Regulatory Alerts2023-02-16 | OrderOrder on Maintaining Cash Margin Deposit Requirement Against Letters of Credit for New HS Codes
The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka directs all Licensed Commercial Banks to apply cash margin deposit requirements to 64 newly added Harmonized System codes for letters of credit. This directive, issued on 16 February 2023, extends the existing margin regulations established under the Monetary Law Act to specific imports including dairy products, textiles, electronics, and furniture. The existing list of HS Codes subject to margin requirements remains unchanged while these new categories take effect immediately.
# ශ්රී ලංකා වෙන සිංහලවාසි දිව්යාත්මක ප්රදේශීය වාර්තාව
## CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA
### අඩුප්රාප්තිය අභිලාශා කොටස
### දිව්යාත්මක ප්රදේශීය වාර්තාව
### Domestic Operations Department
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**16 February 2023**
**To: All Licensed Commercial Banks**
**ORDER MADE BY THE MONETARY BOARD OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA IN TERMS OF THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 103 OF THE MONETARY LAW ACT, NO. 58 OF 1949 ON MAINTAINING A CASH MARGIN DEPOSIT REQUIREMENT AGAINST LETTERS OF CREDIT**
Further to the Order made by the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in terms of the provisions of Section 103 of the Monetary Law Act, No. 58 of 1949, on maintaining a cash margin deposit requirement against letters of credit dated, 19 May 2022.
All Licensed Commercial Banks (LCBs) are hereby directed to follow the provisions of the above Order on the newly added 64 HS Codes (as per Annex 1), with immediate effect. The existing list of HS Codes subject to margin requirements remains unchanged.
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**Dr. R A Anil Perera**
Director/Domestic Operations
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## Annex 1
| No | New HS code |
|----|--------------------|
| 1 | 040320 |
| 2 | 570321 |
| 3 | 570329 |
| 4 | 570331 |
| 5 | 570339 |
| 6 | 620120 |
| 7 | 620130 |
| 8 | 620140 |
| 9 | 620190 |
| 10 | 620220 |
| 11 | 620230 |
| 12 | 620240 |
| 13 | 620290 |
| 14 | 85171310 |
| 15 | 85171390 |
| 16 | 85171410 |
| 17 | 85171490 |
| 18 | 852581 (except for television cameras) |
| 19 | 852582 (except for television cameras) |
| 20 | 852583 (except for television cameras) |
| No | New HS code |
|----|--------------------|
| 21 | 852589 (except for television cameras) |
| 22 | 853951 |
| 23 | 853952 |
| 24 | 94013190 |
| 25 | 94013990 |
| 26 | 94019190 |
| 27 | 94019990 |
| 28 | 94039190 |
| 29 | 94039990 |
| 30 | 94051110 |
| 31 | 94051190 |
| 32 | 94051910 |
| 33 | 94051990 |
| 34 | 94052110 |
| 35 | 94052190 |
| 36 | 94052910 |
| 37 | 94052990 |
| 38 | 940531 |
| 39 | 940539 |
| 40 | 94054110 |
| 41 | 94054120 |
| 42 | 94054130 |
| No | New HS code |
|----|--------------------|
| 43 | 94054190 |
| 44 | 94054210 |
| 45 | 94054220 |
| 46 | 94054290 |
| 47 | 94054910 |
| 48 | 94054920 |
| 49 | 94054930 |
| 50 | 94054990 |
| 51 | 94055010 |
| 52 | 94055020 |
| 53 | 94055090 |
| 54 | 940561 |
| 55 | 940569 |
| 56 | 950821 |
| 57 | 950822 |
| 58 | 950823 |
| 59 | 950824 |
| 60 | 950825 |
| 61 | 950826 |
| 62 | 950829 |
| 63 | 950830 |
| 64 | 950840 |
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