Customs Revenue Soars Past One Trillion Rupee Mark

Sri Lanka Customs Revenue Soars Past One Trillion Rupee Mark

by Staff Writer 15-05-2026 | 6:45 AM

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Customs has reached a major financial milestone, with total revenue for the year already climbing past 1.1 trillion rupees.

According to an announcement made yesterday, the exact collection now stands at 1.18 trillion rupees. 

This impressive growth comes as the department consistently outperformed its goals, exceeding monthly revenue targets by over 130 percent for each of the last four months.

The peak of this performance was seen in April, which recorded the highest monthly collection so far. 

During that single month, customs revenue reached a staggering 236.5 billion rupees.