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Legal Documents
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Special Goods Tax Law 2016 Law
The Law Amending The Myanmar Mines Law 2015 Law
Myanmar Investment Rules 2017 Regulation
Commercial Tax Law 1990 Law
Land Customs Act 1924 Law
The Sea Customs Act Law
The Law Amending the Sea Customs Act 2015 Law
The Law Amending the Land Customs Act 2015 Law
Amending the Commercial Tax Law 2015 Law
Notification No. 61/2017 (Import Negative List in HS 2017 Version) Notification
Notification No. 8/2013 (Amending the Import Prohibition List - Alcohol, Beer, Cigar) Notification
Notification No.10/99 (Export Prohibition) Notification
Notification No. 60/2016 (Liberalization the Import Negative List 4138) Notification
Notification No. 88/2015 (Adding the Import Negative List HS code) Notification
Notification No. 7/2018 (Liberalization on Export Prohibition - Gold and Jewelry) Notification
Documents
Title Type
Tariff Nomenclature (Short Description) Static Page
MFN Tariffs and Preferential Tariff Schedule of FTA (Short Description) Static Page
Rules of Origin ( Short Description ) Static Page
Non-Tariff Measures (Short Description) Static Page
National Trade and Customs Laws and Rules (Short Description) Static Page
Procedures and Documentary Requirement (Short Description) Static Page
Administrative Rulings / Court Rulings ( Short Description ) Static Page
Best Practices in Trade Facilitation (Short Description) Static Page
List of Authorized Traders ( Short Description) Static Page
Disclaimer Static Page
Instructions for using commodity search function Static Page
Guide To Export - Export licenses Static Page
Guide To Export - Prohibited exports Static Page
Guide to Export - Export inspections Static Page
Guide to Export - Special economic zones (SEZs) Static Page
Procedures
Title Type
Procedure for Obtaining Importation Recommendation of Horses , Cattle, Buffalo, Sheep, Goat and Bee Procedures for obtaining Import Recommendation for Horses from the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department under the Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Irrigation.
Procedure for Obtaining Export Recommendation and Veterinary Health Certificate for exportation of Cattle, Buffalo & Horses Procedure for Obtaining Export Recommendation and Veterinary Health Certificate for exportation of Cattle, Buffalo & Horses issued by Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
Import Recommendation for Poultry, Hatching Eggs and Birds Procedures for obtaining Import Recommendation from Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
Export Recommendation and Veterinary Health Certificate for Hatching Eggs, Poultry Procedures for obtaining Export Recommendation and Veterinary Health Certificate for Hatching Eggs, Poultry and Birds from Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation.
Procedure for Obtaining Import Recommendation of Meat and Animal Products Procedure for Importation of Meat and Meat Products issued by Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
Export Recommendation and Veterinary Health Certificate for Meat and Animal Products Procedures for obtaining Export Recommendation and Veterinary Health Certificate for Meat and Animal Products from the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation.
Import Recommendation for Sheep and Goat Procedures for obtaining Import Recommendation for sheep and goat from the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation.
Procedure for Obtaining Export Recommendation and Veterinary Health Certificate for Sheep and Goat Procedure for Exportation of Sheep and Goat issued by Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and irrigation
Procedure for Obtaining Import Recommendation of Hatching Eggs, Poultry/ Birds and Swine into Myanmar Procedure for the Importation of Hatching Eggs, Poultry/ Birds and Swine into Myanmar issued by Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
Export Recommendation and Veterinary Health Certificate for Swine Procedure for obtaining Export Recommendation and Veterinary Health Certificate for Swine from the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation.
Procedure for Obtaining Import Recommendation of Veterinary Medicine, Feed and Veterinary Equipment Procedure for Importation of Veterinary Medicine, Feed and Equipment issued by Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
Procedure for obtaining Export Recommendation and Veterinary Health Certificate for Veterinary Medicine,Animal Feed, Frozen Meat& Dried Meat,Bee&Bee Product and Veterinary Equipment Procedure for exportation of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Equipment issued by Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
Import Recommendation for Wildlife as Zoo Animals Procedure for obtaining Import Recommendation for Wildlife as Zoo Animals from the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation.
Export Recommendation and Veterinary Health Certificate for Wildlife as Zoo Animals Procedure for obtaining Export Recommendation and Veterinary Health Certificate for Wildlife as Zoo Animals from the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation.
Import Recommendation for Live Aquatic Animals Procedure for obtaining Import Recommendation for live aquatic animals from the Department of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation.
Measures
Title Type
Measures on Re-export of Plants and Plant Products This measure (Chapter 3, Para 6) provides for the measures applied by the government of the exporting country on exported goods which have originally been imported from abroad. In re-exporting plant product, pest, beneficial organism or soil through transit camp to abroad, if quarantine pests are found while inspecting, the Myanmar Agriculture Service has the right to carry out disinfestations or disinfection treatment. The person so concerned shall incur the costs. If desirous of obtaining phytosanitary certificate, application may be made to the Myanmar Agriculture Service after payment of the prescribed fees. The objectives of this measure are to protect human life and health and protect the natural environment.
Authorization Requirement for Pesticides This measure (Chapter 4, Para 13) provides the authorization requirement from the relevant agency. A person desirous of importing into the country from abroad prepared mixture of pesticide or toxic substance shall, in order to obtain any of the following type of registration, apply to the Registration Board in prescribed form- (a) Registration for experimental use (b) Registration for provisional use (c) Registration for full use (d) Registration for special use The objective is for the safety from the hazard of pesticide to the consumer and environment.
Conformity Assessment Related to TBT on Pesticides This measure (Chapter 4, Para 14) provides the requirement for verification that a given TBT requirement has been met. An applicant for each kind of pesticide registration shall send to the Registration Board the application together with the sample of chemically analyzed prepared mixture of pesticide or toxic substance in prescribed quantity and weight, and instruction for use. The objective is for the safety from the hazard of pesticide to the consumer and environment.
Additional Charges for Pesticide This measure (Chapter 4, Article 14, b and c and Chapter 5, Article 17, c) provides for the additional charges levied in connection to services provided by the government. The applicant for the pesticide registration shall pay the prescribed laboratory test charges and registration fee, if the registration is approved, in accordance with the procedure laid down by the Registration Board. A person obtaining a license on application shall pay the prescribed license fee according to the procedure. The objective is for the safety from the hazard of pesticide to the consumer and environment.
Conformity Assessment Measures on Pesticides Export This measure (Chapter 4, Para 16) provides the requirement for verification that a given TBT requirement has been met. An applicant for each kind of pesticide registration shall send to the Registration Board the application together with the sample of chemically analyzed prepared mixture of pesticide or toxic substance in prescribed quantity and weight, and instruction for use. The objective is for the safety from the hazard of pesticide to the consumer and environment.
Authorization Requirement for Pesticide Importer This measure (Chapter 5, Article 17, a, b, c and d) provides for the authorization requirement for the importer from the relevant agency. A person desirous of engaging in enterprise for production and sale in the country of pesticide mixture compound from toxic substance imported from abroad, for repacking and sale in the country from prepared mixture of pesticide imported from abroad, of doing fumigation business and other than of them, a person desirous of selling pesticide or toxic substance shall, for purpose of obtaining a license, apply to the Department of Agriculture in the prescribed application form. The objective is for the safety from the hazard of pesticide to the consumer and environment.
Inspection Requirement on Imported Pesticide This measure (Article 30, a and m) provides for the product inspection requirement by the importing country. The imported pesticide or active ingredient, on arrival, shall be subject to inspected by the Myanmar Agriculture Service without failure in order to inspect the quality. Inspection to the pesticide business by the inspector shall be allowed and assistance necessary for inspection shall be rendered. The objective is for the safety from the hazard of pesticide to the consumer and environment.
Testing Requirement on Imported Pesticide This measure (Article 30, a) provides for the requirement for products to be tested against a given regulation. In order to inspect the quality of the imported pesticide or active ingredient, on arrival, the inspector shall be permitted to draw the specified quantity or weight of sample according to the specified sampling method free of charge. The objective is for the safety from the hazard of pesticide to the consumer and environment.
TBT Regulations on Transport and Storage on Imported Pesticide This measure (Article 30, b) provides for the requirement on certain condition under which products should be stored and/or transported. As a pesticide importer, the handing, transportation and storage of pesticides shall be made according to the safety guidelines issued by the Regulation Board. The objective is for the safety from the hazard of pesticide to the consumer and environment.
Distribution of Pesticide after Delivery This measure (Article 30, c) provides for the requirement on the disclosure of information on the goods. As a pesticide importer, pesticides shall be distributed and only to licensed sellers and the sale vouchers shall be kept and sales register for different pesticides shall also be maintained. The objective is for the safety from the hazard of pesticide to the consumer and environment.
Authorization Requirement for SPS Reasons for Seed Importing This measure (Chapter 4, Para 30) provides for product authorization from the relevant agency. Only the seed which has certificate issued by the National Seed Committee can only be imported by the seed importer. The objective is to assist the development of agricultural sector of the State by cultivating and producing crops using pure seed.
Authorization Requirement for the Seed Importer for SPS Reasons This measure (Chapter 4, Para 31) provides the importer authorization requirement from the relevant agency. A person who has obtained the seed business license shall apply the import recommendation to the Technical Seed Committee. The objective is to assist the development of agricultural sector of the State by cultivating and producing crops using pure seed.
Seed Quality Testing Requirement This measure (Chapter 4, Para 31, a) provides for a requirement for the product to be tested against a given regulation. A person who has obtained the business license and wants to import the seed shall apply the recommendation to the Technical Seed Committee by submitting the seed sample as the attachment. The objective is to assist the development of agricultural sector of the State by cultivating and producing crops using pure seed.
Conformity Assessment related to SPS for Seed This measure (Chapter 4, Para 31, c) provides the requirement for verification that a given condition has been met. A person who has obtained the business license and wants to import the seed shall apply the recommendation to the Technical Seed Committee by submitting the quality and the characteristics of the seed as the attachment. The objective is to assist the development of agricultural sector of the State by cultivating and producing crops using pure seed.
Seed Quality Approval Requirement This measure (Chapter 4, Para 31, b and d) provides for the requirement that the product shall be approved before it can be imported. A person who has obtained the business license and wants to import the seed shall apply the recommendation to the Technical Seed Committee by submitting the copy of the seed quality recommendation and the Phytosanitary certificate as the attachment. The objective is to assist the development of agricultural sector of the State by cultivating and producing crops using pure seed.