Despite the efforts of the timber trade and government to stamp out illegal practices and eventually negotiate a VPA with the EU a shipment of around 500 tons of illegal teak and padauk/tamalan were recently seized in Yangon Port. The smugglers had tried to avoid the export restrictions and many believe that for the shipment […]
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 […]
Foreign wine imports to hit Myanmar’s shelves
December 14, 2015 by
Wine suppliers are distributing foreign brands into the local market legally for the first time after the Ministry of Commerce opened the door to imported wine earlier this year, though only a handful of companies have so far been licenced, industry sources said. U Tin Ye Win, a commerce ministry director in Nay Pyi Taw, […]
JICA to Help Gov’t Modernise Customs Dept
March 13, 2014 by
The Myanmar Customs Department under the Ministry of Finance and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) are going to implement a technical cooperation project in a bid to modernise Myanmar’s customs and introduce an automated cargo clearance system. With an expected rise in trade volume in near future, Myanmar Customs is trying to upgrade its decades-old […]
