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Sri Lanka: Import levy further decreased on broken rice imports

Announcement

01 Aug 2017

The Sri Lankan government reduced the Special Commodity Levy on the imports of broken rice from Rs. 5 per kg. to Rs 0.25 kg for a period of 5 months.

The Special Commodity Levy is a composite duty on the product and no other tax, import duty, cess etc. is applicable on the said product while the levy is valid.

 

 

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Number of interventions

1

0 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

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Implementation date

02 Aug 2017

Revocation date:

31 Dec 2017

Announced: 01 Aug 2017
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The Special Commodity Levy on imports of broken rice has been reduced from Rs. 5 per kg. to Rs. 0.25 per kg and will be valid until 31 December 2017. The earlier levy of Rs. 5 had been imposed since 1...
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