The Customs House Agent (CHA) Certificate Course 2025 – III

The Customs House Agent (CHA) Certificate Course 2025 – III

Applications for the course, Eligibility Criteria, Instructions and Terms & Conditions can be downloaded from the Customs website via the following link.

                                                                www.customs.gov.lk 

• The course is scheduled to start in the month of January 2026 and the starting date will be notified later, at the time of registration.

• Required qualifications for eligibility:
  1. Three (3) Passes in core subjects at GCE A/L Examination in one sitting                                                                                         And
  2. A simple pass or above for English at GCE O/L or General English at GCE A/L

• Applications will be received at HRD Directorate, 9^th Floor, Sri Lanka Customs Headquarters, No 40, Main Street, Colombo 11 from 15.12.2025 onwards from 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. on weekdays.

• Only 300 participants are to be selected for the certificate course in the order of receiving applications to the HRD Directorate. Closing date for receiving applications is 19.12.2025.

• Fifty (50) applicants will be selected on first come first serve basis, to attend in person in the Customs HRD Auditorium and 250 applicants via virtual mode (preference shall be mentioned in the application form).

• The course will be conducted for nine (09) consecutive days on weekends (except public holidays) from 09.00 a.m. to 05.00 p.m., on hybrid mode.

• The course fee of Rs. 16,700.00 needs to be paid to the Customs Shroff and the original copy of the receipt is to be submitted to the HRD Directorate.

• Repeat candidates who intend to sit for the examination at the end of the aforesaid Certificate course should also register themselves before 19.12.2025 by filling the application at the HRD Directorate. Registration number at the initial CHA course, Registration numbers at the repeat examinations (If Applicable) and a coloured photograph of size 3.5 * 4.5 cm is required along with copies of NIC and the previous payment receipt/s. Repeat examination fee of Rs. 2,800.00 should be paid to Customs Shroff once the repeat application is verified by Customs.

• Refer “Instructions to Applicants and Terms & Conditions” in page No. 03 of the application, before submitting the applications to HRD.