Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The Government has removed the Special Commodity Levy of Rs. 65 per kilogram on two categories of imported rice, with the change taking effect today (03).

The exemption applies to imported raw rice and parboiled rice covered by the relevant Harmonised System (HS) codes.

The decision was formalised through a Gazette notification issued by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.

The order has been made under Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act No. 48 of 2007.

A levy of Rs. 65 per kilogram had previously been imposed on selected imported rice varieties, including dehusked brown rice, raw rice and parboiled rice, under Extraordinary Gazette ...