Plain-English HS Code Search
No need to know classification codes. Type “phone cases” or “toyota aqua 2019” and AI-assisted search finds the right HS code from all 8,952 entries in the 2026 National Imports Tariff Guide.
AI SEARCH8,952 CODES
THE PROBLEM
Importers were guessing.
Guessing is expensive.
18.4%
of tariff lines require an import permit.
Importing into Sri Lanka means navigating seven stacking tax layers, 8,952 HS codes, and a tariff schedule that changes by gazette notification — sometimes mid-year. Most importers either guess at the numbers or pay a customs broker just to find out what a shipment will actually cost before it arrives.
On top of that, 1,646 tariff lines require an Import Control License or SLSI certification. Miss that requirement and a container can sit at Colombo Port racking up $100–300 a day in demurrage — a cost that's entirely avoidable if you know before you ship.
Tariff.lk removes the guesswork. Search a product by name, and it surfaces the exact classification, every applicable tax, and any free trade agreement savings — in seconds, with no login required.
WHAT IT DOES
Everything an importer needs to know before they ship.
Seven features, one search box. No login, no usage limits.
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Full 7-Layer Duty Breakdown
Every import stacks up to seven separate taxes — Customs Import Duty (CID), Ports & Airports Levy (PAL), Cess, Excise/SPD, Special Commodity Levy (SCL), Social Security Contribution Levy (SSCL), and VAT. Tariff.lk calculates each one on its correct base and shows the full stack, not just a headline rate.
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CIF
100,000
+ CID
+ PAL
+ SSCL
+ VAT
LANDED
163,283 LKR
FTA Savings Detection
Importing from India, Pakistan, China, South Korea, Thailand, or a SAFTA nation? Tariff.lk checks every applicable trade agreement — ISFTA, PSFTA, APTA, SAFTA — and shows where the duty rate drops. Sometimes to zero.
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CusDec Builder
A multi-item Value for Duty calculator for building customs declarations, with Incoterms and freight overrides, exportable for real filing use.
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Live Exchange Rates
Gazette-based exchange rates for 50 currencies, updated weekly — the same rates used in duty calculations, so the numbers match what customs will actually charge.
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Import Permit Checker
Flags whether a product needs an Import Control License or SLSI certification before it ships. 1,646 tariff lines do, and finding out after the container has landed is the expensive way to learn.
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Browse by Chapter
All 97 HS chapters browsable directly, for anyone who'd rather explore categories than search.
97 CHAPTERS
THE CORE ENGINE
Seven taxes. One number.
Sri Lanka's duty stack isn't a single rate — it's seven levies, each calculated on a different base, with VAT applied last on the cumulative total. Tariff.lk models the whole chain.
SAMPLE CALCULATION
Cosmetics · HS 3304.99
CIF VALUE
LKR 100,000
LAYER
DESCRIPTION
RATE
LKR
CID
Customs duty
25%
25% · 25,000
PAL
Ports & airports levy
10%
10% · 10,000
Cess
Import cess
—
EXEMPT
Excise
Excise / SPD
—
EXEMPT
SCL
Special commodity levy
—
EXEMPT
SSCL
Social security
2.5%
2.5% · 3,375
VAT
Value added tax · on cumulative total
18%
18% · 24,908
Total
Duties & taxes
63.3%
63,283
EFFECTIVE RATE ON CIF63.3% · LANDED LKR 163,283
HOW IT WORKS
From product name to landed cost.
Describe your product
Type a product name in plain language — no HS code knowledge required. AI-assisted search matches it to the right classification.
Get the full breakdown
See all seven stacking taxes calculated on the correct base: CID, PAL, Cess, Excise, SCL, SSCL, and VAT — down to the exact LKR amount.
Find FTA savings
Tariff.lk checks the product's origin country against every active trade agreement and surfaces any preferential rate that applies.
IN THE PRODUCT
See it running.
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01 — SEARCH & AI CLASSIFICATION
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02 — DUTY CALCULATOR
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03 — CUSDEC BUILDER
tariff.lk/exchange-rates
04 — EXCHANGE RATES
BEHIND THE BUILD
Built in-house at Freshpixl.
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Tariff.lk was built end to end by the Freshpixl team: AI-assisted product-to-HS-code classification, a rules engine that replicates Sri Lanka Customs' seven-layer duty stack in the correct calculation order, and an automated pipeline that ingests gazette publications so exchange rates and tariff changes stay current without manual entry.
The whole thing runs free and without signup — because the point was to build the tool we wished existed, not to gate it.
Independent tool — not affiliated with Sri Lanka Customs or the Ministry of Finance.
WHO USES IT
Built for anyone moving goods through Colombo.
Importers & trading companies
Estimate landed cost before placing the order, not after the container lands.
Customs brokers & freight forwarders
A fast reference that matches the gazette, for when a client asks on the phone.
Vehicle importers
Excise and SPD make vehicles the hardest category to price. Tariff.lk has a dedicated calculator for it.
Individual importers
Buying one item from overseas and want the real cost before committing.
IMPORT GUIDE
Questions every importer asks.
A standardised international product classification number used by customs authorities worldwide. Sri Lanka uses 10-digit codes — the first 6 follow the international standard, the last 4 are Sri Lanka-specific. Every imported good must be declared with its HS code on the Customs Declaration.
See what your import actually costs.
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