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Procedure NameImporter's Proxy Application
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 Documentations

No

 Type

Notes

 1.

Importer’s Proxy 

i. Download the Draft  from the Sri Lanka Customs website at https://www.customs.gov.lk

ii. The Draft of the proxy should be printed on the original letter heading of the Importer

  2.

Board Resolution 

If the company is a Limited Liability Company or a Public Company, pass a Board Resolution appointing one Director or required number of Directors as per Articlesof Association of the companyto sing the Proxy and Acceptence of proxy

only if applicable

 

3.

Acceptance of Proxy       

i. Download the Draft  from the Sri Lanka Customs website at https://www.customs.gov.lk

ii.The Draft of the  Acceptence of proxy should be printed on the original letter heading of the custom house agent

 

Process Steps

Step 1 Download the draft of the proxy
Step  2   Sign the draft of the proxy
Step  3 Hand over the Proxy and the Board Resolution (if applicable) to the Customs House Agent
Step  4 Download the draft of acceptence of proxy
Step  5 Sign the Acceptence of proxy
Step  6

Submit the Proxy, Acceptance of Proxy and the Board Resolutions – if applicable–to the  Post Clearance & Audit Directorate of Sri Lanka Customs for registration. 

 

CategoryImport

The following form/s are used in this procedure
TitleDescriptionCreated DateUpdated DateIssued By
This is a template for the importer's proxy and should be printed on the original letterhead of the Importer.04-01-201822-01-2018 This is Dowload File
This is a template for the importer's proxy and should be printed on the importer's original letterhead04-01-201822-01-2018 This is Dowload File
This procedure applies to the following measures
NameMeasure TypeAgencyDescriptionCommentsLegal DocumentValidity ToMeasure Class
Requirement for Importer's ProxyRegistration Requirement Submitting Importer's Proxy The proxy and Acceptance of proxy has to be printed in the original letter heading of the Importer and the custom house agent.Customs Ordinance 31-01-9999Good