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For further information about the Sri Lanka market,
please consult the Country
Commercial Guide.
| http://www. |
American Chamber of Commerce of Sri
Lanka |
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http://www.fccisl.org/ |
Federation of Chambers of
Commerce & Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL), M. Macky Hasim,
President, 53, 3rd Floor, Vauxhall Lane, Colombo 2, Phone:
94-1-2304254 Fax: 94-1-2348931(-2), E-Mail: sgneral@fccisl.org |
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http://www.chamber.lk/ |
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce , Ceylon
Chamber of Commerce, Prema Cooray, Secretary General/Chief Executive Officer,
50 Nawam Mawatha, Colombo 2, Phone: 94-1-2421745/46/47 Fax: 94-1-2449352,
E-Mail: info@chamber.lk |
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http://www.nccsl.lk/ |
The National Chamber Of
Commerce Sri Lanka, Neil Seneviratne, Secretary General, 450 D.R.
Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo 10, Phone: 94-1-2689600 Fax: 94-1-2689596, E-Mail: nccsl@slt.lk |
For further information of the definitions of the channels of distribution, please click
here. The following are known ICT sales channels.
They may or may not be available in all markets.
None Noted
| http://www.bankofceylon.net |
Bank of Ceylon, 4 Bank of
Ceylon Mawatha, Colombo 1, Phone: 94‑1‑2446790 Fax:
94‑1‑2445798 |
| http://dunhinda.lanka.net/cbank/ |
Central Bank of Sri Lanka, A.S.
Jayawardena, Governor, Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo 1, Phone:
94‑1‑2477417 Fax: 94‑1‑2477677, Email: asjayaward@cbsl.lk |
| http://www.citibank.com/srilanka/ |
Citibank N.A., Kapila
Jayawardena, Chief Executive Officer, 67 Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo 7,
Phone: 94‑1‑2449061 Fax: 94‑1‑2445487 |
| http://www.combank.net |
Commercial Bank, 21
Bristol Street, Colombo 1, Phone: 94‑1‑2447516 Fax:
94‑1‑2449889, E-Mail: commerce@sri.lanka.net |
| http://www.dfccbank.com |
Development Finance Corporation of
Ceylon (DFCC), Nihal Fonseka, General Manager, 73/5 Galle
Road, Colombo 3, Phone: 94-1-2440366 Fax: 94-1-2440376, E-Mail:
dfcc@sri.lanka.net |
| http://www.hnb.net |
Hatton National Bank, 10
R.A. de Mel Mawatha, Colombo 3, Phone: 94-1-2421885 Fax: 94-1-2446312,
E-Mail: hnblanka.com |
| http://www.hsbc.com |
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking
Corporation Ltd., 24 Sir Baron Jayatilaka Mawatha, Colombo 1,
Phone: 94‑1‑2325435 Fax: 94‑1‑2438585 |
| http://www.celltel.lk/ |
Celltel Lanka
Limited |
| http://www.codegen.it |
Code-Gen International (Pvt)
Ltd |
| http://www.lacnet.org/ |
Lanka Academic Network (LAcNet), a non-profit, volunteer run organization of Sri
Lankan students, teachers and professionals distributed throughout the globe. |
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http://www.sys-tec.net |
Sys-Tec International (Pvt)
Ltd |
| http://www.nsrc.org/ |
The Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC), a non-profit organization, has been involved for the past decade with the
deployment and integration of appropriate networking technology in Sri
Lanka. Note that some of the posted information is old, perhaps even historic by now. But it has been archived here to help document
the evolution of the global infrastructure - when the first points of connectivity were established, and subsequent developments
leading up to the current state of the network within a particular country or region. |
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http://www.herbison.com/ |
Herbison Consulting's List of ISPs |
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http://www.thelist.com/ |
The List's index of ISPs |
| http://www.learn.ac.lk/ |
The Lanka Educational Academic and Research Network interconnects Educational and R & D Institutions across the country. |
| http://www.celltel.lk/ |
Celltel Lanka Limited (Celltel Infiniti), No: 78,
3rd Floor, Mukthar Plaza, Grandpass Road, Colombo 14, Sri Lanka Telephone: +94 1 541541 Telephone: +94 1 541541, Fax: +94 1 541145, Email:
celltel@celltelnet.lk |
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http://www.dialog.lk |
Dialog
Telekom
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| http://www.eureka.lk/ |
Eureka,
3rd floor,
321 Galle Road,
Colombo - 3. Sri Lanka,
Tel no : +94 11 2 564277,
Fax no: +94 11 2 564278 |
| http://www.lankabell.net/ |
Lanka Bell (Private) Limited,
Level 6, West Lower Block 01, World Trade Center, Echelon Square,
Colombo 01 |
| http://www.dialog.lk/ |
MTN Networks (Pvt) Ltd (DIALOG
GSM) |
| http://www.mobitellanka.com/ |
Mobitel (Pvt) Limited, 108, W A D Ramanayake Mw, Colombo 2.Sri Lanka.Hot Line + (94)- 071-755 777 |
| http://www.slt.lk/ |
Sri
Lanka Telecom, Lotus Road, P.O.Box 503, Colombo 1, Sri Lanka., Telephone
+94-11-2329711, Facsimile: +94-11-2440000, Telex: 21477 Telecom CE,
Telegram: 'MAGNETO' Colombo, General Contact:
pr@slt.lk |
| http://www.suntel.lk/ |
Suntel |
For information about Tariffs and Taxes on Computer Hardware
and Software, please see:
http://web.ita.doc.gov/.
Property rights
Secured interests in property are recognized and enforced. A fairly
reliable registration system exists for recording private property such as land,
buildings and mortgages. The legal system is nondiscriminatory and
protects and facilitates acquisition and disposition of property rights by
foreigners.
Private farmers are working state-owned lands under varying tenure
agreements, ranging from restrictive tenures to land grants. These lands
have ill-defined property rights. A World Bank-funded project is underway
to develop a legal framework for implementing a titling system for land.
This will also remove restrictions related to the sale, leasing and transfer and
mortgaging of rural lands previously distributed to farmers.
Intellectual Property Rights Protection
Sri Lanka is a party to major Intellectual Property Agreements including
the Berne Convention for the protection of literary and artistic works, the
Paris Convention for the protection of industrial property, the Madrid Agreement
for the repression of false or deceptive indication of source on goods, the
Nairobi Treaty, the Patent Co-operation Treaty, the Universal Copyright
Convention and the Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO). Sri Lanka's intellectual property law is based on the
WIPO model law for developing countries. Sri Lanka and the US signed a
Bilateral Agreement for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in 1991,
and Sri Lanka is also a party to the Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights
(TRIPS) Agreement in the World Trade Organization.
In July 2003, the Sri Lankan Parliament passed a new intellectual property
law to replace the Intellectual Property Act of 1979. The new law is
expected to come into force in August 2003 and will meet both US-Sri Lanka
bilateral IPR agreement and TRIPS obligations (due on January 1, 2000), to a
great extent. The law will govern copyrights and related rights,
industrial designs, patents for inventions, trademarks and service marks, trade
names, layout designs of integrated circuits, geographical indications, unfair
competition and undisclosed information. All trademarks, designs,
industrial designs and patents must be registered with the Director General of
Intellectual Property.
Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is a punishable offense
under the new law. Intellectual Property Rights come under both criminal
and civil jurisdiction. Relief available to owners under the new law
includes injunctive relief, seizure and destruction of infringing goods and
plates or implements used for the making of infringing copies, and prohibition
of importation and exports. Enforcement, however, is a serious problem, as
is public awareness of IPR. Domestic implementing legislation, under the
old law, has been very weak and the Government does not act as an enforcer of
IPR laws. At present, aggrieved parties must, on their own, seek redress
of any IPR violation through the courts, which can be a frustrating and
time-consuming process. Although the legal system is well-established and
non-discriminatory, it is fraught with long delays.
It will take time before new procedures and court precedents are
established. In addition, Sri Lanka needs to ratify and conform to the
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) and the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT).
Ratification of these two treaties will support electronic commerce, protect the
rights of performers and producers of phonograms and the rights of authors in
their literary and artistic works, and offer an adequate basis to fight
international piracy in view of the new technological developments.
Meanwhile, local agents of reputed US and other international recording
companies, software development companies and motion picture companies continue
to complain that lack of IPR protection is damaging their businesses. The
Embassy, along with key industry players including the IFPI, continues to lobby
the Government to improve Sri Lanka's IPR regime.
Patents are granted for inventions, with the following exceptions:
discoveries, scientific theories and mathematical methods, plant or animal
varieties (other than micro biological processes) and essentially biological
processes for the production of plants and animals (other than non biological
and microbiological processes), business rules and methods, methods of treatment
by surgery or therapy, and diagnostic methods practiced on the human or animal
body. The new law will also permit compulsory licensing and parallel
imports of pharmaceutical products. The compulsory licensing will allow
government to grant licenses to manufacture certain drugs, overruling patent
licenses, in a national emergency. The parallel imports will allow the
import of a branded drug from an alternative source.
A patent is valid for 20 years from the date of grant, but must be renewed
annually.
Copyrights are not registered. A work is protected automatically by
operation of law. Original literary, artistic, and scientific works
including computer programs and databases are protected under the new law. The
enforcement limitations described above apply to copyrights, including software.
Sri Lanka recognizes both trademarks and service marks. The
exclusive right to a mark is acquired by registration. A mark may consist
of words, slogans, designs, etc. Protection also is available to well
known marks not registered in Sri Lanka. Registered trademarks are valid
for ten years.
Additional information on how to prepare for and select an international trade
show can be found at
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http://www.tscentral.com/
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This site provides an extensive trade show directory with
detailed information on 30,000 international and domestic trade shows, conferences and
seminars. You can search by show name, show type, industry, city, country, and start &
end dates of the show. Some events have the option to have more information sent to the
user and have on-line event registration. |
http://www.techweb.com/techcalendar/
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Techweb’s calendar is focused on information technology
and provides access to information on 2,000 plus technology related events which may be
searched by key word or by industry. There is detailed information on each event.
Additional information concerning computer related trade shows can be found here. |
Computers & Peripherals
|
HTS Number |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Percent Change
2006 - 2007 |
| In
Actual Dollars |
847149
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES AND UNITS THEREOF PRESENTED IN THE
FORM OF SYSTEMS, N.E.S.O.I. |
1,827,369 |
2,235,780 |
1,358,997 |
-39.2% |
847150
PROCESSING UNITS OTHER THAN THOSE OF 8471.41 AND 8471.49, N.E.S.O.I. |
586,339 |
788,546 |
1,069,336 |
35.6% |
847180
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING UNITS, N.E.S.O.I. |
1,674,055 |
2,108,217 |
737,814 |
-65.0% |
847170
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING STORAGE UNITS, N.E.S.O.I. |
167,738 |
349,451 |
527,454 |
50.9% |
847141
ADP MACHINES COMPRISING IN SAME HOUSING AT LEAST A CENTRAL PROCESSING
UNIT AND AN INPUT AND OUTPUT UNIT, WHETHER OR NOT COMBINED, N.E.S.O.I. |
229,817 |
175,225 |
453,557 |
158.8% |
847330
PARTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES AND UNITS
THEREOF, MAGNETIC OR OPTICAL READERS, TRANSCRIBING MACHINES, ETC., NESOI |
1,299,810 |
349,100 |
341,588 |
-2.2% |
847190
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING UNTS THEREOF; MAGNETIC/OPTICAL READERS, MACH
FOR TRANSCRIBING DATA TO DATA MEDIA IN CODED FORM & MACH FOR PROC DATA,
NESOI |
174,133 |
143,469 |
285,908 |
99.3% |
847130
PORTABLE AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES, WEIGHT NOT MORE THAN 10 KG,
CONSISTING OF AT LEAST A CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT, KEYBOARD & A DISPLAY |
59,762 |
98,114 |
264,930 |
170.0% |
847160
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INPUT OR OUTPUT UNITS, WHETHER OR NOT
CONTAINING STORAGE UNITS IN THE SAME HOUSING, N.E.S.O.I. |
259,847 |
277,715 |
64,386 |
-76.8% |
847110
ANALOG OR HYBRID AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES |
298,880 |
130,301 |
0 |
-100.0% |
| |
6,577,750 |
6,655,918 |
5,103,970 |
-23.3% |
Source: USITC Trade Data Web
Telecommunications Equipment
|
HTS Number |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Percent Change
2006 - 2007 |
| In
Actual Dollars |
851770
PARTS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS |
0 |
0 |
1,428,166 |
N/A |
851762
MACHINES FOR THE RECEPTION, CONVERSION AND TRANSMISSION OR REGENERATION
OF VOICE, IMAGES OR OTHER DATA, INCLUDING SWITCHING AND ROUTING
APPARATUS |
0 |
0 |
1,263,282 |
N/A |
851718
TELEPHONE SETS, NESOI |
0 |
0 |
881,685 |
N/A |
851761
BASE STATIONS |
0 |
0 |
162,198 |
N/A |
851769
OTHER APPARATUS FOR THE RECEPTION, CONVERSION AND TRANSMISSION OR
REGENERATION OF VOICE, IMAGES OR OTHER DATA, NESOI |
0 |
0 |
124,990 |
N/A |
851712
TELEPHONES FOR CELLULAR NETWORKS OR FOR OTHER WIRELESS NETWORKS |
0 |
0 |
11,294 |
N/A |
851711
LINE TELEPHONE SETS WITH CORDLESS HANDSETS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
851790
PARTS OF ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR LINE TELEPHONY OR TELEGRAPHY,
INCLUDING PARTS OF SUCH APPARATUS FOR CARRIER-CURRENT LINE SYSTEMS |
965,803 |
4,654,095 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851750
ELECTRICAL TELECOMMUNICATION APPARATUS FOR CARRIER-CURRENT LINE SYSTEMS
OR FOR DIGITAL LINE SYSTEMS, N.E.S.O.I. |
1,466,450 |
1,804,871 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851730
TELEPHONIC OR TELEGRAPHIC SWITCHING APPARATUS |
534,302 |
2,142,550 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851780
ELECTRICAL TELEPHONIC AND TELEGRAPHIC LINE APPARATUS, N.E.S.O.I. |
53,819 |
15,880 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851719
VIDEOPHONES & OTHER TELEPHONE SETS, N.E.S.O.I. |
34,210 |
26,875 |
0 |
-100.0% |
| |
3,054,584 |
8,644,271 |
3,871,615 |
-55.2% |
Source: USITC Trade Data Web
http://www.intracen.org/
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November 08, 2008
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