# Customs & Tax Advice

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Trade Services

## Navigate Customs & Tax with Confidence

Expert guidance on Sri Lankan export documentation, destination-country import duties, HS classification, and preferential trade agreements, so your shipments clear faster and cost less.

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[Documents Checklist](/sri-lanka-export-documents-checklist/)

New to export terms? FOB, CIF, HS codes, CoO: see our plain-language guide with a simple “who pays what” Incoterms diagram.

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Services

### What We Help With

Customs and tax compliance is where deals fall apart. We work alongside Sri Lankan exporters and their international buyers to prevent that.

#### Export Documentation

Commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading, and certificate of origin, prepared and verified.

- Commercial invoice & packing list
- Certificate of Origin (CO)
- EUR.1 / SAFTA / GSP+ forms
- Phytosanitary & SLSI certs

#### HS Code Classification

Correct Harmonized System codes for your products. Wrong codes mean wrong duties and delays.

- HS / HTS classification
- Binding tariff information
- Rules of origin analysis
- Reclassification reviews

#### Duty & Tax Optimization

Identify preferential trade agreements that reduce duty rates for your target market.

- GSP+ benefits (EU)
- SAFTA / SAPTA (South Asia)
- EU-Sri Lanka Trade Agreement
- Free trade zone advice

#### Customs Clearance Support

Hand-off to licensed customs brokers at origin and destination, so your goods move through ports.

- Sri Lanka Customs brokerage
- Destination clearance network
- AEO-certified partners
- Pre-shipment inspection

Reference

### Common Sri Lankan Export HS Codes

Typical Harmonized System codes for our top product categories. Full classification provided on request for your specific product.

Product Category | HS Code | EU Duty (MFN) | US Duty (MFN) |

Ceylon black tea (in bulk >3kg) | 0902.40 | 0% | Free |

Ceylon cinnamon (true cinnamon) | 0906.11 | 0% | Free |

Coconut oil, virgin | 1513.11 | 2.5% | Free |

Desiccated coconut | 0801.11 | 0% | Free |

Knitted apparel (cotton) | 6109.10 | 9.6% | 16.5% |

Surgical & industrial rubber gloves | 4015.19 | 2.7% | 3% |

Frozen yellowfin tuna | 0303.42 | 22% | Free |

GSP+ note for EU buyers: Sri Lanka qualifies for the EU’s GSP+ scheme, which reduces or eliminates MFN duties on ~66% of tariff lines. Many of the products above ship at 0% duty under GSP+. We help ensure your Certificate of Origin claims the preference correctly.

### Have a Customs Question?

Tell us the product, destination country, and quantity. Our trade advisors will walk you through duties, documents, and any preferential agreements that apply.

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