Sri Lanka, Nov. 9 -- Sri Lanka Customs is set to achieve its annual revenue target for 2025 within the next three days, officials say.

Customs Director Chandana Punchihewa announced that on November 6, the department recorded a historic single-day revenue of Rs. 27.7 billion, surpassing the previous record of Rs. 24.4 billion set on October 15, 2025.

"This marks the highest single-day revenue ever collected by a tax department in Sri Lanka," Punchihewa said.

He added that as of November 8, Customs had collected Rs. 2,066.7 billion towards its annual target of Rs. 2,115 billion (Rs. 2.115 trillion).

"At this rate, we anticipate reaching-and potentially exceeding-the full-year target by Wednesday next week," he noted.

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