The Hon. Rathna Gamage - Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Galle· 17 March 2026 ·Oral question: Oral Answers to Questions (Q.1 to Q.7 and Standing Order 27(2) questions)

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On behalf of the Minister, the Deputy Minister confirmed that fish had been imported for both local consumption and re-export, and tabled detailed Customs-based annexes on imports, taxes and related data. He provided year-wise figures for canned fish imports, including quantities and values from 2021 to 2025, and local production figures from 2022 to 2026 year-to-date. He also stated that further updated Customs data had been requested for periods not yet covered in the annexes.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Minister, I answer:

¶ 02 (a)(i) Yes.

¶ 03 (a)(ii) Details of fish imported for local consumption are submitted as Annex 01.

¶ 04 (a)(iii) Imports have been made both for local consumption and for re-export.

¶ 05 (b)(i) The following is shown in the table: Summary of fish imports for local consumption from 01.01.2021 to 27.10.2025, indicating net mass, CIF value, SCL, VAT, SSL, etc. (Data provided by Sri Lanka Customs. A request has been made to obtain data up to date beyond 27.10.2025.)

¶ 06 (b)(ii) Provided in Annexes 02 and 03. (Data from Sri Lanka Customs. A request has been made to obtain data from 30.09.2025 to date.)

¶ 07 (b)(iii) Provided in Annex 04.

¶ 08 (b)(iv) 2021–2025: 51,340; 22,960; 22,340; 24,850; 31,080 (units as per annex detail).

¶ 09 (b)(v) Quantity of imported canned fish (metric tons): 2021 – 8,758.1; 2022 – 3,431.0; 2023 – 7,904.4; 2024 – 4,476.0; 2025 – 601.1. Value (Rs. million): 2021 – 4,891.0; 2022 – 2,671.9; 2023 – 6,172.6; 2024 – 3,317.8; 2025 – 1,019.0.

¶ 10 (b)(vi) 2022–2025 production figures are shown in the annex: 2022 – 9,251.37; 2023 – 5,827.82; 2024 – 11,802.62; 2025 – 12,305.39; 2026 YTD – 18,325.80 (units as per annex detail).

¶ 11 (c) Not applicable.

¶ 12 Annexes 01, 02, 03 and 04 tabled.

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