No duty concessions for importers as containers lie at Colombo Port

COLOMBO (News1st): Importers will not be granted tax and duty concessions despite a slow down in operations at the Colombo Port due to COVID-19, ports authority chair Daya Rathnayake has said. Officials say there is a backlog of at least 40,000 containers at the port, and that unloading operations have been stalled as several workers have been […]

No duty concessions for importers as containers lie at Colombo Port