Sri Lanka Customs Launches Vehicle Verification Portal

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lanka Customs launched a new web-based service to provide detailed information about vehicles available in the market.

The platform, introduced as the Vehicle Verification Portal, enables users to check whether a vehicle has been legally imported and if the relevant taxes have been paid.

Director of the Information and communication technology department at Sri Lanka Customs, Thilaka Pragnaratne, says that the primary aim of the service is to ensure transparency in vehicle imports and to curb tax evasion.

He added that the portal is expected to assist in reducing tax fraud, especially during the tax week.

The service provides access to information on all vehicles imported since 2003 and motorcycles imported since 2011.