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Sri Lanka: Special commodity levy on potatoes increased

Announcement

07 Mar 2023

Sri Lanka has temporarily increased the special commodity levy on the imports of potatoes.

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

08 Mar 2023

Revocation date:

31 Dec 2024

End prolongation: 31 Dec 2024
Import tariff
On 7 March 2023, Sri Lanka through extraordinary gazette no. 2322/20 increased the special commodity levy (SCL) on potatoes (HS 0701.90) from LKR 20 per kg. to LKR 50 per kg. (~USD 0.06 to USD 0.15). ...
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