IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL

National

AFFECTED FLOW

Inflow

ANNOUNCED AS TEMPORARY

No

NON-TRADE-RELATED RATIONALE

No

ELIGIBLE FIRMS

all

JUMBO

No

TARIFF PEAK

No
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Inception date: 01 Mar 2016 | Removal date: 30 Jun 2016

Import tariff

 Effective 1 March 2016, Sri Lanka increased the Special Commodity Levy on the import of certain Potatoes from Rs. 15 to Rs. 35 per kg. and on Big Onions from Rs. 5 to Rs. 25 per kg. The Order is valid for 4 months.
The levy on these items was last decreased in November 2015 (see related measure).
 
The Special Commodity Levy is a composite duty on the product and no other tax, duty, cess etc. is applicable on the said product while the levy is valid.

AFFECTED COUNTRIES

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AFFECTED SECTORS AND PRODUCTS

012 Vegetables
0703 Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled.
070310 Onions and shallots
070320 Garlic
015 Edible roots & tubers with high starch or inulin content
0701 Potatoes, fresh or chilled.
070110 Seed
070190 Other

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