SL eases export procedures via online licensing

Online license issuing and debiting system website launched

The online license issuing and debiting system website developed with the sponsorship of Information Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) along with the Sri Lanka Customs was launched yesterday by Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Malik Samarawickrema and State Minister Sujeewa Senasinghe in Colombo.

The main objective of this website was to simplify the export procedure.

Minister Senasinghe said that currently Sri Lanka is ranked 113 in the Global Doing Business Index. We have launched a series of similar initiatives to reduce red tape in exports and we hope they will help us to better are ranking to the 70th spot by 2020.

The government will also ink several free trade agreement with Asian countries which in turn would once again benefit exporters,” he said.