COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Customs plans to implement a Container Scanning System to efficiently screen the import containers as the current scanners are about 8 years old and are subject to frequent repairs.
As Sri Lanka Customs processes an average of about 1,100 import containers per day and currently only about 10 – 15 percent of randomly selected containers are subjected to x-ray scanning using the department owned scanners, which are old and subject to frequent repairs.
The Minister of Finance Ravi Karunanayake has proposed to establish a modern Container Scanning System with the view of improving the efficiency and productivity of Sri Lanka Customs in 2015 budget proposals.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal made by the Minister of Finance, to implement the Container Scanning System through a partnership with the private sector, considering the requirement of human resources, cost of equipment and maintenance of equipment of this nature.
