Import licenses

Some goods require an import license for importation. For details about import licenses, click here. 

1. The Government of Myanmar is currently liberalizing requirements for obtaining an import license as a precondition to importing goods. However, 4405 tariff items still require an import license (out of 9558 tariff items at the 8 digit level and an additional 300 items at the 9 or 10 digit level).
2. The Department of Trade of the Ministry of Commerce issues import licenses. In many cases import licenses are issued based upon the recommendations by relevant ministries, agencies and business associations.
3. The main ministries and agencies providing recommendations for import licenses are:
   Ministry of Health (Food and Drug Administration);
   Ministry of Science and Technology;
   Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development (Department of Fisheries, Department of Livestock, Breeding and Veterinary);
   Ministry of Agricultural and Irrigation (Department of Agriculture, Plant Protection Division, Pesticide Division);
   Ministry of Information (Myanmar Film Enterprise);
   Ministry of Energy (Department of Myanmar Petroleum Products);
   Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry (Forest Department, Environmental Conservation Department);
   Ministry of Mines; Ministry of Home Affairs (Central Committee of Drug Abuse Control);  
   Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Myanmar Communications Department);
   Ministry of Transport (Inland Water Transport);
   Ministry of Rail Transportation, Road Transport Administration Department;
   Ministry of Finance (Customs Administration, Internal Revenue),
   Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development (Myanmar Investment Commission).
4. Applications for import licenses have been automated. See the tradenet website, eservice.myanmartradenet.com. However, manual applications are also accepted. Applications are accepted at the Department’s Headquarters at Nay Pyi Taw, and in Yangon, Mandalay and certain border offices. (Myanmar Customs operates a Border Trade Online System (BTOS) for processing import licenses at border posts.)
5. For import licensing applications a processing fee from K250to K50,000 is charged.
6. License requirements are reviewed on an annual basis each July and there may also be occasional additional changes during each year
7. Licenses are automatic and non-automatic.
   1. Automatic licenses are used to monitor trade flows and for the licensing revenue. Automatic licenses require no approvals from other government ministries or agencies and are automatically issued by the Ministry of Commerce.
   2. Non-automatic licenses are required when an advice letteror permit or certificate from another government ministry or agency is a precondition to importation. For information about licenses required for specific commodities pleaseclick here.

Required certificates, permits or advice letters, etc.

1. Depending upon the nature of the non-automatic license import, certificates, permits or import recommendation letters may be required from regulatory authorities. 
2. A country of origin (COO) certificate from the appropriate foreign government ministry or chamber of commerceis normally required in order for imports to qualify for ASEAN or other preferential duty treatment.In addition to exports from ASEAN members, Myanmar (through ASEAN) has entered into free trade agreements with Korea, Japan, Indian, China and Australia-New Zealand.

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