The Government has issued an Extraordinary Gazette notification extending the import restrictions on 367 non-essential items.
Restrictions were imposed on the importation of non-essential items during the coronavirus pandemic and later extended due to the dollar crisis in Sri Lanka.
Following are the regulations outlined in the Gazette notification pertaining to the import restrictions on the said non-essential items.
- These Regulations may be cited as the “Imports and Exports (Control) Regulations No. 06 of 2022”
- The Regulations prescribed in this Gazette shall only be applicable to the importation of goods, which have the shipped – on board date of Bill of Lading/Airway Bill on or after 10th April 2022.
- Goods, described in the Gazette together with their corresponding entries, shall be inserted into the Schedule I of the Special Import License Regulations, published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2044/40 dated 09 November 2017, as amended.
- The license shall be issued for the importation of goods, specified under the Serial Numbers from 270 to 370 in the Schedule I of this Gazette subject to the recommendation of the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance.
- Any importers, who intend to import any goods, specified in Schedule I of this Gazette, shall have a valid license, issued by the Controller General of Imports and Exports Control, prior to the shipped – on board date of Bill of Lading/ Airway Bill of such importation. (NewsWire)
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