Announcement
02 Dec 2014
On 2 December 2014, the Sri Lanka Ministry of Co-operative and Internal Trade amended the Special Commodity Levy on certain products.
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.
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Number of interventions
2
1 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
1 liberalising
List of interventions
Implementation date
02 Dec 2014
Revocation date:
01 Jan 2015
Announced: 02 Dec 2014
Import tariff
The levies were increased on:
Other potatoes from Rs. 15 to Rs. 20 per kg.
Big Onions from Rs. 35 per kg to Rs. 50 per kg.
The levy on Big onions was last increased on 23 August 2014 and later decreas...
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Implementation date
02 Dec 2014
Revocation date:
01 Jan 2015
Announced: 02 Dec 2014
Import tariff
The levies were reduced on:
"Other - Green gram(Moong)" reduced from Rs. 70 to Rs. 40 per kg.
All types of sugar was reduced from Rs. 33 to Rs. 28 per kg.
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Related State Acts
Announced: 22 Jan 2015
Sri Lanka: Increased special commodity levy on rice imports
Announced: 01 Jan 2015
Sri Lanka: Import levy on big onions reduced (January 2015)
Announced: 12 Dec 2014
Sri Lanka: Import levy reduced on potatoes (December 2014)
Announced: 05 Sep 2014
Sri Lanka: Temporary amendments to special commodity levy on rice and sugar
Announced: 23 Aug 2014
Sri Lanka: Increased import levy on onions and potatoes
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