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

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• 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.