View Procedure
| Procedure Name | Health Certificate |
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| Description |
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Category
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approval
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Responsible Agency
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Food Control Administration Unit
Address: Environmental, Occupational Health, and Food Safety, Ministry of Health ( former Ministry of Economic Development), T.B Jaya Mawatha, Colombo 10. (7th floor)
Phone: +94112672004
Fax :+94112672004
Email: direoh@health.gov.lk
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Legal base of the Procedure
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Food Act, No. 26 of 1980
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| Processing time |
5 working days |
| Processing Fee |
1. Certificates issued for small quantity of food exports sent to friends at personal level - Rs 1000
2. Certificates issued for export of food samples for commercial purpose - Rs 2000
3. Certificates issued for bulk exports of food and beverages for business purpose - Rs 5000
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Required Documents
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No.
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Type of documents
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Note
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1
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Relevant Authority Certificate of registration
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For example tea exporters needs Tea board registration
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| 2 |
Company Registration Form 1
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| 3 |
Business Registration Form 2 A
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| 4 |
Tax Payer Identification Number (TIN)
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| 5 |
VAT Identification |
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| 6 |
EDB Registration
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| 7 |
Certifications of standards such as ISO, GMP, HACCP |
if applicable |
| 8 |
Food grade certificate |
if applicable |
Process Steps
| Step 1 |
Submit the relevant documents with samples |
| Step 2 |
Process the documents submitted |
| Step 3 |
Test samples submitted |
| Step 4 |
Pay the fee |
| Step 5 |
Issuance of the Health Certificate |
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| Category | Export |
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The following form/s are used in this procedure
This procedure applies to the following measures
| Name | Measure Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Legal Document | Validity To | Measure Class |
| Health Certificate | Permit Requirement | | Health Certificate issued by Food control administration Unit | Health Certificate issued by Food control administration Unit | Food Act | 31-12-9999 | Good |
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