G/LIC/N/2/LKA/1  
 
12 January 2015  
(15-0209)  Page: 1/3  
Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
 AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5.1-5.4 OF THE AGREEMENT1 
SRI LANKA 
The following notification, dated 8 January 2015,  is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Sri Lanka.  
1. (a) Title / number / date of the law or  regulation establishing / changing the 
import licensing procedure:   
I. Gazzette Extraordinay of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 
 
No. 1837/41 dated 21 November 2013.  
II. Gazette Extraordinary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 
No. 1844/49 dated 08 January 2014.  
III. Gazzette Extraordinary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 
No. 1872/5 dated 21 July 2014.  
(b) If the notified measure refers to a change in an already notified import 
licensing procedure, please indica te the document symbol of the 
notification to which change(s) has(ve) been introduced. (In this case 
please also indicate in Section 3, below, the nature of the changes (i.e. inclusion 
or exclusion of some goods and a list thereof; contact point for information and/or 
administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, etc.)):    
I. and II. introduced some changes to notification G/LIC/N/1/LKA/2 and III. 
introduced formats for Import and Export Control License and Debit Note. 
2. Information concerning the institution / change of import licensing procedure: 
(a) List of products subject to the licensing procedure  (Exact name of the 
products and/or whenever possible HS code and indication of the exact HS Nomenclature (i.e.  1996; 2002 or 2007).  Abbreviations should be avoided.  In 
the case of a long list of products, please attach the list as an Annex in Microsoft 
Word or compatible software.  Please  do not use PDF, or photocopies.)   
I. Schedule I of the Gazette (Extraordinary) No 1813/14 of 05th June 2013 was 
amended introducing new HS Codes with effect from 22nd November 2013. 
Please refer to the revised list of products published in the Gazzette 
Extraordinarary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka No. 1837/41 dated 21 November 2013 (A copy of the Gazette attached)
* 
II. Schedule I of the Imports (standardization & Quality control) regulations 2006 
published in the Gazette (extraordinary) No 1447/28 of 1st June 2006 as amended by the regulations publishe d in the Gazette (Extraordinary) 
No 1627/3 of 9th November 2009 has been repealed and schedule 1A and 
schedule 1B included with new SLSI stan dards. 23 new items were included to 
                                               
* Available for consultation in the Market Access Di vision (English only). All Gazettes notifications, 
Imports and Exports Control Act and its amendments referred to above can also be downloaded from the 
website of the Department of Import and Export Control of Sri Lanka at www.imexport.gov.lk .  G/LIC/N/2/LKA/1 
 
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  compulsory inspection scheme by the schedule 1B of the aforesaid Gazette. 
Please refer to the revised list of products published in the Gazette Extra 
ordinary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka No. 1844/49 dated 
08 January 2014 (A copy of the Gazette attached)* 
III. Formats of the Import and Export Control License and Debit Note were 
published with effect from 1st August 2014, which were contained in the 
Gazette Extraordinary No. 1872/5 dated 21 July 2014. (A copy of the Gazette 
attached)* 
(b) Contact point for information on eligibility   
Department of Import and Export Control of Sri Lanka 
Address:  No: 75 1/3 1
st Floor, Hemas Building 
P.O. Box – 559 
Colombo 1, Sri Lanka Telephone:  +94 112 326774 Fax:  +94 112 328486 
E-mail address:  deptimpt@sltnet.lk 
Website:  www.imexport.gov.lk Contact officer:  [   ] Mr. [X] Mrs. Name:  P.C. Kumari hamy, Assistant Controller  
(c) Administrative body(ies) fo r submission of applications  (If more than one 
please include the same information for each body.)  
Department of Import and Export Control of Sri Lanka 
No: 75 1/3 
1
st Floor, Hemas Building 
P.O. Box – 559 Colombo 1, Sri Lanka 
Telephone:  +94 112 326774 
Fax:  +94 112 328486 E-mail address:  deptimpt@sltnet.lk 
Website:  www.imexport.gov.lk 
Contact officer:  [   ] Mr. [X] Mrs. Name:  P.C. Kumari hamy, Assistant Controller  
(d) Date and name of publication wher e licensing procedures are published  
Date of publication: I. 21 November 2013 
    II. 08 January 2014     III. 21 July 2014 
Source of publication (Official Gazette /journal/ website):  Government Gazette, 
and www.imexport.gov.lk    
(e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is   
[   ] automatic.   If so please indicate:  (f) the administrative purpose:  [  
]  
[X] non-automatic.   If so please indicate:  (g) the measure being 
implemented through the import licensing procedure:  Sri Lanka 
appied non-automatic licensing mainly for reasons of safety, health, 
protection of the environment and security  
(h) Expected duration of the licensing proc edure if this can be estimated with 
some probability, and if not, reason why this information cannot be 
provided 
Indefinite  
 
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  3. Other relevant data or information:  (i.e. complete title and data concerning the 
legislation, inclusion or exclusion of certain products from the import licensing regime and 
list thereof; changes related to the admi nistrative body(ies) for submission of 
applications, etc.) 
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1 "Members which institute licensing procedures or changes in these procedures shall notify the 
Committee of such within 60 days of publication [...]" (Art. 5.1).