Procedures for obtaining Import Recommendation for Horses from the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department under the Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Irrigation.

Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation

Procedure for the Importation of Horses , Cattle, Buffalo, Sheep, Goat and Bee

Step (1)

A person importing horses shall apply a recommendation certificate to the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) along with the following supporting documents.

1. Application letter with Company letterhead signed by the company’s director
2. Copy of Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the Veterinary authority of exporting country
3. Farm registration certificate (if applicable)
4. Performa Invoice
5. Sale Contract
6. Recommendation from the Myanmar Livestock Federation
7. Copy of company registration issued by Directorate of Investment and Company Administration
8. Copy of company’s export/import license issued by the Department of Trade, Ministry of Commerce
9. Form VI
10. Form XXVI
11. Certificate containing a full description or identification of the animals

Step (2)

LBVD shall check and review on the completeness of the application and register the documents. For the incomplete and incorrect application, LBVD informs the importer with reason. The importer corrects, completes and resubmit the documents. If application is rejected, the process ends here. For the complete and correct application, the LBVD shall issue the import recommendation certificate. After receiving the import recommendation certificate from the LBVD, the importer shall continue to apply the import license at the Ministry of Commerce.

Step (3)

Upon the arrival to designated port or border gate animal quarantine stations of Myanmar, the importer shall submit the Import Declaration and relevant documents to the Customs Department and the LBVD for laboratory test through Myanmar Automated Cargo Clearance System (MACCS). LBVD shall check the horses and a health certificate signed by authorized Veterinary Officer, including the individual identification of importing animals, recommendation certificate issued by the LBVD, import license issued by the Department of Trade, MOC, original Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the Veterinary Authority of exporting country, packing list and bill of lading/Airway bill and PC3 for border trade importation.

Step (4)

If the lab test is proved with the negative result from the described diseases, LBVD shall issue the Veterinary Health Certificate (VHC) to the importer. The LBVD shall, with the approval of the Ministry establish Inspection Stations in required regions for inspection of imported live animals. The importer shall pay the quarantine fee, laboratory testing fee and Health Certificate fee (10,000 Kyats per head) as determined by the LBVD.

Remark-

The overall process will take from 7 to 10 days.

1. The health certificate must include the following information.
   1. Pedigree certificate should be enclosed.
   2. The animals must be free from any infectious or contagious disease as well as parasitism at the time of export from exporting countries into Myanmar.
   3. The country of origin has been free from African Horse Sickness, Equine Encephalomyelitis, Vesicular Stomatitis, Dourine, and Epzootic Lymphangitis. The animals must be originated from the area where no clinical signs of Equine Infectious Anaemia, Equine Viral Arthritis, Equine Rhinopneumonitis, Equine Influenza and Horse Pox, Glanders, Strangles and Surra during the past 12 months prior to export into Myanmar.
   4. The animals are subjected to quarantine of exporting country before (30) days prior to export into Myanmar.
   5. Each animal must be submitted to tests with negative results for Equine Infectious Anaemia, African Horse Sickness, Equine Viral Arthritis carried out (30) days prior to export into Myanmar.
   6. The animals must be treated with broad spectrum anthelmintics for internal and external parasites shortly prior to export.
2. The animal should be examined for abnormality as soon as after arrival.
3. The vehicle and container for transporting must be designed to avoid any injury and thoroughly cleaned and disinfected.
4. While in transit, avoid contact with other animals not similar in health status.
5. Upon on arrival to Myanmar, the animals are subjected to quarantine for a period not less than (30) days and tests or treatments shall be done if necessary. All charges of tests and treatments shall be borne by the owner or importer.
6. Failure to meet the requirement of import procedures, the animals will be destroyed without compensation or returned to the country of origin.