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The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Matara· 24 October 2025 ·Procedural: Ministerial Statement: Export of Rough Gems and Foreign Currency

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Clarified that amounts above USD 10,000 may be brought into the country provided they are declared through the Customs form. The statement emphasized the procedural requirement for declaration rather than a prohibition on bringing such funds.

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¶ 01 What I said was: above USD 10,000, you must declare via the Customs form; you may bring it in upon such declaration.

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Hansard, Friday, 24 October 2025 ·No. 22644 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 October 2025. No. 22644. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28817