Regulations Archives

March 13, 2023

13th March 2023: The Importers and Exporters are perturbed by the action of the Minister of Ports and Shipping, to rescind the Gazette No. 2041/10 dated 17th October, 2017, which was initially introduced on 27th October, 2013, and has benefited the Importers and exporters immensely over the years. This piece of legislature […]

February 7, 2023

June 13, 2022

(Colombo): Sri Lanka’s most comprehensive development regulations – the Development Control Regulations (DCR) – introduced by Port City Colombo, was gazetted recently and is now being enforced. An awareness program on the DCR conducted by the Colombo Port City Economic Commission was held at Port City Colombo, today (09). The DCR […]

May 30, 2022

The Ministry of Finance issued Import Control Regulations on Payment Terms No.07 of 2022, dated 06 May 2022, and to be effective from 20 May 2022, by restricting the use of Open Account Payment Terms or Consignment Account Terms, subject to conditions, when importing goods to Sri Lanka. This measure complements […]

Sri Lanka Shippers’ Council believes there to be dire repercussions to be faced, due to continued mockery connected to shipping regulations changes

Regulations on Financial Consumer Protection

Port City Colombo’s DCR now enforced

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka reassures its commitment to ensuring the availability of foreign exchange through the banking system for importation of essential food items