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Sri Lanka Revises Import Duties on Certain Ag Goods

Sri Lanka revised a range of import duties and updated a duty that affects U.S. fruit exports, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service report released June 10. While the changes “mainly affect U.S. fruit exports” through…

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an increased “special commodity levy,” other U.S. agricultural goods also are affected, including categories of dried and shelled peas, chickpeas, yogurt and maize, USDA said. The information was retrieved from a Ministry of Finance, Sri Lanka website notification, USDA said, and not independently verified. The notice became effective May 22 for six months.