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Sri Lanka: Excise duty imposed on imported liquor

Announcement

26 Aug 2016

On 26 August 2016, the government of Sri Lanka announced a new excise duty on imported liquor. The notification also specifies the procedure for getting an approval and getting an import license from the Excise Commissioner.

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Number of interventions

2

2 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 Sep 2016

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 26 Aug 2016
Import tariff In force

The notification also specified the procedure to be followed to get the approval from the department of excise to import the liquor. The importer is required to submit an application to the Commiss...

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Implementation date

01 Sep 2016

Revocation date:

05 Mar 2019

Updated: 26 Aug 2016
Import tariff

Through Extraordinary Gazette No. 1981/87-2016, the excise duty on imported liquor was imposed as follows -

  1. Foreign Malt Liquor - Rs. 50
  2. Foreign Wine - Rs. 100
  3. An...
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