Euro 4 Banned, Euro 6 Only — Did This Just Kill the Cheap Recon Import?

From this year, any petrol or diesel car brought into Sri Lanka has to meet the Euro 6 emission standard — Euro 4, the level most older Japanese recons ran on, is no longer accepted at the border. The jump skips Euro 5 entirely, so a lot of the budget-friendly recon stock that used to fill showrooms doesn't qualify anymore, and the DMT checks the emission certificate before registration goes through. One side says this is overdue — cleaner engines, less smoke in Colombo traffic, and it pushes the market toward hybrids and EVs that were already taking over sales anyway. The other side says it's one more squeeze on anyone who can't afford a brand-new or near-new import, right when the 50% duty surcharge and tighter leasing limits are already biting — the affordable recon segment that ordinary families relied on is quietly disappearing. Has this actually changed what's landing at the ports, or are importers finding Euro 6-compliant cars at similar prices anyway? If you've imported or ordered a car recently, what emission standard was actually on your certificate? මේ විදිහට සීමා දාද්දී සාමාන්‍ය මිලට ගන්න පුළුවන් රෙකන් කාර් එකක් තියෙයිද කියලා කියන්න.