You are allowed to bring into the country duty free 1.5 litres of spirits, two bottles of wine, a quarter-litre of toilet water, and a small quantity of perfume and souvenirs with a value not exceeding US $250. The import of personal equipment such as cameras and laptop computers is allowed but must be declared on arrival. However, personal equipment must be taken out of the country upon the visitor.s departure. The import of non-prescription drugs and pornography of any form is an offence.

Sri Lanka Customs : www.customs.gov.lk

On leaving the country you are allowed to export up to 10kg of tea duty free.

No antiques antique. defined as anything more than 50-years-old - rare books, palm-leaf manuscripts and anthropological material can be exported without permission from the

Director,

National Archives,

7 Reid Avenue,

Colombo -07.

Tel: +94-11 2694523/ 2696917

www.archives.gov.lk

Director General,

Department of Archaeology,

Sir Marcus Fernando Mw,

Colombo

Tel : +94 11 2692840/1

Tel. +94-11-2694727, +94-11-2667155 ,

www.archaeology.gov.lk. 

Purchase and export without licence of any wild animal, bird or reptile, dead or alive . also the export of parts of animals, birds or reptiles, such as skins, horns, scales and feathers is prohibited. Occasional exports are, however, permitted exclusively for bona fide scientific purposes. It is prohibited to export of 450 plant species without special permits. The export of coral, shells or other protected marine products is also strictly prohibited.

Applications for special permission to export fauna should be made to the

Director,

Department of Wildlife Conservation,

382 , New Kandy Road,

Malabe

Tel: +9411 25060380

 

And flora should be made to the

Director,

Forest Department,

82, Rajamalwatta Road,

Battaramulla,

Tel : + 94 11 28666 16/ 2866632

 www.environmentlanka.com

Visitors to Sri Lanka bringing in more than US$10,000 should declare the amount to the Customs on arrival. All unspent rupees converted from foreign currencies can be re-converted to the original currency on departure as long as encashment receipts can be produced.