Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Introduces Special Commodity Levy on Imported Eggs

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   CE2023-0006

Contact:

Office of Agricultural Affairs, Colombo   |   (011-94) (11) 249-8500

On February 20, 2023, Sri Lanka’s Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies issued an Extraordinary Gazette Notification, introducing a Special Commodity Levy on imported fresh eggs of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, harmonized tariff system (HS) code 0407.21, for three months effective from February 21, 2023. This new regulation has now been extended for an additional three months, effective May 21, 2023. As per the new regulation, an imported egg is subjected to LKR 50.00 (~$0.16) levy. However, this levy is reduced to LKR 1.00 (~$0.003) for the eggs imported by the Sri Lanka State Trading (General) Corporation on the recommendation of the Secretary, Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Food Security. The new regulation discourages egg imports by other parties.

Related Reports

The United States holds 66 percent of Taiwan’s tree nut market, with 2024 imports rising 19 percent to nearly 13,000 metric tons, valued at USD 76 million.
On February 23, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee and the State Council unveiled the 2025 No. 1 Document, which outlines comprehensive strategies for agriculture and rural development.
China is a significant market for U.S. swine genetics; U.S. live (breeding) swine exports to China were valued at $15.7 million in 2023.