The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) was established in 1978 as the Greater Colombo Economic Commission (GCEC), with the mandate to generate development in the surrounding vicinity of the Colombo city limits.
The Department of Commerce is headed by the Director General of Commerce, and its work is carried out under four divisions, namely, Multilateral Trade Affairs, Bilateral Trade Relations, Regional Cooperation and Trade Promotion.
When you register as an exporter on EDB website, it allows you the opportunity to access a whole range of services that EDB provides, two of which include Exporters Directory and eMARKETPLACE.
Sri Lanka Customs is one of the oldest Customs administrations in the world which celebrated its 200 years in 2009. However, there is evidence of the existence of Customs tax collection in Sri Lanka over 2000 years ago at the Godawaya Harbor in Hambanthota.
