On 28 May 2024, the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry issued letter no. 15-2/3/13 (2149) on the submission of documents to apply for export bill receivable exemptions and import bill payment exemptions under Myanmar’s Barter Transaction Arrangement (“BTA”). The letter outlines the following procedure: However, it appears to us that […]

The Ministry of Commerce (“MOC”) recently issued Export and Import Bulletin No. 2/2024 to replace Export and Import Bulletin No. 16/2023 dated 21 December 2023, which specified 14 categories of goods that could be stored in a customs warehouse before the importer had obtained an import license from the MOC. Bulletin No. 2/2024 reduces the […]

On 21 December 2023, the Ministry of Commerce issued Notification 80/2023, which is its regular yearly announcement to specify the manufacturing years of various vehicle types allowed for importation in the coming year. The specified model years for vehicle importations in the year 2024 are as follows: No. Type of Vehicle Year of Manufacture 1 […]

Due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 throughout the third wave of infection in Myanmar as well as a shortage of medicine and medical supplies in the market, the Ministry of Commerce has issued Notification 12/2021, dated 12 July 2021, granting a three-month temporary exemption for obtaining import licenses when importing liquid oxygen as well […]

For approximately 4,000 types of goods, import licenses are required in order to import these products into Myanmar as per the new Notification 68/2020, dated 22 October 2020, (“Notification 68”) issued by the Ministry of Commerce (“MOC”). Notification 68 has revoked the MOC’s previous notification 22/2019, dated 21 May 2019 (“Notification 22”) regarding the list […]