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- Global System of Trade Preference(GSTP)
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- Category: Global System of Trade Preference(GSTP)
Sufficiently worked or processed products
Affidavit
Note: Affidavits for spices should be for each shipment and contain additional details as per Note 1 of the general affidavit format
Cost Statements
Documents needed to be submitted to verify the imported raw materials
- Import CUSDECS
- Commercial Invoice
Fees
| Certificate of Origin | - | Rs.1500.00 |
| Extra Copy of Certificate of Origin | - | Rs.750.00 |
| Duplicate Certificate of Origin | - | Rs.1500.00 |
| True Copy of Certificate of Origin | - | Rs.500.00 |
Service providing time
| Time of Submission for Certificate of Origin | - 8.30 AM - 3.00 PM |
| Time of Issuance of Certificate of Origin | - 9.00 AM - 12.30 PM |
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- Details
- Category: Global System of Trade Preference(GSTP)
- Concessions granted by Algeria
[PDF - 13 KB] - Concessions granted by Argentina
[PDF - 69 KB] - Concessions granted by Bangladesh
[PDF - 66 KB] - Concessions granted by Benin
[PDF - 10 KB] - Concessions granted by Bolivia
[PDF - 11 KB] - Concessions granted by Brazil
[PDF - 82 KB] - Concessions granted by Cameroon
[PDF - 10 KB] - Concessions granted by Chile
[PDF - 15 KB] - Concessions granted by Colombia
[PDF - 58 KB] - Concessions granted by Cuba
[PDF - 18 KB] - Concessions granted by Democratic People´s Republic of Korea
[PDF - 71 KB] - Concessions granted by Ecuador
[PDF - 11 KB] - Concessions granted by Egypt
[PDF - 19 KB] - Concessions granted by Ghana
[PDF - 10 KB] - Concessions granted by Guinea
[PDF - 10 KB] - Concessions granted by Guyana
[PDF - 15 KB] - Concessions granted by India
[PDF - 21 KB] - Concessions granted by Indonesia
[PDF - 10 KB] - Concessions granted by Iran
[PDF - 14 KB] - Concessions granted by Iraq
[PDF - 71 KB] - Concessions granted by Libya
[PDF - 14 KB] - Concessions granted by Malaysia
[PDF - 10 KB]
- Concessions granted by Mercosur
[PDF - 480 KB] - Concessions granted by Mexico
[PDF - 24 KB] - Concessions granted by Morocco
[PDF - 123 KB] - Concessions granted by Myanmar
[PDF - 46 KB] - Concessions granted by Nicaragua
[PDF - 16 KB] - Concessions granted by Nigeria
[PDF - 70 KB] - Concessions granted by Pakistan
[PDF - 66 KB] - Concessions granted by Peru
[PDF - 23 KB] - Concessions granted by Philippines
[PDF - 64 KB] - Concessions granted by Republic of Korea
[PDF - 20 KB] - Concessions granted by Romania
[PDF - 94 KB] - Concessions granted by Singapore
[PDF - 9 KB] - Concessions granted by Sri Lanka
[PDF - 18 KB] - Concessions granted by Sudan
[PDF - 16 KB] - Concessions granted by Tanzania
[PDF - 9 KB] - Concessions granted by Thailand
[PDF - 13 KB] - Concessions granted by Trinidad and Tobago
[PDF - 11 KB] - Concessions granted by Tunisia
[PDF - 13 KB] - Concessions granted by Venezuela
[PDF - 59 KB] - Concessions granted by Viet Nam
[PDF - 11 KB] - Concessions granted by Zimbabwe
[PDF - 11 KB]
- Details
- Category: Global System of Trade Preference(GSTP)
The Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP) was initiated by the UNCTAD to develop trading opportunities among the developing countries. Through the framework of the GSTP, its Participants aim to promote economic growth and development by capitalizing on South-South trade.
The origin of the GSTP can be traced back to the ministerial meeting of the Group of 77 in Mexico City in 1976 where the GSTP first found its political expression. The idea was subsequently developed at ministerial meetings of the Group of 77 in Arusha (1979) and in Caracas (1981). In 1982, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Group of 77 in New York defined the basic components of the Agreement and established a framework for negotiations. The Group of 77 began preparatory work in Geneva in 1984 with Ministerial impetus provided in 1985 through the New Delhi ministerial meeting. The Ministerial meeting in Brasilia in 1986 established the GSTP as a provisional legal framework and launched the first round of negotiations on preferential trade concessions. In 1988, in Belgrade, participants completed the negotiations on the text of the Agreement, as well as the first round of tariff reduction negotiations.
GSTP - at a glance
| Date of signing of the agreement | Date of coming into effect | Members | Negotiation approach | Products coverage |
| 13th April 1988 | 19th April 1989 | **42 Developing nations | Positive List | 651 |
*The 42 GSTP members are; Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Cuba, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, India, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, the United Republic of Tanzania, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe, and Mercosur (South American trade bloc incl. Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay).
Rules of Origin Criteria (RoO) under GSTP applicable to Sri Lanka – at a glance
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Wholly obtained products |
Not Wholly obtained products |
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General Rule |
Cumulative Rule |
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50% < DVA |
60% < RAC |
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Statistical Analysis
| Country | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Share in 2025 (%) |
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| Peru | 16.87 | 21.67 | 20.55 | 21.47 | 13.26 | 37.05% |
| Mexico | 49.37 | 26.91 | 41.93 | 34.71 | 10.86 | 30.33% |
| Ecuador | 3.99 | 4.98 | 4.97 | 4.48 | 2.95 | 8.24% |
| Bolivia | 6.28 | 4.50 | 4.99 | 3.71 | 2.53 | 7.06% |
| Vietnam | 1.49 | 1.31 | 1.65 | 0.23 | 2.14 | 5.97% |
| South Korea | 0.58 | 0.45 | 0.26 | 0.86 | 1.53 | 4.26% |
| Chile | 3.47 | 2.54 | 2.49 | 3.00 | 1.39 | 3.90% |
| Nicaragua | 0.40 | 0.38 | 1.32 | 1.11 | 0.29 | 0.82% |
| Other | 9.38 | 0.81 | 1.15 | 0.55 | 0.85 | 2.37% |
| Total Export under GSTP | 91.82 | 63.54 | 79.29 | 70.13 | 35.80 | 100.00% |
| HS Code | Description | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Share in 2025 (%) |
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| 090611 | Cinnamon; Neither crushed nor ground | 78.95 | 60.64 | 75.26 | 67.57 | 29.70 | 82.96% |
| 530500 | Coconut of abaca: other | 0.68 | 0.62 | 0.46 | 1.21 | 2.62 | 7.32% |
| 230690 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: other | 1.31 | 1.28 | 1.65 | 0.23 | 2.14 | 5.97% |
| Other exports | 10.89 | 1.00 | 1.92 | 1.11 | 1.34 | 3.75% | |
| Total exports under GSTP | 91.82 | 63.54 | 79.29 | 70.13 | 35.80 | 100.00% | |
- Details
- Category: Global System of Trade Preference(GSTP)
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Bangladesh
- Benin
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Cameroon
- Chile
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Democratic People´s Republic of Korea
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guyana
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Libya
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Peru
- Philippines
- Republic of Korea
- Romania
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Tanzania
- Venezuela
- Viet Nam
- Zimbabwe
Global System of Trade Preference(GSTP)
Department of Commerce
No.492
2nd Floor
L. H. P. Building
R.A.de Mel Mawatha
Colombo 03
General No- 2329733/2436114/
2327191/2325524
General COO inquiries- 0778489678
fortrade@doc.gov.lk
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