Sri Lanka Environmental Protection Licence (EPL) Fee Calculator

Every "prescribed activity" under the National Environmental Act No. 47 of 1980 — from a welding workshop or bakery to a vehicle service station or metal-crushing plant — must hold a valid Environmental Protection Licence (EPL) before it can legally operate. The fee you pay is set by the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) schedule and has three parts: a fixed licence fee by industry Part, government taxes on that fee, and a capital-investment-based inspection fee for new applicants.

1. Base licence fee by Part. Part A (high-impact, CEA) is Rs 7,500 and valid one year. Part B (medium-impact, CEA) is Rs 6,000 and valid three years. Part C (low-impact, Local Authority) is Rs 4,000 and valid three years. Your Part is fixed by the Gazette 2264/18 activity list, not chosen freely.
2. Taxes on the licence fee. Add 12% VAT and a 10% stamp fee: licence × (1 + 0.12 + 0.10) = licence × 1.22. A Rs 4,000 Part C fee becomes Rs 4,880.
3. Inspection fee (new applications only). The CEA sets this from a capital-investment slab and adds 12% VAT:
   • Rs 0 → Rs 250,000 : Rs 3,000 base → Rs 3,360 with VAT
   • Rs 250,000 → Rs 500,000 : Rs 3,750 base → Rs 4,200 with VAT
   • Rs 500,000 → Rs 1,000,000 : Rs 5,000 base → Rs 5,600 with VAT
   • Above Rs 1,000,000 : Rs 10,000 base → Rs 11,200 with VAT
4. Renewals. On renewal the inspection fee is not charged again, so you pay only the licence fee with its VAT and stamp fee. Apply before your licence expires to avoid a lapse that could force a fresh application.

The slab base fees reconcile exactly to the CEA's published tax-inclusive band: Rs 3,000 × 1.12 = Rs 3,360 (minimum) and Rs 10,000 × 1.12 = Rs 11,200 (maximum). Both the combined 1.22 multiplier and the separate VAT + stamp additions are computed in the code and give the same figure to the rupee.

• Central Environmental Authority — EPL licensing FAQ (fees, validity, VAT + stamp, inspection band)
• Central Environmental Authority — Environmental Protection Licensing programme
• Local Authority EPL fee schedule — capital-investment inspection-fee slab table
• National Environmental Act No. 47 of 1980 & regulations (statutory basis), incl. Gazette 2264/18

Figures were last cross-checked against the CEA licensing FAQ and Gazette Extraordinary No. 2264/18 (27.01.2022) on 2026-07-15. This tool estimates national CEA schedule fees; individual Local Authorities may add small administrative charges, and EIA/IEE study costs are separate and out of scope. Confirm the final figure at your issuing office.