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Procedure Name

VAT changing from Permanent to Temporary / Temporary to Permanent

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 Ordinace

Required Documentations

No.	Type	Notes
1.	Request letter	Addressed to the Director General of Customs
2.	VAT certificate	Obtained from Inland Revenue Department

Process Steps

Step 1	Submit all the relevant original documents with photocopies to customs
Step 2	Customs will process the documentation
Step 3	Approval to change the VAT number

Category

Import/Export

The following form/s are used in this procedure

Title	Description	Created Date	Updated Date
Application Form for Taxpayer Registration (For Company)	This is the application form for Taxpayer Registration (For Company)	20-12-2017	28-02-2018
Application Form for Taxpayer Registration (For Individual and Proprietorship)	This is the application form for Taxpayer Registration (For Individual and Proprietorship)	20-12-2017	28-02-2018
Application Form for Taxpayer Registration (For Partnership / Joint Venture / Project)	This is the application form for Taxpayer Registration (For Partnership / Joint Venture / Project)	20-12-2017	28-02-2018
Application to obtain Access to Sri Lanka Customs Web Based VAT Database	This is an application form to get Access to Sri Lanka Customs Web Based VAT Database for companies other than the companies registered with BOI	12-01-2018	23-01-2018

This procedure applies to the following measures

Name	Measure Type	Agency	Description	Comments	Legal Document	Validity To	Measure Class
VAT changing from Permanent to Temporary / Temporary to Permanent	General		VAT changing from Permanent to Temporary / Temporary to Permanent	VAT changing from Permanent to Temporary / Temporary to Permanent	Customs Ordinance	31-12-9999	Service