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IMPORT AND EXPORT [CONTROL] ACT.NO.1 OF 1969

Regulations made by the President under Section 20 read with Sub-section (3) of Section 4 and
under Section 14 of the Import & Export (Control) Act, No. 1 of 1969 and paragraph (2) of
Article 44 of the Constitution.

31st July 2013

Ministry of Finance and Planning
Colombo

MAHINDA RAJAPAKSHA
President

REGULATIONS
1. These regulations may be cited as the Import and Export [Control]
Regulations, No.04 of 2013.
2. The Substances specified in the Scheduled I to these Regulations shall
be controlled with immediate effect for importation into Sri Lanka or
exportation from Sri Lanka
3. The Substances specified in the scheduled I shall be completely phased
out for
importation into Sri Lanka or exportation from Sri Lanka by
st
1 January 2030 as set out in schedule II to these regulations.
However, considering the service essentialities, the said Substances
specified in Scheduled I may be allowed to use for an annual average of
2.5% percent from Baseline for servicing refrigeration and air
conditioning equipment from 01st January 2030 to 01st January 2040.
These exceptional shall be valid for the period of year from 2030 to
2040 subject to a review in 2025.
4. From 1st of January 2013 no person shall import into Sri Lanka or export
from Sri Lanka the substances specified in the Schedule I except
registered with the National Ozone Unit of the Ministry of Environment
and Renewable Energy and obtaining the valid quota issued by the
Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy.

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Schedule I
1. Virgin Hydroclorofluorocarbon [HCFCs] categorized in annex C group 1 of
Montreal Protocol as follows;
Description

Chemical
Formula

Substance

HS Code

Dichloro fluoro methane

Chloro difluoro methane
Chloro fluoro methane
Tetrachloro fluoro ethane
Trichloro difluoro ethane
Dichloro trifluoro ethane

CHFCl2
CHF2Cl
CH2FCl
C2HFCl4
C2HF2Cl3
C2HF3Cl2

HCFC-21
HCFC-22
HCFC-31
HCFC-121
HCFC-122
HCFC-123

2903.77.14
2903.77.12
2903.77.11
2903.77.34
2903.77.32
2903.77.27

Dichloro trifluoro ethane

Chloro tetrafluoro ethane
Chlorotetrafluoroethane
Trichloro fluoro ethane
Dichloro difluoro ethane
Chloro trifluoro ethane
Dichloro fluoro ethane
Dichloro fluoro ethane
Chloro difluoro ethane
Chloro difluoro ethane
Chloro fluoro ethane
Hexachloro fluoro propane
Pentachloro difluoro propane
Tetrachloro trifluoro propane
Trichloro tetrafluoro propane
Dichloro pentafluoro propane
Dichloro pentafluoro propane
Dichloro pentafluoro propane
Chloro hexafluoro propane
Pentachloro fluoro propane
Tetrachloro difluoro propane
Trichloro trifluoro propane

CHCl2CF3
C2HF4Cl
CHFClCF3
C2H2FCl3
C2H2F2Cl2
C2H2F3Cl
C2H3FCl2
CH3CFCl2
C2H3F2Cl
CH3CF2Cl
C2H4FCl
C3HFCl6
C3HF2Cl5
C3HF3Cl4
C3HF4Cl3
C3HF5Cl2
CF3CF2CHCl2
CF2ClCF2CHClF
C3HF6Cl
C3H2FCl5
C3H2F2Cl4
C3H2F3Cl3

HCFC-123
HCFC-124
HCFC-124
HCFC-131
HCFC-132
HCFC-133
HCFC-141
HCFC-141b
HCFC-142
HCFC-142b
HCFC-151
HCFC-221
HCFC-222
HCFC-223
HCFC-224
HCFC-225
HCFC-225ca
HCFC-225cb
HCFC-226
HCFC-231
HCFC-232
HCFC-233

2903.77.27
2903.77.23
2903.77.23
2903.77.31
2903.77.26
2903.78
2903.77.25
2903.77.25
2903.77.22
2903.77.22
2903.77.21
2903.77.74
2903.77.72
2903.77.68
2903.77.64
2903.77.55
2903.77.55
2903.77.55
2903.77.46
2903.77.71

2903.77.67
2903.77.63

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Dichloro tetrafluoro propane

Chloro pentafluoro propane
Tetrachloro fluoro propane
Trichloro difluoro propane
Dichlro trifluoro propane
Chloro tetrafluoro propane
Trichloro fluoro propane
Dichloro difluoro propane
Chloro trifluoro propane
Dichloro fluoro propane
Chloro difluoro propane
Chloro fluoro propane

C3H2F4Cl2
C3H2F5Cl
C3H3FCl4
C3H3F2Cl3
C3H3F3Cl2
C3H3F4Cl
C3H4FCl3
C3H4F2Cl2
C3H4F3Cl
C3H5FCl2
C3H5F2Cl
C3H6FCl

HCFC-234
HCFC-235
HCFC-241
HCFC-242
HCFC-243
HCFC-244
HCFC-251
HCFC-252
HCFC-253
HCFC-261
HCFC-262
HCFC-271

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2903.77.54

2903.77.45
2903.77.66

2903.77.62
2903.77.53

2903.77.44
2903.77.61
2903.77.52

2903.77.43
2903.77.51
2903.77.42
2903.77.41

1. Refrigerant mixtures (blends) containing any percentage of HCFCs

categorized under Schedule I
Schedule II
Phase out schedule for HCFC is as follows;
Baseline
: 13.9 ODP Tones (Ozone Depleting
Potential Tones)
Freeze at the base line
: from 1st of January 2013
10% reduction by
: from 1st of January 2015
35% reduction by
: from 1st of January 2020
67.5% reduction by : from 1st of January 2025
100% reduction by : from 1st of January 2030