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Transit or Transshipment approvals for Hazardous Waste through Sri Lanka Under the Basel Convention

  • Transit or Transshipment approvals for Hazardous Waste through Sri Lanka Under the Basel Convention.

-      If you plan to transport any hazardous waste via Sri Lanka, you may need to apply for a transit or transshipment approval before it enters into the country.

-      The “Transit” of a hazardous waste means that the waste material will be exported via Sri Lanka landing at the ports and this includes goods that remain onboard the vessel while in transit.

-      The “Transshipment” of a hazardous waste means that the material will be exported out of Sri Lanka within allowed working days of landing it and this includes goods offloaded onto offshore barges or platforms & put into storage on land until the waste materials loaded to the next vessel.

-      If the offloaded goods are not loaded into the next vessel within allowed period (or abandoned) this is considered as an illegal importation.

  1. Applying procedure

 

-      If you want to apply for a transit or transshipment approval please send email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with following documents.

-      Export notification form with the details of hazardous waste in the shipment, names, Quantities, UN numbers, Hazardous Class etc.

-      Movement Document

-      Request letter from the Competent Authority for Basel Convention in the country of export

-      Length of stay & proposed transit/transshipment activities.

  1. Charges for Transits/Transshipment processing fee

-      Payment should not be done until we send the acknowledge email with other requirements.

-      After receiving email from the CEA

For one transit requests – 250 USD (valid for one year period)

    • For one transshipment request – 500 USD (valid for one year period)
  1. Payment method

-      Direct Credit

Our Bank account details:

-      Account Name            : Central Environmental Authority

-      Bank                            : Bank of Ceylon

-      Branch                         : Pelawatte

-      Account Number         : 0002937303

-      Branch Number           : 690

-      Swift Code                  : BCEYLKLX

-      Pay reference              : Please include your export notification number

-      Email your remittance advice to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. stating the amount of payment, customer name & export notification number

Written consent

-      After receiving your remittance the receipt of the Central Environmental Authority will be issued and the written transit or transshipment consent will be issued within 14 working days.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 March 2023 07:39