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Sri Lanka: Special commodity levy on maize and sorghum amended

Announcement

03 Mar 2022

The Sri Lankan government has amended the special commodity levy on maize and sorghum imports.

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Number of interventions

4

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

3 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

04 Mar 2022

Revocation date:

31 Dec 2022

Updated: 03 Mar 2022
Tax or social insurance relief
On 3 March 2022, Sri Lanka through Extraordinary Gazette No. 2269/48 provided an import duty relief to Sri Lanka Thriposha Limited for the imports of maize. The special commodity levy valid on the imp...
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Implementation date

04 Mar 2022

Revocation date:

31 Dec 2022

Updated: 03 Mar 2022
Import tariff
On 3 March 2022, Sri Lanka through Extraordinary Gazette No. 2269/48 allowed imports of maize by the state-owned enterprise Sri Lanka Thriposha Limited at a Special Commodity Levy (SCL) of LKR 1 per k...
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Updated: 03 Mar 2022
Internal taxation of imports
On 3 March 2022, the government of Sri Lanka through extraordinary gazette No. 2269/48 imposed a special commodity levy on the imports of sorghum (HS 1007.90). While the SCL is in effect, the 8% VAT, ...
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Updated: 03 Mar 2022
Import tariff
On 3 March 2022, the government of Sri Lanka through extraordinary gazette No. 2269/48 reduced the import levy on maize (HS 1005.90) and sorghum. The special commodity levy (SCL) on maize was reduced ...
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