Export growth outpaces import gain in May
Exports up 9.8% to $ 924 m; first five months figure up 6.7% to $ 4.7 b Apparel and textiles key…
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Sri Lanka rice imports fall 34 percent in February
Sri Lanka’s Rice imports fell 34.4 percent to US$ 23.5 million in February 2018 from a year earlier, as harvest…
Sri Lanka imposes 15% tax on gold imports that impacts trade deficit
Sri Lanka on Wednesday has imposed a 15% tax on gold to curb surging imports that have impacted the trade…
Sri Lankan President emphasizes on increasing timber imports to preserve forests
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena says it is necessary to increase the imports of timber to meet the country’s needs…
US closes anti-dumping inquiry on Sri Lanka rubber bands
The United States has terminated the Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations on imports of Rubber Bands from Sri Lanka on…
Sri Lanka Customs destroys illegal imports worth Rs. 31 million
Sri Lanka Customs yesterday publicly destroyed Rs. 31 million worth of goods imported into the country illegally in 2017. The…
Sri Lankan government to temporarily suspend the ban on asbestos
The Sri Lankan government has decided to temporarily suspend a ban that was to be imposed from 1st January…
Beetle in Lankan tea shipment to Russia Exporter to be spared says Pethiyagoda
BY RAVI LADDUWAHETTY The Sri Lanka Tea Board will not take any punitive action against the exporter involved in a…
Russia restricts tea supplies from Sri Lanka after finding beetle
Russia will place temporary restrictions on imports of all agricultural products from Sri Lanka, including tea, from Dec. 18, the…
Beware, your coconut oil is probably contaminated
By Shaadya Ismail Adulteration of coconut oil is widespread in the country today. Senior officials of the Coconut Research Institute…