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Sri Lanka Customs collected over 1.2 trillion rupees (approximately 4 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue during the first seven months of 2025, a senior official announced on Saturday.
Customs spokesperson Seevali Arukgoda stated that the department recorded its highest-ever monthly revenue in July, earning 231 billion rupees (approximately $ 770 million U.S.), largely driven by taxes on vehicle imports.
According to Arukgoda, customs generated nearly 300 billion rupees (approximately $ 1 billion) from duties on over 28,000 imported vehicles.
The government has set a revenue target of 2.115 trillion rupees for customs in 2025. As of the end of July, the department has surpassed its scheduled collection target by 116 billion rupees, Arukgoda added.
(1 Sri Lankan rupee = 0.0033 U.S. dollars)
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