The Spice Council, Ceylon Cinnamon Association and the cinnamon industry/trade have taken in the past few years with regard to Ceylon Cinnamon Cinnamomum zeylanicum. Over the years we have made representations to Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of International Trade, Ministry of Trade & Commerce, Ministry of Science & Technology, Department of Export Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Export Development Board, Sri Lanka Standards Institute, National Council Economic Development, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, World Customs Organization, American Spice Traders Association, International Organization of Spice Trading Associations and European Spice Association in this regard.

For centuries the cinnamon industry/trade has always used Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume in promoting, trading and exporting Ceylon Cinnamon.

Cinnamon was always traded for over 100 years as Ceylon Cinnamon Cnnamomum zeylanicum Blume being the botanical name and not by any other name.

World Customs Organization(WCO) has always accepted Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume as the botanical name for Ceylon Cinnamon in the Harmonised Code commodity classification (H.S.Code).Even after the bifurcation of Cinnamon from Cassia in the H.S. code, the botanical name Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume remains the same.

Department of Plant Quarantine has accepted Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume as the botanical name for Ceylon Cinnamon and issued quarantine certificates (PSC) for years.

Bureau of Ceylon Standards (now SLSI) in its standard 249 of 1973 for Cinnamon has used Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume as the botanical name.

Sri Lanka Export Development Board since its inception has been using Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume as the botanical name for Ceylon Cinnamon.

ISO Standard No: 6539 for cinnamon the botanical name is Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume. At the last ISO meeting held in Paris in May 2007, to review the Standard, although the Indian delegation wanted to change it, Prof. Jayasiri Lankage as the only Sri Lankan delegate sponsored by The Spice Council and SAPPTA single handedly was able to defend it. Prof. Lankage has been authorized by the ISO committee to prepare a foot note along with the Indian delegate. All we need to do now is allow Prof. Lankage to prepare the foot note and send it through SLSI to the ISO meeting to be held in May and send him to defend our position at the next meeting and not officials who did not want to go and defend the cinnamon industry/trades view even though funding was available.