The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha
Dr. Anil Jayantha stated that a dispute over whether certain vehicle motors are rated at 150 kW or limited to 100 kW by software led Customs to withhold release due to risk concerns. He said court-facilitated discussions allowed some vehicles to be released conditionally, with bank guarantees and further action depending on test results. He also noted cross-border transaction compliance issues and said re-exportation remains an option, but the matter will be resolved through the ongoing court process.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Yes. Administratively we first discussed it. The motor is 150 kW; the company says 100 kW, achievable via software. Given that dispute, Customs was unwilling to take the risk in releasing vehicles. Through court-facilitated discussions, some vehicles have been released subject to conditions: if testing establishes 150 kW, appropriate action will follow with a bank guarantee in place. As it’s sub judice, I won’t elaborate.
¶ 02 Also, there were cross-border transaction compliance issues. Our fallback is re-exportation, but since the matter is being challenged in court, we will resolve it swiftly.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 August 2025. No. 1757391500023637. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/22625