Sri Lanka: Import levy increased on vegetable oils and margarine (May 2016)

Announcement

12 May 2016

In May 2016, the government of Sri Lanka announced a change in import duties.

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Number of interventions

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

13 May 2016

Revocation date:

16 Jun 2017

Announced: 12 May 2016

Import tariff

On 12 May 2016, Sri Lanka published the Extraordinary Gazette No. 1966/26 which resulted in an increase in the Special Commodity Levy by Rs. 20 on the import of soya bean oil, palm oil, sunflower se...

Related State Acts

Removed: 17 Dec 2016

Sri Lanka: Import levy increased on certain vegetable oils and margarine (June 2016)

Announced: 23 Sep 2015

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