Sri Lanka Revises Regulations Surrounding Certain Import Fees, Refunds
Sri Lanka recently announced stricter regulations surrounding import delivery fees and import container deposit refunds, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council reported July 23. The country set the maximum delivery order fees payable by importers at $55 for full container…
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loads and $63 for loose cargo loads, HKTDC said. The country also set a cap on the maximum delivery order fee that vessel operators or shipping lines can charge a freight operator: $45 for full container loads and $50 for loose cargo loads. Sri Lanka also mandated that service providers refund import container deposits within 30 days of a container being returned to a depot, assuming the relevant paperwork has been completed, the report said.