Sri Lanka Customs Department / Board of Investment.	In terms of the provisions of Section 5(q) of the Telecommunication Act, Terminal Equipment requires Type Approval from the Commission.Schedule 2 of System License issued to operators, authorizes the connection of telecommunication apparatus which is of a type approved by the Commission.	Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act No 25 of 1991	31-12-9999

Procedures

Name	Description	Category	View Procedure Detail with Relevant Forms
Procedure For Making Applications to obtain approval to Import Network Equipment in to Sri Lanka.	Applicants who wish to import Network Equipment are hereby informed of the Procedure that should be followed to obtain letters of clearance to Controller Imports / Sri Lanka Customs Department / Board of Investment.	Import	View

Measures

Name	Type	Agency	Description	Comments	Law	Validity
Re-export of Network Equipment	General	Telecommunication Regulatory Commision of Sri Lanka	Applicants who wish to import network equipment into Sri Lanka are hereby informed of the procedure that should be followed to obtain letters of clearance from Controller Imports / Sri Lanka Customs Department / Board of Investment.	Applicants who wish to import network equipment must get approval through the Telecommunication Regulation Communication in Sri Lanka.	Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act No 25 of 1991	31-12-9999

Procedures

Name	Description	Category	View Procedure Detail with Relevant Forms
Procedure For Making Applications to obtain approval to Import Network Equipment in to Sri Lanka.	Applicants who wish to import Network Equipment are hereby informed of the Procedure that should be followed to obtain letters of clearance to Controller Imports / Sri Lanka Customs Department / Board of Investment.	Import	View