Vehicle Importing Tax

[Uditha88]

Hi Friends,

You heard this? (And also manufacturing year condition going to be made max of 2 years old)

Any NEWS?

[defendertdi]

hmm...........taxes were increased...by 8%....... ..other thing up to now not confirmed

[hyacc]

Sri Lanka raises taxes on imported vehicles

Apr, 25, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has raised import duties on several categories of petrol-engined cars and three wheelers with steeper increases seen in larger hybrid vehicles, which had exceptionally low taxes earlier, officials said.

A senior Treasury official said there were revisions on several categories of vehicles.

On petrol cars with standard engines with capacities below 1,000 cubic centimeters the effective total tax rate will go up from the current 95 percent to 120 percent.

Between 1000 to 1,600 cc the effective rate will go up from 119 to 128 percent. On three wheelers the effective rate will go up from 38 percent to 50 percent.

On hybrid cars with engines below 2,000 cubic centimeters total duties will go up from 38 percent close to 50 percent.

Deputy director general of customs Ajantha Dias said an excise duty was raised by 8.0 percent on small hybrids but it will take up the total duties by a larger amount when added together.

On hybrids between 2,000 to 3000 cc duty will go up close to 75 percent and above 3,000 cc to 100 percent.

In the past two months about 3,000 hybrids have been imported to the country, Dias said.

Update III

Edited April 25, 2011 by hyacc

[nuwang]

http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?nid=1318067502

Tax Changes 1 Comment(s)

25 Apr, 2011 12:54:40

Sri Lanka raises taxes on imported vehicles

Apr, 25, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has raised import duties on several categories of petrol-engined cars and three wheelers with steeper increases seen in larger hybrid vehicles, which had exceptionally low taxes earlier, officials said.

A senior Treasury official said there were revisions on several categories of vehicles.

On petrol cars with standard engines with capacities below 1,000 cubic centimeters the effective total tax rate will go up from the current 95 percent to 120 percent.

Between 1000 to 1,600 cc the effective rate will go up from 119 to 128 percent. On three wheelers the effective rate will go up from 38 percent to 50 percent.

On hybrid cars with engines below 2,000 cubic centimeters total duties will go up from 38 percent close to 50 percent.

Deputy director general of customs Ajantha Dias said an excise duty was raised by 8.0 percent on small hybrids but it will take up the total duties by a larger amount when added together.

On hybrids between 2,000 to 3000 cc duty will go up close to 75 percent and above 3,000 cc to 100 percent.

In the past two months about 3,000 hybrids have been imported to the country, Dias said.

At the current rates even the large hybrids are taxed at a lower rate than smaller petrol cars.

Update III

[zerocool]

A New Tax Thread Again?

This week on Auto Lanka.

1.) New threads on tax increase.

2.) New threads on how tax increase effect Axio fuel consumption.

3.) New members do not know how to use the forum search.

4.) Back to step 1.

Edited April 25, 2011 by zerocool

[NSID]

A New Tax Thread Again?

This week on Auto Lanka.

1.) New threads on tax increase.

2.) New threads on how tax increase effect Axio fuel consumption.

3.) New members do not know how to use the forum search.

4.) Back to step 1.

Lolz... anyway thanks for the info uditha...

Edited April 25, 2011 by NSID

[Janidu de Costa]

Have diesel vehicles also been increased ??? And also can i know whether there's a market to resale a 2-door Toyota Vigo Extracab (not 4-door smartcab).....????

[Ripper]

there is another thread on this...