Applications to extend Exporter/Importer Registration Certificates will now be carried out online until the end of July in view of COVID-19, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Commerce on April 27. This will help traders bypass the need to physically go to the trade department “The Ministry of Commerce has eased many […]
Finance Ministry Plans to Expand Online Cargo Clearance System
April 29, 2017 by
Plans are underway to expand the Myanmar Automatic Cargo Clearance System, a computerised network aimed at speeding up trade at ports and borders, a minister has said. The expansion will start in 2018 and cover trade posts at Myanmar’s land borders, said U Kyaw Win, the Minister of Planning Finance. It follows the success of […]
Border Trade: MACCS to be Launched in March
March 11, 2017 by
The Myanmar Automated Cargo Clearance System (MACCS) meeting was held at the Union of Myanmar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) on March 7, is planned launch later this month according to Win Thant, the Director of Customs Department. To facilitate trade, MACCS was launched at international ports, Yangon Airport International Cargo Terminal and […]
Survey to be conducted on taxis licensed outside of Yangon
November 22, 2016 by
A survey will be conducted for taxis operating in Yangon with licenses from other towns starting in December, said Dr. Maung Aung, the secretary of the Yangon Transport Authority. There are many taxis with licenses from towns other than Yangon, such as Bago and Pathein. The taxi survey will be carried out in cooperation with […]
Automated system available in border trade camps by 2018
November 17, 2016 by
The Myanmar Automated Cargo Clearance System (MACCS) is planned for use in border trade camps by 2018, according to the Customs Department. To facilitate trade, MACCS was launched at international ports, Yangon Airport International Cargo Terminal and Thilawa Special Economic Zone operations starting on 12thNovember. This will now be extended to border areas. The automated […]
Automated cargo system to be adopted by customs department
November 10, 2016 by
The Myanmar Automatic Cargo Clearance System (MACCS) is slated to launch on 12th November by the Myanmar Customs Department. The new system is expected to help Myanmar meet its obligations, as a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), to implement a single window system that allows traders to submit regulatory paperwork through […]
Automation Comes to Yangon Customs Processes
November 8, 2016 by
The customs department’s new automated cargo clearance system, which will replace a host of headache-inducing manual processes, has finished a three-month test run and will go live across the Yangon area on November 12. The trial period for the Myanmar Automated Cargo Clearance System (MACCS) officially ended on October 31, and the customs department has already […]
New customs system scheduled for November
August 15, 2016 by
The government aims to have an automated cargo clearance system adopted by all customs departments in Yangon by November, before possibly extending the program to the country’s land border points, an official has told The Myanmar Times. The Myanmar Automated Cargo Clearance System (MACCS) is being rolled out between August and October, and will make moving […]
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