Kōmman ñan Sri Lanka: SLSI Certification, Import Permits, VAT, Tariffs

1. Category eo am ilo Sri Lanka

Kālet m̧ōttan eo am̧ im m̧ōttan in ej kwaļo̧k ta eo jej lukkuun dāpij n̄an Sri Lanka: ewi jon̄an ri wia ro jekar lale, ta jerbal ko rej kōmmane ilo supply chain eo, im ewi joñan an emman rej jejjet. Bar jeblak ñan Aolep jikin jerbal ko ilo jabdewōt ien.

7kar kamool ri wia ro ilo Sri Lanka

Largest pools: Telecom backup power 3 · Jewellery & accessories 2 · Hand-knitting yarn 2

Import scale im growth by HS line ejjab bed ilo peij in kiõ. Jej wire customs statistics ko ñan kajjojo category im jenaaj kobaiktok ijin; mae ien eo kim kwalok kin oran ko ilo kajjojo kajitok jen am kwalok juon joñan.

“Ro remaroñ wia” ej melelen ri wia ro jaar lale im likiti ilo bok in ad make — jab aolep ri wia ro ilo ailiñ in. Jerbal in wia ko rej ad make kumi in jerbal ko kar rekoote ilo men eo directory.

2. Kōjām in deḷọñ

Sri Lanka ej kejbãrok juon kien im juon kien ñan lale men ko rej itok jen ailiñ ko jet rej jerbal ilo juon wõt ien, im rej bõk shipment ko reoktak jen dron. Jet men ko rej aikuj juon SLSI certificate im SLS mark eo; jet ļain in HS rej aikuj juon ļaijen in kōjparok bōktok; im laajrak eo kar lale kar bar kōmmane elōn alen iumwin būrookraam eo an IMF. Lale ruo ņae HS code eo am mokta jen am quote, bwe elañe juon iaer ej jako ej melelen bwe men ko rejjab maroñ in deloñ.

Menin aikuj	Jōñan	Ta eo ej kitibuj	Iien tōl	Wonnen	Āliktata kar kamool
SLSI certification (SLS mark)	Mandatory (listed goods)	Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) ej kōmman juon menin kamool ñan elōñ kain men ko rej itok jen ailiñ ko jet. Men ko rej bed ilo list rej aikuj juon SLS mark, ekkā an walok ilo an kar test ilo juon laboratory eo emōj an mālim, mokta jen aer maroñ wiakaki.	Kattar	Kattar	Pending
License in lale bōktok men ko jen ailiñ ko jet	Mandatory (controlled goods)	Jet men ko rej aikuj juon import control licence jen licensing authority eo mokta jen air jilkinlok. Laajrak eo ej lale emoj an oktak elōn alen ilo yio ko remootlok iumin būrookraam eo an IMF, innem ej aikuj in lale nae HS code eo am kiõ.	Kattar	Kattar	Pending
Ri bōktok rekoot	Ej jerbal aolep ien	Men ko rej aikuj in kwalok jen juon ri wia jen Sri Lanka eo ej register ibben Inland Revenue Department im ewōr an tax registration ko rekkar. Juon ri wia jen ailiñ ko jet ejjab maroñ in jerbal einwot ri bōktok rekoot.	Kattar	Kattar	Pending
Tariff (MFN)	Ej jerbal aolep ien	joñan wōnan MFN ej 5.7%; joñan eo ej pedped wōt ioon HS line eo im ej aikuj in kamool line kin line ilo HS-code level.	—	Ilo customs value	Pending
Tariff (preference)	Ejjab maroñ	Ejelok ejjelok juon bujen in wiakake ikõtan China im Sri Lanka, innem men ko rej itok jen China rej kōlla MFN rate eo iumin Sri Lanka tariff eo. Kamool joñan HS line eo, kinke joñan wōnāān ko rej oktak ilo schedule eo.	—	—	Pending
VAT	Ej jerbal aolep ien	18% VAT ej bōk jikin ilo ien bōktok jen ailiñ ko jet ion joñan CIF im duty. joñan eo ekkar kar wōnmanlok jen 15% ñan 18% ilo Jānwōde 2024. Emaron in bōk jen juon ri wia eo ewōr an VAT, meñe emaron in mōkaj an bar jeblaktok.	—	18%	Pending
Kōllaajrak	Mandatory	Label ko ñan men ko rej bōktok jen ailiñ ko jet rej aikuj in wor etan men eo, melele ko jen ri wia eo, ailiñ eo rej itok jen e im men ko ie, ippāñ nan in jiron ko ilo Sinhala, Tamil ak English ijo ej aikuj. Men ko rej aikuji rej oktak ekkar ñan kain men ko.	Kattar	—	Pending

Sri Lanka emaron jerbal elañe men eo ej wiaiki ej ekkar im ri wia eo ewōr an jelālokjen. Lale ruo men ko mokta: elañe HS line eo am ej aikuj juon SLSI certificate, im elañe ej bed ilo juon laajrak in import eo ej lale — uwaak kein ruo rej bebe elañe shipment eo ej maroñ in bōk jikin.

Certification, tariff im clearance oran ko rej oktak. Kajjojo laajrak ilōñ rej bōk juon raan in kamool, im menin aikuj eo kiõ ej kamool ibben ri jerbal eo am mokta jen kajjojo jilkinlok.

3. Ri wia ro im ri jerbal ro ilo channel eo

Ri wia ro reutiej im ri jerbal ro ilo channel eo

Jejjab kadedelok am lale channel partner ro ilo Sri Lanka. Jen ad likit kombani ko jejjab maroñ jutak ilikin, block in ej bed wot ejjelok armij ie. Buyer Directory ej kalaplok ilo market kin market, im Sri Lanka ej bed ilo laajrak eo — jeje ñan kim im kim naj kwalok ta eo kim ej bōk ilo offline.

Ewi wawein kōjerbal laajrak in: jab jilkinlok elap armij. Pepe ko ñan wia ilo Sri Lanka rej kōmmani jen jejjo armij ro rerūtto im rej jerbal kin liki, innem kajerbal juon jinoin ijo kwomaroñ im lale ilo kijenmij. Juon ri wia eo ej lale SLSI im import-control list ko ej laplok tokjen jen juon ri wia elap eo ejjab.

4. Demand im import profile

Kālet HS code eo am im block in ej kwalok joñan an emman import eo an category eo am make ilo Sri Lanka — jab macro number ko an ailiñ eo.

joñan & eddeklok

Waanjoñak: men ko rej itok jen ailiñ ko jet rej etal ilo juon joñan in joñan eo elaptata ilo market eo im rej laplok air laplok jen aolep men ko rej itok jen ailiñ ko jet.

Waanjonok ko · ñan bōk jikin kin OEC / WITS data ñan HS line eo am

Kōllaajrak in āne-aelōñ

China ej jikin eo elaptata an wia, mokta jen ri wia ro ilo jikin ko jet im EU.

Waanjonok ko · ñan bōk jikin kin OEC / WITS data ñan HS line eo am

Price band

Waanjoñak: mid price band ej ijo Chinese supply ej ikkure ie; band eo edik ej bōk jikin jen rikōmman pija ro ilo jikin ko.

Waanjonok ko · ñan bōk jikin kin customs / trade data

Ta eo jemaroñ lelok ñan jikin wia in

Rein rej line ko jekar loe bwe rekajur tata ñan Sri Lanka. Meļeļe ko rej bed ilo peij ko an menin wia ko; kwalok ñan kim application eo am im kim naj kamool model eo.

PV inverters — Grid-tie im hybrid storage inverters, IP65, WiFi monitoring — kar lelok ñan grid-code im conformity programsKōmeļeļe ko

Portable power stations — 800–3500 W LiFePO4 units, 1–3 kWh — ñan outdoor, marine im backup demandKōmeļeļe ko

Power-loss regulating equipment — Three-phase, parallel-connected, 10–20% energy saving — for commercial im industrial sitesKōmeļeļe ko

Battery im PV test kein jerbal — Test im joñan line ko ñan installation, commissioning im service — market in accessory eo ej lor kajjojo certified installKōmeļeļe ko

5. Landed-cost calculator

Juon tebōl eo ejjab oktak ejjab maroñ in kareel jabdewōt. Likūt nōm̧ba ko am̧ make im lale wōņāān eo ej itok. Duty rate im freight rej maroñ in ukōte bwe kwon maroñ in test scenario ko.

Jikin jilkintok eo am

Wōnan men ko (FOB, USD)

Joñan (unit ko)

joñan jerbal (%) — ukōt ñan test scenarios

Freight im insurance (USD)

Kōtlok im wōnāān ko ilo jikin eo (USD)

Kamool, kar jolok (USD)

joñan wōnāān āne

Aorōk in men ko (FOB)—

Freight im insurance—

Customs value (CIF)—

Import duty—

VAT 18% (on CIF + duty)—

Clearance im local charges—

Certification (amortised)—

Wōnan āne—

Wōnan unit eo: — juon unit. Duty rate emaron in ukōte kinke joñan eo ej bedbed ion HS line eo am — kamool e mokta jen am quote.

Kalōk eo ej kwalok wōt. Ejjab koba anti-dumping duty, excise, port jikin kejbãrok im jabdrewot wōnan ko jet. Kōmeļeļeik joñan wōnāān im wōnāān ko ilo jikin eo ippān ri jilkintok mokta jen an kōmman juon kallimur.

6. Logistics im customs

Main gateway: Colombo, juon jikin wia eo elap ilo South Asia ippāñ deep-water container terminals

Direct Asia-Colombo sailings ekkā an 12-18 raan; jerbal in mōñā ko rej barāinwōt jerbal ilo Singapore ak Chennai

Typical clearance 1-3 raan ñan juon customs im permit file

Common hold-ups: juon SLSI certificate ak import control license ejjab bed, im HS classification disputes

Wōt in mōñā im joñan an lõñ armij ilo wa ko remaroñ kobaik raan ko; einwot juon jikin bōktok men ko, Colombo ej letok jet maroñ in etal

Oran in kōtlok ko rej oktak kin an lõñ armij im kakien ko; kōmmane einwot juon men in kalikar im kamool mokta jen am quote.

7. Peba, jāān im tax

Wāween eo elaptata: T/T, ekkā an juon deposit ippān balance eo ņae peba ko

L/C at sight ej juon men eo ekkā an walok ñan order ko relaplok im ej letok kaenōmōn ñe kien ko an import rej oktak

Invoicing ilo USD ej joñan; rupee (LKR) ejjab juon money in kōlla ñan men ko jen ailiñ ko jet

Naan ko rej lukkun dik ñan juon ri wia eo ekãl; account eo ej bellok ej walok ñe emoj an juon kõtan ejaak

Foreign exchange: Sri Lanka ear kajerbal import im FX control ko iumin IMF program eo an, innem lale bwe ri-import eo emaron bōk USD jen banking system eo mokta jen an jilkinlok

8. Kōllaajrak im kōnono

Men kein rej melele ko ejelok armij ej kwalok ñan yuk, im juon wōt bōd emaron kōmman bwe en jako am ri wia.

Iien eo

GMT+5:30

Ruo im jimettan awa jen Beijing

Wiik in jerbal

Mon-Fri

Raan in kakije ko an allōn eo eobrak kin allōñ (Poya)

Channel eo emman tata

Email + WhatsApp

Naan in jinoin ko rejimwe rej jibañ; kõtan ko rej aorōk

Kajin in jerbal

Sinhala / English

Elap an kajerbal kajin English ilo jerbal in business im technical

Label kajin

Sinhala / Tamil / English

Menin aikuj ko rej oktak ekkar ñan kain men ko

Unit ko

Metric

Ejelok apañ kin oktak

Business ilo Sri Lanka ej jerbal kin liki eo an juon make im kin kwalok ko, im bebe ko rej kōmmani jen jidik wōt armij ro rerūtto. Jab watōk juon uwaak eo edik einwot jab itoklimo; ļoor ilo kijenmej kōn kōtaan eo am̧ jān am̧ kōļapļo̧k n̄an juon etan ekāāl.

9. Risk ko im ien ko

Utiej

Currency — Rupee eo ear lukkun dikļo k im emoj an maroñ in bōk money jen ailiñ ko jet. Invoice ilo USD im kamool bwe ri wia eo emaron bōk dollar ko mokta jen am jilkintok.

Utiej

Policy — Under the IMF programme the import-control and FX rules have changed several times. A line that is free today may need a licence next quarter, so re-check before each order.

Joñan eo iolab

Competition — Indian supply ewōr an maroñ in freight im tariff, im Chinese supplier ro rej lukkun ikkure kin wōnan. Kōjenolok jiban in kamool im elikin wiakake.

Joñan eo iolab

Compliance — SLSI certification im labeling rej jerbal ilo border eo. Kamool joñan eo ej jerbal ñan men eo kwoj wiakake mokta jen am kōmmane, jab elikin.

Kajjitōk ko ekkā aer kajjitōk kaki

Ij aikuj ke juon peba in kamool ñan wiakake ilo Sri Lanka?

Ñan men ko kar liāpi, aet. Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) ej kōmman mandatory certification, im men eo ej bōk SLS mark eo. Lale elañe HS line eo am im product category eo am rej bed iumin juon joñan eo ej aikuj in kōmmane mokta jen am quote.

Ij aikuj ke juon ļaijen in bōktok?

Jet men ko rej aikuj juon license in lale import mokta jen aer jilkinlok, im laajrak in men ko rej lale emoj bar kōmmane elõñ alen iumin būrookraam eo an IMF. Kōmeļeļeik jekjek eo an HS code eo am ippān ri-import eo ak juon ri-kōm̧m̧an customs.

Imaroñ ke make bōk rekoot eo?

Jaab. Men ko rej aikuj in kwalok jen juon ri wia jen Sri Lanka eo ej register ibben Inland Revenue Department. Elōñ ri wiakake ro rej jerbal ikijen juon ri wia ak ri leto letak ilo jikin eo jen air kajutak juon jikin jerbal.

Ta wōnāān bōktok ñan men eo ij wiaiki?

Sri Lanka ej kōjerbal MFN tariff eo an, ippāñ juon joñan eo ej 5.73%, ak joñan ko rej oktak jen don ekkar ñan HS line. Ejelok bujen in wiakake ippān China, innem men ko rej itok jen China rej kōllā joñan MFN eo.

Ewi joñan VAT ion men ko rej itok jen ailiñ ko jet?

18%, kar kōllaiki ilo CIF eo im duty eo. joñan eo ekkar kar wōnmanlok jen 15% ñan 18% ilo Jānwōde 2024. Emaroñ bar bōk jen juon ri wia eo ewōr an VAT, meñe maroñ in bōk ien.

Ta jikin wa eo ij aikuj in jilkinlok ñane?

Colombo ej jikin deloñ eo elaptata im juon jikin wia eo elap ilo South Asia, ippāñ wa ko jen Asia im ial ko ikijen Singapore ak Chennai. Kōtlok ej mōkaj an mōkaj ñe emoj an dedelok file in customs im permit eo.

Ej jilkinlok ñan Sri Lanka