You are an Importer

Who is an Importer?

An Importer (in the context of EPR) is any person or entity that:

• Imports goods or products into Sri Lanka for commercial purposes
• Places imported products on the Sri Lankan market for the first time
• Handles customs clearance and introduces foreign-made products into local distribution channels
• Imports products bearing another party’s brand (in which case you may share or carry full producer responsibility depending on regulations)

In most EPR systems — including the emerging framework in Sri Lanka — the importer is considered the **producer** when no local manufacturer or brand owner is present upstream in the supply chain. This makes you directly responsible for the end-of-life management of the imported products.

Your EPR Responsibilities

As an Importer under Sri Lanka’s Extended Producer Responsibility rules, you are generally required to:

• Register with the designated Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO)
• Organize or finance collection, take-back, reuse, recycling, or recovery of end-of-life products and packaging
• Meet applicable collection, recycling, or recovery targets for the categories you import
• Maintain records of quantities imported and report annually to authorities/PRO
• Provide information to consumers and downstream users about proper disposal and return options

Why Register with Us?

We help importers navigate EPR compliance smoothly — from registration and target calculation to organizing cost-effective collection and recycling systems — so you can focus on growing your business while fulfilling your environmental obligations responsibly.