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| Procedure Name | Cargo Clearing Process |
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| Description |
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Category
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Clearance
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| 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
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| Legal base of the Procedure |
Customs Ordinance
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Required Documentations
| No. |
Type |
Notes |
| 1. |
Cusdec |
4 Copies which includes,
- Warrant Copy
- Security Copy
- Statistical Copy
- Parties Copy
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| 2. |
Two bank stamped invoices/ packing list
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| 3. |
Goods arrival notice/ Air Way Bill/ House Way Bill
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| 4 |
Other documents needed (if necessary) Mentioned below are a few restricted items that needed Licenses/ approval etc.
- Phones and accessories
- TRC (Telecommunication Regulatory Commission)
- ICL (Import Control License)
- Medicines and Medical equipments
- NMRA (National Medicines Regulatory Authority)
- ICL (Import Control License)
- Rifles, guns and other weapons
- Ministry of Defence approval
- ICL (Import Control License)
- Live plants
- Vegetables and fruits
- IFIU (Imported Food Inspection Unit)
- Live Animals
- Animal Quarantine
- ICL (Import Control License)
- All Food Items
- IFIU (Imported Food Inspection Unit)
- Cosmetics
- CDDA (Cosmetics Drugs Devices Authority)
- Out boat Engines (more than 25 HP)/ Motor cycle engines (More than 250cc)
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Process Steps
| Step 1 |
Submit Customs Declaration Through DTI or Customs Long Room (Katunayake) |
| Step 3 |
Custom will notify the responsible authority for the approval
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| Step 4 |
Clearance of the goods
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| Category | Import |
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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 |
| Cargo Clearing Process | General | | Cusdec can be processed either at Customs Long Room (Katunayake), or Importers office to whom the DTI facility has been given. | Cusdec can be processed either at Customs Long Room (Katunayake), or Importers office to whom the DTI facility has been given. | Customs Ordinance | 31-12-9999 | Good |
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