7319.40.00
Safety pins and other pins
Section XV · BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL · unit: kg
Importing safety pins and other pins into Sri Lanka under HS 7319.40.00 attracts CID 20% or Rs 50/kg, VAT 18%, PAL 10%, CESS 10% or Rs 20/kg, SSCL 2.5% at the general rate. Preferential rates for trade-agreement origins and the full levy breakdown are below.
Sewing needles, knitting needles, bodkins, crochet hooks, embroidery stilettos and similar articles, for use in the hand, or iron or steel; safety pins and other pins of iron or steel, not elsewhere specified or included.›Safety pins and other pins
Customs Import Duty (CID) by zone
| General (GEN) | 20% or Rs 50/kg20% or Rs.50/= per kg |
| India ISFTA (IN) | FreeFree |
| Pakistan PSFTA (PK) | FreeFree |
| SAFTA – Developing (SD) | 5% or Rs 12/kg5% or Rs.12/= per kg |
| SAFTA – LDC (SF) | 5% or Rs 12/kg5% or Rs.12/= per kg |
Other levies
| VAT | 18%18% |
| PAL (General) | 10%10% |
| PAL (Singapore) | 6%6% |
| CESS (General) | 10% or Rs 20/kg10% or Rs.20/= per kg |
| CESS (Singapore) | FreeFree |
| Excise | – |
| Surcharge | – |
| SCL | – |
| SSCL | 2.5%2.5% |