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Sri Lanka: Import levy on potatoes and b'onions reduced temporarily

Announcement

31 Dec 2021

Sri Lanka has temporarily reduced the special commodity levy on the imports of potatoes and b'onions.

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Number of interventions

1

0 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 Jan 2022

Revocation date:

07 Mar 2023

End prolongation: 14 Jun 2023
Import tariff
On 31 December 2021, Sri Lanka through extraordinary gazette no. 2260/72-2021 reduced the special commodity levy (SCL) on potatoes (HS 0701.90) from LKR 50 per kg. to LKR 20 per kg. (~USD 0.25 to USD ...
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Related State Acts

End prolongation: 31 Dec 2024

Sri Lanka: Special commodity levy on potatoes increased

Removed: 22 Dec 2022

Sri Lanka: Special commodity levy on b'onions increased

End prolongation: 13 Apr 2022

Sri Lanka: Import levy on potatoes increased temporarily

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