SLS Rule on Imported Tyres From Jan 2027 — Quality Check or Local Cartel Boost?

From January 2027, every imported car and three-wheeler tyre must carry SLS certification under a gazette pushed through only weeks ago. Opposition MPs flagged that with no state testing lab ready, and only 8 of the 18 registered "manufacturers" actually making new tyres, the rule could hand a handful of local players a price-setting edge dressed up as a safety standard. The Consumer Affairs Authority admitted it never ran a market concentration study before the gazette went out. Supporters say imported tyres — especially the cheap no-name brands common at three-wheeler stalls — are genuinely unsafe, and a basic quality bar is overdue. Critics counter that local factories can't fill the gap: installed capacity is near 2.4 million tyres a year but actual output barely tops 1.3 million, so a supply crunch and price jump look likely before any real testing facility even exists. Have you had a cheap imported tyre wear out fast or fail you? Do you trust an SLS stamp to mean real quality control without a working test lab behind it, or is this just protecting a few local brands from competition? ටයර් මත SLS සහතිකය අනිවාර්ය කිරීම ගුණාත්මකභාවය සඳහාද, එසේත් නැත්නම් දේශීය කාටලයක් සුරකින පියවරක්ද?