📜 Govt Hikes Registration & Administration Fees for Companies and Societies

The Government of Sri Lanka has upwardly revised a wide range of fees related to the registration and administration of companies and societies. The changes, effective from 6 July 2026, were introduced via Extraordinary Gazette No. 2496/03 by Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe, amending the previous 2022 fee structures. Key Corporate Fee Revisions: • Private Limited Company Registration: Increased by 13% to Rs. 5,200 (from Rs. 4,600). • Public Limited Company Registration: Increased by ~15% to Rs. 26,400 (from Rs. 23,000). • Unlimited Company Registration: Raised to Rs. 19,800 (from Rs. 17,250). • Company Limited by Guarantee: Registration fee set at Rs. 39,600. • Company Name Approval: Increased to Rs. 2,600 (from Rs. 2,300). • Administrative Filings: Annual return filing is set at Rs. 7,900, while registration of mortgages, charges, and debentures will cost Rs. 9,900. • Other Corporate Sectors: Revisions also apply to company secretaries, auditors, offshore companies, and overseas companies establishing places of business in Sri Lanka. Society Fee Revisions: • Society Registration: Increased to Rs. 3,900 (from Rs. 3,450). • Constitutional Amendments: Raised to Rs. 1,900 (from Rs. 1,725). • Administrative Tasks: Annual return filing is set at Rs. 1,300, certified copies of documents at Rs. 600, and file searches at Rs. 265.