Ministry of Commerce

Department of Trade

Procedures for Obtaining Exporter/Importer Registration Certificate

Step 1:

The traders can file the Pa-Tha-Ka paper-application form along with supporting documents through online services at Tradenet 2.0 of the Ministry of Commerce.

Step 2:

For online applicants, the applicant fills in the form and submits the application form along with following documents:

1. The Company Official Letter head
2. Certificate of Incorporation, Certificate of Registration of Document and Company Registration issued by the DICA (Original or Duplicate copy)
3. List of the Company Board of Directors (Form 26) (Name, Position,  Address,  Color Passport, Photos, Signatures)
4. National Registration Card or Passport (Duplicate)
5. Types of Business (If it is a foreign company, please specify)
6. The following endorsement are attached according to Business
   1. MIC endorsement or Permit (For MIC Companies only)
   2. SEZ endorsement or Permit (For SEZ Companies only)
7. Capital Brought In, Bank Statement

Note: In addition to the Pa-Tha-Ka, the exporters/importers must submit a separate registration application if they would like to apply specific certificates for the following commodities and services:

1. Business Representative
2. Duty Free Shop
3. Re-exporter Registration
4. Car Sale Center/Car Show Room Services
5. Alcohol Beverages Importer Registration
6. Retail/Wholesale Business Registration

When finished filling in all the required fields and uploading supporting documents, click “submit” to precede the next step. The applicant will wait for the Step 3 process after submitting the applications.

Step 3:

The TPD screens, reviews and confirms the application. If the application is incomplete or with incorrect information (data), the TPD will inform the trader to correct and resubmit the application. If screening process is passed, the applicant will be notified to pay (remit) the registration and other additional fees.

Step 4:

The fees can be paid through the licensing payment services of the Any Banks which are registered in Myanmar deposit account or the Myanmar Payment Union eCommerce through Point of Sales (POS) device. The registration period is only valid for 5 years.

Pa-Tha-Ka first time registration fees and others additional fees are listed below.

For the Pa-Tha-Ka, amendment, extension, and duplicate original fees, the applicant must bring and submit the original hardcopy of the exporter/importer registration cards (certificates) and others supporting documents that mentioned in the amendment on the exporter/importer registration newsletter (6/2018). The TPD will allow up to 5 representatives for each company to liaise with the MOC on the application process of the Pa-Tha-Ka. The company can apply the representative cards at the MOC with the following fees.

The fees will be applied as stated below.

For a successful payment or in case of a failure, the payment system will be notified to the applicant with a confirmation and notification. For the successful payment, the TPD will provide a payment slip. After the successful process of the above stated steps, the TPD will issue the Pa-Tha-Ka registration certificate and additional certificates if the traders applied for them. And the traders can collect the Pa-Tha-Ka registration certificate for applying export/import license at the Ministry of Commerce.