4818.20
Handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels
Section X · PULP OF WOOD OR OF OTHER FIBROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIAL; RECOVERED (WASTE AND SCRAP) PAPER OR PAPERBOARD; PAPER AND PAPERBOARD AND ARTICLES THEREOF · unit: kg
Importing handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels into Sri Lanka under HS 4818.20 attracts CID 20%, VAT 18%, PAL 10%, CESS 15%, SSCL 2.5% at the general rate. Preferential rates for trade-agreement origins and the full levy breakdown are below.
Toilet paper and similar paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, in rolls of a width not exceeding 36 cm, or cut to size or shape; handkerchiefs, cleansing tissues, towels, tablecloths, serviettes, bed sheets and similar household, sanitary or hospital articles, articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres.›Handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels
Customs Import Duty (CID) by zone
| General (GEN) | 20%20% |
Other levies
| VAT | 18%18% |
| PAL (General) | 10%10% |
| PAL (Singapore) | 6%6% |
| CESS (General) | 15%15% |
| CESS (Singapore) | 8%8% |
| Excise | – |
| Surcharge | – |
| SCL | – |
| SSCL | 2.5%2.5% |