Gazette to be issued introducing new HS Codes for 142 import and export items

With the aim of facilitating and streamlining import-export, Customs Codes (HS Codes) will be introduced for 142 new types of goods from January 01.State Minister of Finance Dr. Ranjith Siambalapitiya in a twitter post noted that the Gazette in this regard will be issued immediately and it came into effect from January 1.

It is stated that every five years, the World Trade Organization provides a list of newly introduced goods to every country, and gives new customs codes to identify the goods to the importers and exporters.