ANNOUNCEMENT 23 Nov 2010

In November 2010, the government of Sri Lanka announced a change in import duties.

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  • 1 harmful
  • 0 neutral
  • 0 liberalising

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Official announcement
http://www.customs.gov.lk/tariff/OilWaiver.pdf


Inception date: 23 Nov 2010 | Removal date: 23 Dec 2010

Import tariff

Effective 23 November 2010, Sri Lanka lifted the import duty exemption on petrol and diesel imports applicable since 19 January 2010. The duty on petrol stands as Rs. 15 per liter and on diesel at Rs. 4 per liter.
 
The duty on petrol has since been reduced from 1 January 2011 (see related measure).

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