Sri Lanka
Partially verified · Research reviewed 2026-09-27
This destination has partial coverage. The procedures below have recorded supporting sources; other requirements remain unverified. Check the destination authority before traveling.
2 published procedures; 0 recorded procedures withheld; 4 open research questions.
At a glance
Source-backed procedures
Foreign exchange declaration
Open the official page ↗https://www.customs.gov.lk/about-us/directorates-and-divisions/passenger-services-directorate-katunayake/- Channel
- Conditional
- Fee
- Not verified
- Authority
- Sri Lanka Customs
- Source verification date
- 2026-09-12
At entry or departure, as applicable.
Legitimately acquired foreign exchange exceeding USD15,000 equivalent in aggregate must be declared when entering or departing Sri Lanka. Departing passengers must also declare foreign currency notes over USD10,000. Arriving passengers intending to take back foreign notes over USD10,000 must declare them on arrival. The customs page separately states an LKR20,000 local-currency carrying limit; this is not the foreign-exchange reporting threshold.
Based on: LK-passengers
Arrival declaration of currencies, gold jewellery, FRIC/CARNET goods and gems
Open the official page ↗https://www.customs.gov.lk/personal/travellers/- Channel
- Conditional
- Fee
- Not verified
- Authority
- Sri Lanka Customs
- Source verification date
- 2026-09-27
On arrival, to the Customs Arrival No 1 Officer.
The Sri Lanka Customs Travellers page instructs that foreign currencies, gold jewelleries, goods under FRIC or CARNET, and gems should be declared to the Customs Arrival No 1 Officer on arrival. The page lists these categories without any amount threshold; it does not state that any amount must be declared, and it does not supersede or restate the foreign-exchange amount thresholds kept in LK-customs-rules-reference (record verified 2026-09-12; not re-verified in the 2026-09-27 round).
Based on: LK-travellers-2026
Sources
- Passenger Services Directorate (Katunayake)
· Sri Lanka Customs
https://www.customs.gov.lk/about-us/directorates-and-divisions/passenger-services-directorate-katunayake/ [LK-passengers] - Travellers — Personal Customs Guide
· Sri Lanka Customs
https://www.customs.gov.lk/personal/travellers/ [LK-travellers-2026]
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