Port City Colombo is a multi-service Special Economic Zone (SEZ) powering large-scale business growth in South Asia through global development projects, high-end investment opportunities, and foreign trade.
The Colombo Port City Economic Commission (CPCEC) is authorised by the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act No.11 of 2021 (the Act) to act as a Single Window Investment Facilitator to Port City Colombo. CPCEC handles all administrative, regulatory, and business operations of Port City Colombo, establishing a strong centralised ownership and organisational framework. With a long-term vision of positioning Sri Lanka as a regional destination for business and innovation, CPCEC provides fiscal and non-fiscal incentives and investor protection measures to make business operations easier and invite greater foreign capital inflows.
The Colombo Port City Economic Commission (CPCEC) is the Sri Lankan government authority entrusted and authorized by the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act No. 11 of 2021 to administer, regulate, and control all matters connected with businesses and other operations within and from the Port City Colombo Area of Authority.
The CPCEC also functions as the Single Window Investment facilitator, promoting ease of doing business within Port City Colombo. Additionally, it is responsible for granting incentives or exemptions to investors for promoting Businesses of Strategic Importance (BSI) within the Special Economic Zone (SEZ).
An Authorised Person (AP) is any person or business permitted by the Colombo Port City Economic Commission (CPCEC) to do business in and from the Colombo Port City Area of Authority.
