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Sri Lanka Revises Import Restrictions

Sri Lanka clarified and revised its import restrictions for a range of commodities as the country tries to stop the spread of COVID-19, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service said in a July 13 report. The revisions, announced…

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June 30, apply restrictions to imported goods loaded at a port on or before June 30, the report said, including certain industrial supplies, agricultural goods and electronic equipment. The import restrictions are intended to allow for the “uninterrupted raw material supply” for domestic manufacturing and export processing while also protecting “certain local industries and production,” USDA said.