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Procedure NameApplying for tariff concession under Indo-Sri Lanka free trade agreement (ISFTA) for apparel items
Description

Category

General

Responsible Agency

Department of Commerce

Address: 4 th Floor, "Rakshana Mandiraya",#21, Vauxhall Street, Colombo 02,Sri Lanka.

Phone:+94-11 2 329 733/ +94 112 346 114/ +94 112 327 191/ +94 112 325 524

Email: fortrade@doc.gov.lk

 

Applicable Documents 

No.

Type of documents

1

Tariff Rate Quota Certificate – TRQC (To obtain TRQC, exporter should submit  Apparel quota allocation letter, Original invoice, TRQC application form, EPF and ETF paid documents)

2

Completed -Certificate of Origin ( For more information please refer the procedure of ‘’Applying for Certificates of Origin’’)

 

Process Steps

Step 1

Duly fill the TRQC application form  &  submit /mail to DOC (If it is air freight before 2.30 pm and if it is sea freight before 12 noon) along with the apparel quota allocation letter and original  invoice (although you mail those documents , you  have to submit hardcopies when you obtain TRQC )

Step 2

Make the payment of Rs.500/ per TRQC to DoC & obtain the payment slip. 

Step 3

Obtain TRQC from DOC (TRQC will be issued from 11am to 12noon only. For amendment in TRQC , exporter has to pay Rs.500/- per TRQC)

Step 4

Make the payment of Rs.1000/ per COO to DoC & obtain the payment slip. 

Step 5

Submit  the duly filled COO along with the TRQC ,approved cost statement, authorized invoice, payment slip to DOC ( For more information please refer the procedure of ‘’Applying for Certificates of Origin’’)

Step 6

Documents verification by DoC 

Step 7

Issue the Certificate of Origin to the exporter

 

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The following form/s are used in this procedure
TitleDescriptionCreated DateUpdated DateIssued By
Exporters should request to obtain tariff rate quota certificate19-07-201808-10-2018 This is Dowload File
This procedure applies to the following measures
NameMeasure TypeAgencyDescriptionCommentsLegal DocumentValidity ToMeasure Class
Requirements to obtain tariff concession under Indo-Sri Lanka free trade agreement (ISFTA) for apparel items Licensing Requirement The Certificate of Origin (COO) is required to obtain benefits under the Indo-Sri Lanka free trade agreement (ISFTA) .This is applicable for 32 apparel categories.The Certificate of Origin (COO) is required to obtain benefits under the Indo-Sri Lanka free trade agreement (ISFTA) .This is applicable for 32 apparel categories.The Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISFTA)31-12-9999Good