CDF Duty Free welcomes diplomatic community to Port City Mall

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CDF Duty Free recently hosted members of the diplomatic community at the Colombo Port City CDF Mall. In accordance with mandate from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sri Lanka Customs, and the Colombo Port City Economic Commission, CDF Duty Free now offers 18 categories of duty-free products exclusively for diplomats.

CDF Duty Free is part of a global top-tier conglomerate operating more than 200 outlets worldwide, with access to 30,000 SKUs, 1,000 brands, and 600 global suppliers. The company is a pioneer in the downtown duty-free concept, operating two of the world’s largest downtown malls, including one spanning over 280,000 m² of retail space.

The CDF Mall at Port City Colombo, offers a luxury duty-free shopping experience featuring perfumes, confectionery, electronics, liquor, tobacco, fashion, sunglasses, watches, bags, and other premium Duty-Free items.

During the official event held on 5 November, CDF Duty Free formally welcomed representatives from embassies and diplomatic institutions. Country General Manager Dimantha Kinigama expressed, “CDF is honored to extend our portfolio to the diplomatic community. We have worked closely with diplomatic institutions to streamline the process of availing their duty-free allowances. The response has been overwhelmingly positive, as this marks the first time diplomats in Sri Lanka can enjoy a comprehensive duty-free retail experience downtown. We possess an extensive product range, great promotions, world-class service and the global standards that is synonymous with CDF. We have crafted a special 15% discount for our CDF Premier diplomatic card holders”

Hamad Alajmi from the Kuwait Embassy, expressed satisfaction with CDFs extensive range of confectionery, fashion, and perfumery collection

CDF was honored by the presence of Alireza Delkhosh from the Iran Embassy, taking a keen interest in confectionery products on offer

CDF and Mall Management at the DPL Opening Ceremony