Vehicles not meeting standards to be re-exported at importers’ cost

a Pre-shipment Inspection Vehicles imported on Letters Certificate, to comply with the of Credit (LCS) opened after Emissions Standards and Safety July 13, 2018, should undergo Measures/standards,” it said. a pre-shipment Emission “The Pre-shipment Inspection and Certification, an Inspection Certificate shall only Extraordinary Gazette Notice be issued by the authorized dated August 10 said. inspectors appointed by the

“Motor vehicles, which Gazette (Extraordinary) do not comply with the said No.1804/17 dated April 3, Emissions Standards and Safety 2013. Measures/standards, shall be “These regulations shall re-exportedbytheimporter(s) not be applicable for the at his own cost,” the notice said. importation of motor vehicles,

“Importation of all motor based on the Letters of Credit vehicles other than brand (LCS), established on or before new motor vehicles referred July 13, 2018. “Such Letters of to in the notice shall carry Credit shall not be amended and the imported motor vehicles can be cleared from Sri Lanka Customs on or before October 31, 2018,” it said.

The Extraordinary Notice said that all motor vehicles being imported into Sri Lanka should comply with Vehicular Exhaust Emission Limits published in the Third Schedule of the Gazette (Extraordinary) No.2079/42 dated 12.07.2018 or the Fifth Schedule of the Gazette (Extraordinary) No.2083/3 dated 06.08.2018, issued under the National Environment Act, No.47 of 1980 as amended time to time