Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Updates Foreign-Origin Wheat Import Requirements

Sri Lanka's National Plant Quarantine Service (NPQS) (national authority) has revised wheat grains import regulations. Previously the national authority had issued a blanket approval for the import of wheat for flour milling for human consumption. The blanket approvals were revoked in December 2020, and were replaced with import permits valid for one-year. Permits for U.S.-origin wheat consignments now include additional declarations. FAS Colombo\New Delhi (Post) and APHIS New Delhi’s successfully negotiated with the NPQS additional declaration language that meet Sri Lanka’s phytosanitary requirements, while remaining consistent with APHIS export certification policy. Sri Lanka is now also permitting wheat imports for animal feed milling, but under highly restrictive entry conditions. Sri Lanka's import requirements effectively disallow U.S.-origin feed wheat imports.