If you are looking to send a Motorbike to a loved one to Sri Lanka, then you are in luck as the Sri Lanka Customs authority has included the likes of a motor cycle, auto cycle or scooter that is no more than 3500CC classified as a passenger baggage item which means that you can send a motorbike as personal effects category through Transco Cargo.
However, a motorbike is not the only thing that has been added to the List of Permissible and Restricted Articles list. There are more additions which include the likes of the below, which can be sent along with your personal cargo when you send a motorbike as personal effects to Sri Lanka.
| SRI LANKA CUSTOMS | |
| Permissible Articles/Goods | Quantities |
| Alarm Clock | 2 |
| Artificial Flowers | 12 |
| Baby Carriages | 2 |
| Bathing Suits/Trunks | 6 |
| Bathroom Set – (With Accessories) | 1 |
| Bed Room Set
(One Wardrobe, One Dressing Table And One Bed) |
1 |
| Bed Sheets | 6 |
| Bed Spreads | 6 |
| Beds With Or Without Mattresses | 3 |
| Beer | 2L |
| Belts | 6 |
| Bicycles Not Motorized | 2 |
| Blades (For Shaving) Whether In Packets , Set Or Loose | 30 |
| Blankets | 4 |
| Bluray Disk | 6 |
| Bluetooth Speaker | 1 |
| Brassier | 6 |
| Brief Cases | 2 |
| Carpets | 2 |
| Cassette Tapes | 6 |
| CCTV System
(8 Channel DVR/NVR With Eight Camera |
1 |
| CDs/DVDs | 24 |
| Chairs Other Than Dining Chairs | 12 |
| Chandeliers | 2 |
| Computer Desktop | 1 |
| Computer Diskette | 6 Boxes |
| Printer | 1 |
| Cooker Hood | 1 |
| Confectionery | 5kg |
| Cordless Telephone | 1 |
| Corsets | 4 |
| Dining Chairs | 8 |
| Dining Tables | 1 |
| Domestic Weighting Scale | 2 |
| Drawing Room Suite (Not Exceeding 8 Pieces) | 1 |
| Duppattas | 6 |
| Electric Bell | 2 |
| Electric Fans | 3 |
| Electric Hand Dryer | 2 |
| Electric Iron | 1 |
| Electric Lamps /Wall | 6 |
| Electric Organ | 1 |
| Electric Shavers | 2 |
| Electric Table Lamp | 2 |
| Electric Toaster | 1 |
| Empty Receptacles For Packing Baggage’s Eg. Trunk, Suitcase, Etc (Except Camphorwood Chests) | 2 |
| Exercise Machine (One Unit Of Each Category) | 2 |
| Fax Machine | 1 |
| Floor Polisher | 1 |
| Food Mixer With Attachments Such As Blender, Grinder, Juice, Extractor, Liquidizer Etc. | 1 |
| Food Stuff
(Assorted Each Variety Not More Than 5kg ) |
50kg |
| Fountain/Ball Point Pens | 12 |
| Garments (Each Variety Not Exceeding Six Pieces) | 36pcs |
| Gas Cooker
(05 Gas Burner With One Electric Burner) |
1 |
| Glassware Assorted | 24pcs |
| Hair Dryers | 2 |
| Hats & Caps | 6 |
| Hot Water Geyser | 1 |
| Imitation Jewellery
(Each Variety Not Exceeding Three Pieces ) |
24 |
| Instant Water Heater With / Without Pump | 1 |
| Ironing Board | 1 |
| Key Tags | 12 |
| Kitchen Utensils And Equipment As Listed Below | |
| – Kettles | 2 |
| – Rice Cookers | 2 |
| – Saucepans | 6 |
| – Frying Pans | 3 |
| – Pressure Cookers | 2 |
| – Cooking Pans | 6 |
| – Hot Plates | 2 |
| – Egg Beater | 2 |
| – One Set Of Kitchen Cutlery (Six Of Each Verity) | 1 |
| – Bread Bin | 1 |
| – Containers For Condiments, Etc. | 6 |
| – Can–Opener (Electrically Operated Or Manual) | 1 |
| – Vegetable Stand | 1 |
| – Kitchen Sink | 1 |
| – Domestic Water Filter | 1 |
| – Water Dispenser / Water Purification | 1 |
| Electric Scooter
( Not More Than 2kw ) |
1 |
| Lace Strips | 24m |
| Ladder | 1 |
| Ladies Hand Bags | 4 |
| Lap Top Computer | 1 |
| Lawn Mover Domestic Type | 1 |
| Lead Pencils | 12 |
| Microwave Oven | 1 |
| Mobile Phone | 2 |
| Motorcycle/Auto cycle/Scooter Not More Than 350CC | 1 |
| Movie Projector 35mm /Multimedia Projector | |
| Music System
(Home Theater, Amplifier, One Equalizer, One Built – In – Radio , One Record Player, One Cassette Recorder And One CD/DVD/Bluray Player) |
1 |
| Musical Instruments
(One Of Each Variety, Other Than Piano & Electric Organ ) |
4 |
| Non Electronic Shaving Sets | 2 |
| Paints | 30L |
| Pair Of Shoes | 4 |
| Pantry Cupboard | 1 |
| Pen/ Flash Drive | 6 |
| Perfumed Spirits | 1/4L |
| Photo Albums | 6 |
| Photocopy Machine
(Black & White Or Single Colour) |
1 |
| Piano | 1 |
| Pictures | 6 |
| Pocket Calculators | 3 |
| Pocket Radios | 2 |
| Portable Battery Operated Lamps | 2 |
| Portable Generator | 1 |
| Radio Cassette Recorder | 1 |
| Refrigerator New/Used
(Not More Then 500L and CFC Free)- |
1 |
| Room Heaters | 2 |
| Rugs | 4 |
| Saree Boarders | 24m |
| Sewing Machine | 1 |
| Shawls | 6 |
| Slippers | 4 |
| Shoes | 12 |
| Solar Water Heater System – 150 Ltr | 1 |
| Solar Panel 8pcs (Each 200w )
Set (With / Without Inverter Of Capacity Not More Then 2kw) |
1 |
| Sound Bar | 1 |
| Sports Goods
Four Pieces Of Each Variety Not Exceeding A Total Of 12 Pieces |
12 |
| Still Camera / Digital Camera | 1 |
| Socks Or Stocking | 6 |
| Sofa Set (Up To 04) | 1 |
| Table Cloths | 6 |
| Tablet PC | 2 |
| Tea Set | 1 |
| Tea Trolley | 1 |
| Telephone Set | 1 |
| Ties | 6 |
| Tiles | 1500sqft |
| Toilet Water | 1/2L |
| Toiletries | 1 |
| Tools | 1 |
| Towels | 6 |
| TV CRT (Not More Than 29”) Or
TV LCD/LED/Plasma (Not More Than 55) |
1 |
| Typewriter | 1 |
| Umbrella | 4 |
| Vacuum Flasks Or Jugs | 2 |
| Vacuum Cleaner | 1 |
| Video Camera | 1 |
| Video Player/Recorder (UHF/DVD/Bluray) | 1 |
| Video Tapes | 6pcs |
| Waffle Iron | 1 |
| Walkman Sets | 2 |
| Wall Clocks | 4 |
| Wall Hangings | 4 |
| Wallets | 6 |
| Washing Machine
(Dry Linen Capacity Not Exceeding 10kg) |
1 |
| Washing Powder | 10kg |
| Water Cooler | 1 |
| Water Pump
(Inlet And Outlet Internal Diameter Not Exceeding 1”) |
1 |
| Wheel Chair – Motorised Or Not | 1 |
| Wigs | 4 |
| Wrist Watches | 4 |
Any Item Not Listed Above Shall Be Permitted At The Discretion Of The “Director General” of Sri Lanka Customs
The following includes the restricted articles which cannot be sent as personal baggage or effects.
| Restricted Articles |
| Air Conditioner |
| Deep Freezer |
| Dish Washer |
| Electric Oven (Four Burners) |
| Refrigerator New/Used Cfc Free (Over 500ltr) |
| T.V. CRT (Over 29”) |
| T.V. LCD /LED/Plasma (Over 55”) |