The government has decided to lift all import restrictions, except those imposed on vehicles, State Minister of Finance, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya announced today.
State Minister Siyambalapitiya said that all import restrictions, except those imposed on vehicles, have been lifted with effect from today, October 09, 2023.
The government imposed a ban on several items as a part of its prolonged stringent import restrictions from March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The ban on imports continued due to the economic crisis until November last year after which the government took measures to relax import restrictions on several items in batches.
Despite import restrictions having been eased on several items, the ban imposed on vehicle imports has continued. (NewsWire)