The Court of Appeal today directed Sri Lanka Customs (SLC) to release a further 166 BYD vehicles detained by Customs, subject ...

Sri Lanka Customs is working to clear a four-day cargo backlog after last week’s severe weather disrupted operations, with clearance expected to return to normal, only by the end of December, Customs ...

COLOMBO, Sri LankaCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan customs officials say they have seized about 1.5 tons of elephant tusks in the largest ever such seizure in the country. Udaya Liyanage, a customs ...

Sri Lanka Customs has held a second lot of Chinese BYD electric vehicles (EVs) over an alleged misrepresentation of their motor power under customs tariff classifications. Speaking to the media on ...

The government must fully digitalise the services offered by the border agencies, including Sri Lanka Customs, to ensure paperless trade, which will facilitate exports and bring down the cost of ...

Sri Lanka is losing orders and confidence among foreign buyers as the recent Customs union strike action at the Colombo Port had crippled import export operations. The work to rule campaign initiated ...

Sri Lanka Customs has introduced an online portal to verify the authenticity of legally imported vehicles. This platform empowers the public to confirm vehicle legality by entering the chassis number ...

The chairman of the Customs House Agents & Traders Association (CHA&TA), Mohamed Niyas, recently strongly defended Sri Lanka Customs’ decision to release 323 containers without physical examination ...

Sri Lanka's customs authorities on Thursday impounded a consignment of aprons from India featuring images of the Buddha, saying the novelty garments were "offensive to Buddhists". Spokesman Dharmasena ...

Sri Lanka has sent back the first batch of 21 containers out of a total of 263 containers of waste imported from the U.K. in 2019. The waste was labeled for recycling, but a customs inspection ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Food importers and wholesalers shut their shops in Sri Lanka’s capital on Tuesday to demand the government resolve a “work to rule” action by custom officials at the island ...