The Department of Commerce is responsible for issuing Certificates of Origin (COOs) under all GSP Sc...
World Trade Organization The Department of Commerce acts as the national focal point for all WTO ...
Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISFTA) The Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISFTA), whi...
South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) The Agreement on South Asian Free Trade was finalized and signe...
The DoC is acting as the authorized agency to issue recommendations for Resident Visa (RV) to expatr...
"To develop and promote Sri Lanka's foreign trade relations at bilateral, regional and multilateral levels by the effective implementation of government trade policy, with a view to raising the standards of living and realizing a higher quality of life through the increase of total production, income and employment levels, thereby actively contributing to the overall economic growth of Sri Lanka".
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Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) with USA
Discussions on a wide variety of bilateral issues continued during the 8th meeting of the Joint Coun...
Sri Lanka - Iraq Joint Committee for Economic and Technical Co-operation
The 7th Session of the Sri Lanka-Iraq Joint Committee for Economic and Technical Cooperation, which ...
Joint Trade and Economic Cooperation
The DoC also functions as the focal point in Sri Lanka for joint commissions on trade and economi...
Exporters awarded under Export Development Reward
Hon. Minister of Industry and Commerce. Mr. Rishad Bathiyutheen handed over Rs 262 Mn worth of chequ...
Sri Lanka & Pakistan successfully conclude the 10th JEC sessions in Islamabad
The Ministerial Level (trade) meeting between Sri Lanka and Pakistan after a lapse of six year perio...
Technical Level Meeting on Pakistan-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement
The Fourth Technical Level Meeting on Pakistan-Sri Lanka Free Agreement (PSFTA) and related issues w...
Singaporean Business Delegation visit to Sri Lanka
The Department of Commerce in collaboration with the Sri Lanka High Commission in Singapore, the Si...
The US GSP Program extended till the end of 2013
The Department of Commerce, Colombo is pleased to inform the Sri Lankan business community that the ...
Sri Lanka Expo 2012 promoted in Japan
A promotional seminar on ‘Sri Lanka Expo’ was recently held at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Tokyo wi...
On Arrival Visa Facility for Sri Lankan Business Visiting Pakistan
The ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan has informed that Visa on Arrival (VOA) to Sri Lankan Bu...
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The ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan has informed that Visa on Arrival (VOA) to Sri Lankan Businessmen is being facilitated at all entry/immigration points on production of any of the following documents
The Department of Commerce is pleased to announce that Mr. P.D. Fernando assumed duties as the new Director General of Commerce today 02nd January 2012. He has over 32 years of experience in the department with several overseas posting, including Sri Lankan Missions in Karachi, Japan, Germany, and Brussels as a trade commissioner, and in Dubai and Sydney as the Consul General for Sri Lanka. Before joining the department of commerce in 1979, he has served in Sri Lanka Customs from 1976 – 1979 (Mr. G. T. Senadhira, his predecessor, retired in November last year.)
A promotional seminar on ‘Sri Lanka Expo’ was recently held at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Tokyo with the participation of over 50 importers in Japan. Ambassador Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda in his opening remarks stated that the ‘Sri Lanka Expo’ would be an ideal opportunity for the Japanese business community to expand their businesses with Sri Lanka not only in the trade of goods, but also in areas such as investment and service sectors such as tourism. The Ambassador further stated that Sri Lanka has the best products to offer the world, being tea, apparel, gemstones, spices and natural rubber.
The Department of Commerce commenced its work for the year 2012 today, with all officers taking the government servants’ oath to provide an efficient and comprehensive service to the public at all times. Addressing staff in a ceremony marking the beginning of work in the New Year, Hon. Rishad Bathiudeen, Minister of Industry and Commerce, said that the department has a major responsibility to contribute towards Sri Lanka achieving high export target and trade development this year,and encouraged officers to do their utmost to achieve this goal.