Duty-free permit (or Duty-free vehicle permit or Motor Vehicle Permit on Concessionary Terms) is a permit issued by the Treasury of the Government of Sri Lanka that allows its holder to import a vehicle into Sri Lanka on duties concessions or exempt from certain taxes.[1][2] The practice had been started by government of Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike.[3]

Currently entitled

Following category of individuals are entitled to duty-free permits;

  • Legislators
  • Public officers (who have served a minimum term defined)
    • Senior grade officers of the public service, parliament or appointed by cabinet minister.
    • Officers of holding the posts of medical officer, engineer, accountant, architect and lawyer.
    • Senior executives of state corporations or statutory institutions.
    • Senior academics and executives of state universities.
    • Executive grade officers in the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
    • Executive grade officers defined by the Department of Management Services;
      • Senior executives
      • Charted Engineers, Charted Accountants and Charted Architects
    • Chancellors of the Universities
    • Registered Medical Officers
    • Project Directors, Charted Engineers, Charted Accountants, Charted Architects and lawyers of a development project
    • Chairmen and members of a commission established as per the provisions of the constitution
  • Military officers

References

  1. ↑ Scheme for Issuance of Motor Vehicle Permits on Concessionary Terms
  2. ↑ Number of duty free vehicle permits reduced: Ravi
  3. ↑ Perera. "https://www.dailymirror.lk/worldnews/breaking_news/Salaries-of-MPs-not-increased-for-20-years%3A-State-Minister/108-265784". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 23 August 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)


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