G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES1 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 7.3 OF THE AGREEMENT  
ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES (2023)  
MYANMAR  
The following communication, dated 26 September 2023 is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Myanmar . 
 
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Table of contents  
 
1   MINISTRY OF HOME AFFARIS  ................................ ................................ ......................  2 
1.1   Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control  ................................ ................................ ..... 2 
1.1.1    Controlled chemical substances  ................................ ................................ ..................  2 
1.2   General Administration Department  ................................ ................................ ...............  4 
1.2.1    Alcoholic beverages  ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 4 
2   MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS ................................ ....................  6 
2.1   Post And Teleco mmunication Department  ................................ ................................ ....... 6 
2.1.1    Telecommunications equipment  ................................ ................................ ..................  6 
3   MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK AND IRRIGATION  ................................ ....... 7 
3.1   Department of Agriculture  ................................ ................................ ............................  7 
3.1.1    Seeds  ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  7 
3.1.2    Plants and Plant Products  ................................ ................................ .......................... 10 
3.1.3    Fertilizers  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 12 
3.1.4    Pesticides  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 13 
3.2   Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department  ................................ .............................. 15 
3.2.1    Animal products and related products ................................ ................................ ......... 15 
3.3   DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES  ................................ ................................ ........................ 18 
3.3.1    Fishery products and related products  ................................ ................................ ........ 18 
4   MINISTRY OF NAT URAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION  ...........  20 
4.1   Environmental Conservation Department  ................................ ................................ .......20 
4.1.1    Recycled Scrap  ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 20 
 
1 See G/LIC/3, Annex, for the Questionnaire.  G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  4.1.2    Ozone Depleting Substances  ................................ ................................ ..................... 22 
4.2   Forest Department  ................................ ................................ ................................ .....24 
4.2.1    Endangered wild animal and wild plant  ................................ ................................ .......24 
4.3   Department of  Mines  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...26 
4.3.1    Salt ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................ 26 
5   MINISTRY OF ENERGY  ................................ ................................ ...............................  27 
5.1   Oil And Gas Planning Department  ................................ ................................ ................. 27 
5.1.1    Petroleum and Petroleum Products  ................................ ................................ ............. 27 
6   MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY  ................................ ................................ ...........................  29 
6.1   Directorate Of Industrial Collabo ration  ................................ ................................ .......... 29 
6.1.1    Chemicals and Chemical Related Substances  ................................ ............................... 29 
7   MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY  ................................ ................................  31 
7.1   Department of Atomic Energy  ................................ ................................ ...................... 31 
7.1.1    Irradiation apparatus and radioactive material  ................................ ............................. 31 
8   MINISTRY OF HEALTH  ................................ ................................ ...............................  33 
8.1   Department of Food and Drugs ad ministration  ................................ ............................... 33 
8.1.1    Medicine (pharmaceuticals)  ................................ ................................ ....................... 33 
8.1.2    Processing food  ................................ ................................ ................................ .......35 
8.1.3    Cosmetics  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 37 
 
1  MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS  
1.1  Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control  
1.1.1   Controlled chemical substances  
Outline of system  
1. The importer, who wants to import the controlled precursor chemicals, needs to get the 
recommendation letter from the Supervisory Committee for Controlled Precursor Chemical (SCCPC) 
under the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC). Then, the importer shall apply the 
import license at the Department of Trade. The Department of Trade  administers the approval of 
licensing or permit for all the imported products under the Export and Import Law (2012).  
Purpose and coverage of licensing  
2. The licensing system is required for the list in the tables of the United Nations Convention against  
Illicit Traffic in Narcotic rugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988. In addition, the following 
controlled chemical substances shall be required to apply the license ( "ex" indicated that only a part 
of the heading is covered) : 
HS No.  Description of Goods  
2827.10  Ammonium Chloride  
3102 Ammonium Nitrate  
2939.30  Caffeine  
2915 Lead Acetate  
2921 Methylamine/Methylamine Hydrochloride  
2915.29.10  Sodium Acetate  
2837 Sodium Cyanide  
ex3301  Safrole rich oil  
2918.12  Tartaric Acid  
2812.17  Thionyl Chloride  G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  3. The licensing system applies to goods originating in and coming from all countries.  
4. The licensing is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of importation.  
5. The licensing system is a statutory requirement of the rules on the super vision of Controlled 
Chemicals (2004), the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law (1993), its amendment Law 
(2018) and the sub -section 4 (c), Sub -section 13 (b) under Export and Import Law (2012).  
Procedures   
6. Not applicable.  
7.(a) The product ca nnot be imported without import license 's approval. License cannot be 
 obtained within a shorter time -limit and it may take 30 working days of processing time.  
(b) The import license cannot be granted immediately upon request.  
(c) Importers may apply for i mport approval in any time of the year.  
(d) For the application of license, there will be two administrative bodies: (1) Import 
recommendation from the Supervisory Committee for Controlled Precursor Chemical (SCCPC) 
and (2) Import License from the Departme nt of Trade.  
8. An application for a license may be refused if the requirements do not meet the ordinary criteria.  
Eligibility of importers to apply for license  
9. All persons, firm or institution which fulfils the legal requirements are equally eligible to apply 
import license. While importing the controlled precursor chemical, the importers must comply with 
the following : 
- Pack the controlled precursor chemicals securely and label the package;  
- Inform as early as possible to the SCCPC with any cha nges of the information; and  
- Report immediately to the SCCPC for any damage, loss or undue shortage occurring during 
the shipment (en route).  
Documentation and other requirements for application for license  
10. An applicant shall apply the Import recommendation to the Supervisory Committee for Controlled 
Precursor Chemical (SCCPC) with the following documents;  
- Applicant's company or organization;  
- Copy of applicant's National ID or Passport;  
- Type, Brand, amount, quantity, weight and name of precurso r chemical meant for import;  
- Manner of packaging and quantity of packages;  
- Date of import, arrival date, name of customs port, customs aerodrome, border point of entry, 
the final destination of goods;  
- Mode of transport such as vehicles, aircraft, train, an d vessel to transport the controlled 
precursor chemicals;  
- Name of foreign country, transit country, import date, name of customs port, customs 
aerodrome, and border point of entry;  
- Payment system; and  
- Numbers of importing time.  
After receiving the approval of Import recommendation from the SCCPC, the importer shall apply 
the import license through trade net 2.0 online application systems of the Department of Trade 
under the Ministry of Commerce.  
11. The following documents are re quired upon actual importation;  
- Recommendation letter issued by the SCCPC along with pre -shipment inspection certificate 
and purchase order or sale contract that submitted to the SCCPC ; 
- Import license or permit issued by DoT ; 
- Laboratory test result ; G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  - Bill of lading (B/L) ; 
- Packing List (P/L) ; 
- Evidence of cash transfer ; 
- Value of goods ; and  
- Certificate of Country of Origin . 
12. The license fee is 90,000 MMK for controlled chemical substances.  
13. No deposit or advance payment is required in connection with the issue of licenses.  
Conditions of licensing  
14. The Import licenses are valid for three months. Before the license expires, the importer can 
apply for an extension of the license with original and copy of import license/permit. The validity of 
license c an be extended for two times; the first extension can valid for two months and the second 
one for one month.   
15. There is no penalty for non -utilizing of a license.  
16. Licenses are not transferable between importers.  
17. In principle, there is no other  condition attached to the issue of a license.   
Other procedural requirements  
18. Not applicable.  
19. Not applicable.  
1.2  General Administration Department  
1.2.1   Alcoholic beverages  
Outline of Systems  
1. Regarding the importation of alcoholic beverages, the General Administration Department (GAD) 
grants the FL -11 license, which is a kind of license for the wholesale vends of foreign alcoholic liquor, 
through the annual excise programme, which is the prerequisite for applying an import license. After 
receiving  the license, the importers apply Alcoholic Beverages Importer Registration Card and Import 
License to the Ministry of Commerce.  
Purpose and coverage of licensing  
2. The licensing system is required for the following : 
HS No.  Description of Goods  
22.04  Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading 20.09  
22.05  Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic substances  
22.06  Other fermented beverage (for example cider, perry, mead, sake); mixtures of fermented 
beverage and non -alcoholic beverage, not elsewhere specified or included.  
ex22.07  Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher: ethyl 
alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength   
22.08  Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol.; spirits, 
liqueurs and other spirituous beverages  
 
3. The licensing system applies to goods originating in and coming from all countries.  
4. The licensing is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of importation . G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  5. The licensing system is a statutory requirement of Chapter (3) of the Myanmar Excise Act (1917), 
amendment Law (2015), and the Notification No. 39/2020  issued by the Ministry of Commerce.  
Procedures  
6. Not applicable.  
7.(a) The product cannot be imported without import license's approval. License cannot be 
 obtained within a shorter time -limit and it may take 30 working days of processing time.  
(b) The import license cannot be gra nted immediately upon request.  
(c) Importers may apply for import approval in any time of the year.  
(d) For the application of license, there will be two administrative bodies: (1) FL -11 license from 
the General Administration Department and (2) Import Lic ense from the Department of Trade.  
8. An application for a license may be refused if the requirements do not meet the ordinary criteria.  
Eligibility of importers to apply for license  
9. All persons, firm or institution which fulfils the legal requirements are equally eligible to apply 
import license.  
Documentation and other requirements for application for license  
10. An applicant shall apply the FL -11 license to the General Administration Department with the 
following documents : 
- Application fo rm with a copy of citizen verification card attached ; and  
- Evidence of residence . 
After receiving the approval of Import recommendation from the General Administration 
Department, the importer shall apply the Alcoholic Beverages Importer Registration Card and the 
import license through trade net 2.0 online application systems of the Department of Trade under 
the Ministry of Commerce.  
11. The following documents are required upon actual importation : 
- Import license or permit issued by DoT ; 
- Invoice ; 
- Packing list ; 
- Bill of lading, air consignment note, or truck note ; and  
- FL-11 license issued by GAD . 
12. The license fee is 90,000 MMK for alcoholic beverage.  
13. No deposit or advance payment is required in connection with the issue of li censes.  
Conditions of licensing  
14. The term of excise license is for only one financial year. See reply for the validity and extension 
of import license in controlled chemical substances section.  
15. There is no penalty for non -utilizing of a license.  
16. Licenses are not transferable between importers.  
17. In principle, there is no other condition attached to the issue of a license.   
Other procedural requirements  
18. Not applicable.  G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  19. Not applicable.  
2  MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS  
2.1  Post And Telecommunication Department  
2.1.1   Telecommunications equipment  
Outline of Systems  
1. According to the Telecommunications Law (2013), an applicant from domestic and abroad who 
desires to keep in processing or use any telecommunication equipment  shall apply to the Posts and 
Telecommunications Department (PTD) i n order to get the recommendation approval. After receiving 
the recommendation, the applicant shall continue to apply the import license at the Ministry of 
Commerce.  
Purpose and Coverage of Licensing  
2. The licensing system is required for the following;  
HS No.  Description of Goods  
85.17  Telephone sets, including smart phones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other 
wireless networks;  
85.18  Microphones and stands thereof;  
85.19  Sound recorders  
85.21  Video recorders  
85.22  Parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principle with the apparatus of heading 85.19 
or 85.21  
 
3. The licensing system applies to products originating in and coming from all countries.  
4. The permit system is not intended to restrict the  quantity or value of products.  
5. The approval system is a statutory requirement of The Telecommunications Law (2013), The 
Licensing Rule (2014), Spectrum Rule (2015) and the sub -section 4 (c), sub -section 13 (b) under 
the Export and Import Law (2012).  
Procedures  
6. Not applicable.  
7.(a) The product cannot be imported without import license's approval. License cannot be obtained 
within a shorter time -limit, and it may take 30 working days of processing time.  
(b) Technical Standard Approval can be issued w ithin five working days if the required documents 
are complete but  import license cannot be granted immediately upon request.  
(c) Importers may apply for import approval in any time of the year.  
(d) For the application of license, there will be two adminis trative bodies: (1) Import 
recommendation from the Posts and Telecommunications Department and (2) Import License 
from the Department of Trade.  
8. An application for a license may be refused if the equipment to be imported does not comply with 
the technica l standard set by the government. The importer can resubmit the application with 
complete necessary documents in line with Article 27 of the Telecommunications Law (2013).  
Eligibility of Importers to Apply for License  
9. All persons, firm or institution which fulfils the legal requirements are equally eligible to apply  
import license.  G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  Documentation and Other Requirements for Application for License  
10. An applicant shall apply the Recommendation Approval  to the Posts and Telecommunications 
Department with the following documents : 
- Company Letter Head ; 
- Dealer/Demonstrator Licence Form – 001 (Frequent Applicants) ; 
- Invoice ; 
- Catalogue with full specifications ; 
- SAR TEST report (Only Mobile Handset) ; and  
- Company Registration Certificate/Form VI/XXVI.  
After receiving the recommendation approval from the Posts and Telecommunications Department, 
the importer shall apply the import license through trade net 2.0 online application systems of the 
Department of T rade under the Ministry of Commerce.  
11. The following documents are required upon actual importation : 
- Import license or permit issued by DoT ; 
- Recommendation Approval issued by PTD ; 
- Invoice ; 
- Packing list ; and 
- Bill of lading, air consignment note, or truck note. 
12. There is no fee to be charged for the Recommendation Approval. The license fee is 90,000 MMK 
for Telecommunications equipment . 
13. No deposit or advance payment is required in connection with the issue of licenses.  
Conditions of Licensing  
14. See reply for the validity and extension of import license in controlled chemical substances  
section.  
15. There is no penalty for non -utilizing of a license.  
16. Licenses are not transferable between importers.  
17. In principle, there is no other condition attached to the issue of a license.   
Other Procedural Requirements  
18. Not applicable . 
19. Not applicable.  
3  MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK AND IRRIGATION  
3.1  Department of Agriculture  
3.1.1   Seeds  
Outline of Systems  
1. According to the Seed Law and Procedures, the Seed Division under the Department of Agriculture 
(DoA) issues the recommendation letter for importation of seeds to protect copy or fake seed 
distribution in the market. After receiving the recommendation l etter, the importer needs to apply 
Import Certificate at the Plant Protection Division, Department of Agriculture. After that, the 
importers need to apply the import license at the Department of Trade under the Ministry of 
Commerce.  G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  Purpose and coverage of  licensing  
2. Approvals are required for the following products : all plant parts (e .g. Seeds, seedlings, tuber, 
bulb, rhizome, cutting, etc..) suitable for planting and cover the following HS code;  
HS No.  Description of Goods  
06.01  Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in flower; 
chicory plants and roots  
06.02  Other live plants (including their roots) cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn  
0701.10.00  Potatoes Seed  
0713.10.10  Peas, suitable for sowing  
0713.20.10  Chickpeas, suitable for sowing  
0713.31.10  Beans of the species, suitable for sowing  
0713.32.10  Small red (Adzuki) beans, suitable for sowing  
0713.33.10  Kidney beans, suitable for sowing  
0713.34.10  Bambara beans, suitable for sowing  
0713.35.10  Cow peas, suitable for sowing  
0713.39.10  Others, suitable for sowing  
0713.40.10  Lentils, suitable for sowing  
0713.50.10  Broad beans and horse beans, suitable for sowing  
0713.60.10  Pigeon peas, suitable for sowing  
0713.90.10  Others, suitable for sowing  
1001.11.10  Durum wheat seed  
1002.10.10  Rye seed  
1003.10.10  Barley seed  
1004.10.10  Oats seed  
1005.10.10  Maize (Corn) seed  
1006.10.10  Rice, suitable for sowing  
1007.10.10  Grain sorghum (seed)  
10.08  Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds, other cereals  
1201.10.00  Soya beans seed  
1202.30.00  Groundnut seed  
1204.00.00  Linseed  
1205.10.00  Low erucic acid rape or Colza seeds  
1206.00.00  Sunflower seeds  
1207.10.10  Palm nuts suitable for sowing/planting  
1207.21.00  Cotton Seed  
1207.30.00  Caster Oil Seed  
1207.40.00  Sesame Seed  
1207.50.00  Mustard seed  
1207.60.00  Safflower seed  
1207.70.00  Melon seed  
12.09  Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing  
1212.93.10  Sugarcane, suitable for planting  
 
3. The licensing system applies to seeds originating in and coming from all countries.  
4. The licensing is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of importation, but to prevent copy 
or fake seeds, and to provide t he user with good quality seeds as per the seed -classes. Regarding 
with GMO crops, only non -food GMO crop (only GMO cotton seed) is partially accepted according to 
the National Seed Policy (2016).  
5. The licensing system is a statutory requirement of Artic le (38), Chapter 12 under the Seed Law 
(2011) and the Law Amending the Seed Law (2015), Clauses (30, 31, 32) under the Procedures 
relating to the Seed Law (2016) and the sub -section 4 (c) and 13 (b) under the Export and Import 
Law (2012).  
Procedures  
6. Not applicable.  
7. No quantitative limit on the importation of the product.  G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  (a) The product cannot be import without import license's approval. License cannot be obtained 
within a shorter time -limit and it may take 30 working days of processi ng time.  
(b) The Recommendation Letter can be issued within 24 hours if the information in the application 
form completes and correct, but import license cannot be granted immediately upon request. 
The applied variety shall be allowed to import, only the variety for which recognition certificate 
and seed business license is issued for the commercial purpose.  
(c) Importers may apply for import approval in any time of the year.  
(d) For the application of license, there will be two administrative bodies: (1) Import 
Recommendation Letter and Import Certificate from the Department of Agriculture and (2) 
Import License from the Department of Trade.  
8. An application for a license may be refused if the requirements do not meet the ordinary criteria.  
Eligibilit y of importers to apply for licence  
9. The qualification for application of Import Recommendation Letter, Import Certificate and Import 
License for seeds described on the website of Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, 
Ministry of Commerce an d Myanmar National Trade Portal.  
Documentation and other requirements for application for licence  
10. The information to apply the Import Recommendation Letter can be seen on the website 
(www.mairs.doa.gov.mm ) and the importer need s to attach the invoice. After receiving the Import 
Recommendation Letter for seed importation, the importer needs to apply Import Certificate (IC) at 
the Plant Protection Division, Department of Agricult ure (The application process  for the Import 
Certificate  (IC) can be seen in the plants and plant products section). After that, the importer shall 
apply the import license at the Department of Trade under the Ministry of Commerce through Trade 
net 2.0 onli ne applications System.  
11. The following documents are required upon actual importation : 
- Import License issued by DoT ; 
- Seed Import Recommendation Letter issued by Seed Division, DOA with OGA reference 
number form trade ; 
- Import Certificate issued by DoA ; 
- Invoice and Packing list ; and  
- Bill of lading . 
12. There is no license fee and administrative charge for importation of seeds.  
13. No deposit or advance payment is required in connection with the issue of license.  
Conditions of licensing  
14. See reply for the validity and extension of import license in controlled chemical substances 
section.  
15. There is no penalty for non -utilization of a license.  
16. Licenses are not transferable between importers.  
17. There is n o other condition attached to the issue of license.  
Other procedural requirements  
18. Not applicable.  
19. Not applicable.  G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  3.1.2   Plants and Plant Products  
Outline of Systems  
1. According to the Plant Pest Quarantine Law, the Department of Agriculture issues the import 
certificate, which is a kind of recommendation letter required for the importation of plant s and plant 
products, to protect against the quarantine pests . After receiving the import certificate, the importers 
need to apply the import license  at the Department of Trade, Ministry of Commerce within three 
months.   
Purpose and coverage of licensing  
2. Approvals are required for the following products : 
HS No.  Description of Goods  
06.01 -06.04  Live plants and other small plants; roots and tubers and other similar plants, Cut flowers 
and decorative foliage  
07.01 -07.14  Edible vegetables and other roots and tubers  
08.01 -08.14  Edible fresh fruits and nuts  
ex09.01 -09.02  
09.06 -09.08  coffee, tea plant and spices  
10.01 -10.08  Cereal plants (including wheat)  
11 Wheat flours, Maize flours, Sorghum and Malt Flours, Potato Flours  
ex12.01 -12.14  Oilseeds and fruits; Various seeds and nuts, Industrial Plants and herbs, Straws  
14.04  Raw materials of bamboo and cane  
24 Tobacco leaves, Cuttings  
40 Rubber, Rubber Gums  
 
3. The permit system applies to products originating in and coming from all countries.  
4. The Licensing system is not intended to restrict  the quantity or value of imports,  but to prevent 
quarantine pests from entering by any means  and the spread of pests . 
5. The import certificate and permit system for plants and plant products covered is a statutory 
requirement of article 4 (a), Chapter 3 under the Plant Pest Quarantine Law (1993) and the sub -
section 4 (c), Sub -section 13 (b) under the Export and Import Law (2012).  
Procedures  
6. Not applicable.  
7. No quantitative limit on the importation of a product.  
(a) The product cannot be imported without import license's approval. Licenses cannot be 
obtained within a shorter time -limit, and it may take 30 working days of processing time.  
(b) Import Certificate can be issued within three  working days if the information completes, but 
license cannot be granted imme diately upon request. Prior review of the application is 
required.  
(c) Importers may apply for import approval in any time of the year.  
(d) For the application of license, there will be two administrative bodies: (1) Import Certificate 
from the Department of Agriculture and (2) Import license from the Department of Trade.  
8. No application is refused so long as that application meets the ordinary criteria.  
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9. The qualified importers are able to apply the import license. The information regarding the 
eligibility of importers is published on the website of Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, 
the Ministry of Commerce and Myanmar National Trade Portal.  G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  Documentation and other requirements for applicat ion for licence  
10. Information concerning the application for plants and plant products has been published on the 
website of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, the Ministry of Commerce and 
Myanmar Trade Portal. As mentioned in the previous reply, the impo rter applies firstly the import 
certificate (IC) at the Department of Agriculture and then, applies the import license at the 
Department of Trade.   
For application of import certificate, the following information is required : 
- Name and Address of importer ; 
- Common/Botanical Name ; 
- Quantity of Material ; 
- Purpose of importation ; 
- Numbers and Description of packages ; 
- Distinguishing marks ; 
- Origin/Source of plants or plant products ; 
- Means of Conveyance ; 
- Declared point of Entry ; 
- Flight/Voyage no ; 
- Expected Date of Arrival ; and  
- Final Destination . 
The importer provides the above information and then submits the completed application form with 
original payment receipt of bank to the Department of Agriculture. After approval of import 
certificate, the importer shall app ly the import license through Trade net 2.0 online applications 
System of the Department of Trade under the Ministry of Commerce.  
 
11. The following documents are required upon actual importation : 
- OGA test application (Other Government Agency test application) ; 
- Original Phytosanitary Certificate from exporting country ; 
- Import License issued by DoT ; 
- Import Certificate issued by Department of Agriculture ; 
- Invoice and Sale Contract ; and  
- Bill of Lading . 
12. The amount of import certificate's fee is 30,000 MMK for an application and the import license's 
fee are charged 90,000 MMK on plants and plant products, except seeds and related products.  
13. No deposit or advance payment is required in connec tion with the issue of licenses and import 
certificate.  
Conditions of licensing  
14. The validity of Import Certificate is three months and it cannot be extended. See reply for the 
validity and extension of import license in controlled chemical substances section.  
15. There is no penalty for non -utilization of a license.  
16. Licenses are not transferable between importers.  
17. There is no other condition attached to the issue of license.  
Other procedural requirements  
18. The Import Certificate (IC) shall be sent to the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of 
exporting country prio r to issue Phytosanitary Certificate (PC).  
19. Not applicable.  G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  3.1.3   Fertilizers  
Outline of Systems  
1. For importing fertilizers, the importers firstly make an account registration on the Department of 
Agriculture's website ( www.mairs.doa.gov.mm ). Secondly, the importer who has the registration 
account shall apply the import registration certificate for fertilizers at the Fertilizer Committee under 
the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (the application process can be seen on the link: 
www.landusedivision.gov.mm  (Land Use Division's Web Portal and 
https://myanmartradeportal.gov.mm/my/procedure/55 ). Thirdly, the importer who has the fertilizer 
importation registration certificate shall apply the recommendation l etter on the DOA's website 
(www.mairs.doa.gov.mm ) and will be issued within 24 hours if the submitted applications are 
complete and correct. The validity of recommendation letter is only six months. Therefore, the 
importer shall apply the import license at the Department of Trade within six months after approval 
of the registration certificate and recommendation letter by the Department of Agriculture.  
Purpose and coverage of lice nsing  
2. Licensing system  is required for  all kinds of fertilizers under HS No. 31.  
3. The fertilizer licensing system applies to goods originating in and coming from all countries.  
4. The licensing is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of fertilizer importation, but the 
prohibited items notified by the Fertilizer Committee to protect human, plants, animals, soil and 
environment from creating health and environmental risks.  
5. The licensing system is a statutory requirement of section 44 und er the Fertilizer Law (2002) and 
its amendment law (2015),  paragraph 39, chapter 8 under the Fertilizer Procedures and the sub -
section 4 (c), Sub -section 13 (b) under Export and Import Law (2012).  
Procedures  
6. Not applicable.  
7. As mentioned above, no quantitative limit on the importation of a product.  
(a) The fertilizer cannot be imported without import license approval. Licenses cannot be obtained 
within a shorter time -limit and it may take 30 working days of processing time.  
(b) Recommendation Letter  can be issued within 24 hours if information completes, but license 
cannot be granted immediately upon request. Prior review of the application is required.  
(c) Importers may apply for import approval in any time of the year.  
(d) For the application of li cense, there will be two administrative bodies: (1) Import Registration 
Certificate for Fertilizer and Recommendation Letter from the Department of Agriculture and 
(2) Import License from the Department of Trade.  
8. No application shall be refused if the standard criteria (e.g. the period of application, the eligibility 
of application, the required documentation for application) comply with the procedures.  
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9. The q ualification for application of import recommen dation letter and import license for fertilizer s 
is described on the application form. The importers can be seen the eligibility on the website Ministry 
of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, the Ministry of Commerce and Myanmar National Trade 
Portal.  
Documentation and other requirements for application for licence  
10. The information to apply the import recommendation letter can be seen on the website 
(www.mairs.doa.gov.mm ) and the importer need to attach the following documents : G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  - Copy of Fertilizer Importation Registration Certificate issued by the Fertilizer Committee ; 
- Sample of Packing ; and  
- Invoice/Sale Contract . 
After receiving the  approval of  recommendation letter,  the importer shall apply the import license 
at the Department of Trade through Trade net 2.0 online applications System with the following 
documents : 
- The import recommendation letter issued by Department of Agriculture ; and  
- Pro forma invoice and Sale Contract . 
11. The information to apply the import recommendation letter can be seen on the website 
(www.landusedivision.gov.mm ). The importer can apply the recommendation le tter on the website 
(www.mairs.doa.gov.mm ) and need to attach the following documents : 
- Import License issued by DOT ; 
- Recommendation letter issued by DoA ; 
- Copy of fertilizer impor tation registration certificate ; and 
- Packing/Invoice/Sale Contract . 
12. The importer shall pay the analytical fees depends upon the number of items of nutrients 
contained in each imported fertilizer ( e.g. Urea Fertilizer Sample needed to analysis of Moisture, 
Nitrogen and Biuret). There is no license fee for fertilizers . 
13. No deposit or advance payment is required in connection with the issue of license.  
Conditions of licensing  
14. Import recommendation  letter for fertilizers are valid for six mont hs and there is no extension 
for it. See reply for the validity and extension of import license in controlled chemical substances 
section.  
15. There is no penalty for non -utilization of a license.  
16. Licenses are not transferable between importers.  
17. There are no other conditions attached to the issue of a license.  
Other procedural requirements  
18. Not applicable.  
19. Not applicable.  
3.1.4   Pesticide s 
Outline of System s 
1. Regarding the importation of pesticides, the importers firstly apply the Pesticide Registration to 
the Department of Agriculture's website ( https://mairs.doa.gov.mm ). After receiving the pesticide 
registration certificate issued by the Pesticide Registrat ion Board under the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Irrigation, the importer shall apply for the Pesticide Import Endorsement to the Plant 
Protection Division under the Department of Agriculture and will be issued within one week if the 
submitted ap plications are complete and correct. The validity of Pesticide Import Endorsement is 
only six months. Therefore, the importer shall apply the import license at the Department of Trade 
within six months after approval of the Pesticide registration certifica te and Pesticide Import 
Endorsement by the Department of Agriculture.  G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  Purpose and coverage of licensing  
2. Licensing system  is required for pesticides; insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, 
anti-sprouting products and plant -growth regulators under HS No. 38.07 . 
3. The license applies to products originating in and coming from all countries.  
4. The licensing is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of pesticide  importation . However, 
the ap proval system shall function to perform the duty of Montreal protocol on Substances that 
Deplete the Ozone Layer and other related International Agreements.  
5. The approval system is a statutory requirement of Section 31, Chapter 14 under the Pesticides 
Law, the Notification No. 9/2022 and the Notification No. 2/2021  issued by the Pesticide Registration 
Board  and the sub -section 4 (c), Sub -section 13 (b) of under Export and Import Law (2012). 
The importer shall not import pesticides into the country without permission by the Pesticide 
Registration Board . 
Procedures  
6. Not applicable.  
7.(a) The product cannot be imported without import license's approval. Licenses cannot be 
obtained within a shorter  time-limit and it may take 30 working days of processing time.  
(b) Pesticide Import Endorsement can be issued within one week if the information completes, 
but license cannot be granted immediately upon request. Prior review of the application is 
required . 
(c) Importers may apply for import approval in any time of the year.  
(d) Applications for import approval are considered by two administrative bodies: (1) Pesticide 
Registration Certificate and Pesticide Import Endorsement from the Department of Agriculture 
and (2) Import License from Department of Trade.  
8. There are no circumstances other than failure to meet standard criteria under which a license 
may be refused.   
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9. All persons, firm or institutio ns are eligible to apply the import license if they meet the criteria. 
For importation of pesticides, the importer has got the certified pesticides applicator Training 
Certificate.  
Documentation and other requirements for application for licence  
10. Inform ation concerning the application for pesticides, the importer shall apply the Pesticide 
Import Endorsement to the Department of Agriculture with the following documents : 
- Copy of Certified Pesticides Applicator Training Certificate ; 
- Label in Myanmar Languag e; 
- Pro forma Invoice ; 
- Copy of Pesticides registration certificate ; 
- Copy of license for repackaging and sale of pesticides for import pesticides to be repacked in 
local; 
- Letter of authorization from manufacturer to importer and supplier ; 
- Copy of retail and wholesale licence;  
- The original payment receipt of analytical fee ; 
- Copy of license for manufacture/Formulation sale of pesticides for technical grade pesticides ; 
- Copy of Company Registration Card/Certificate issued by DICA ; 
- Package sampl e of firmly attached pamphlet or clearly visible label if the package is smaller 
than 100 CC/gram ; and  
- Power of attorney and copy of National Registration Card (NRC) if applying on behalf of 
importer . G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  After receiving the Pesticide Import Endorsement from t he Department of Agriculture, the importer 
shall apply the import license to the Department of Trade under the Ministry of Commerce through 
Trade net 2.0 online applications System.  
11. The following documents are required upon actual importation:  
- Bill of Lading ; 
- Invoice and Packing List ; 
- Import License issued by DOT ; and  
- Pesticides import endorsement issued by DoA . 
12. The importer shall pay 300,000 MMK per 20 Metric Ton to the Department of Agriculture as 
analytical fees for Quality Analysis and there is no refundable for it. There is no license fee for 
pesticides.  
13. No deposit or advance payment is required in connection with the issue of licenses.  
Conditions of licensing  
14. The Pesticides import endorsement is valid for six months. See reply  for the validity and 
extension of import license in controlled chemical substances section.   
15. There is no  penalty for non -utilization of a license.  
16. License s are not  transferable between importers.  
17. There is no other condition attached to the issue of license.  
Other procedural requirements  
18. Not applicable.  
19. Not applicable.  
3.2  Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department  
3.2.1   Animal products and related products  
Outline of systems   
1. For animal and related products, the importers first request the import recommendation letter at 
the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LVBD) in order to protect against the Trans -
boundary Animal Diseases and to control the quality. After receiving the import recommendation 
letter, the importers m ust apply the import license at the Department of Trade, Ministry of 
Commerce within three  months. The importers shall comply according to the Standard Operating 
Procedure (SOP), which published by the LVBD's official website (see: www.lbvd.gov.mm ). 
Purpos e and coverage of licensing  
2. Permits are required for : 
Live animals  (HS no:  01.01 -01.06): 
- Live horses, asses, bovine animals, swine, sheep and goats, poultry, Rabbits, Birds, 
Bees.  G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  Animal product (HS no:  02,04 -07,04 -08,04 -09,04 -10,04 -10,05 -02,05 -04,05 -05,05 -06,16- 01,16 -
02,41,43):  
- Meat,  Birds' Egg, Natural Honey, Birds ' Nest, Pigs', hogs ' or boars ' bristles and hair; 
badger hair and other brush making hair; waste of such bristles or hair, Guts, bladders 
and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, 
frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked, Skins and other part s of birds, with their 
feathers or down, feathers and parts of feathers (whether or not with trimmed edges) 
and down, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservation; 
powder and waste of feathers or parts of feathers, Bones and hor n-cores, unworked, 
defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised; 
powder and waste of these products, Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat 
offal or blood; food preparations based on these products, Other prepa red or preserved 
meat, meat offal or blood, Raw Hide and skin, Fur skins.  
Animal feed, veterinary medicinal products and equipment (HS no:  05-11, 10 -06-40-10, 15 -01,15 -
02,15 -05,15 -06,23,30 -02): 
- Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead anim als of chapter s 1 or 3, 
unfit for human consumption,  broken rice for animal feed, pig fat, fats of bovine animals, 
sheep or goats, animal fat, unfit for human consumption;  for animal feed, animal blood 
prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera, other blood fractions 
and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of 
biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro -organisms (excluding 
yeasts) and similar products.  
3. The permit system applie s to products originating in and coming from all countries except from 
countries/areas which cause animal diseases outbreak according to the OIE web -site update 
descriptions.  
4. The permit system is not intended to restrict the quality or value of imports,  but only to prevent 
and control of animal diseases.  
5. The approval system is a statutory requirement of Section 26 -31, Chapter (11), Section 42 -43, 
47-48, Chapter (15) of the Animal Health and Livestock Development Law (1993), its amendment 
Law (2010) and (2020),  and the sub -section 4 (c), Sub -section 13 (b) under the Export and Import 
Law (2012). The controlled items shall be published as notifications, directives and order in the 
Official Gazette.  
Procedures  
6. Not applicable.  
7. No quantitative limit on the importation of a product.  
(a) The product cannot be imported without import license's approval. Licenses cannot be 
obtained within a shorter time -limit and it may take 30 working days of processing time.  
(b) Recommendation Letter  can be issued within two weeks  if the information completes, but 
license cannot be granted immediately upon request. Prior review of the application is 
required.  
(c) Importers may apply for import approval in any time of the year.  
(d) For the application of license, there will be two administrative bodies: (1) Import 
Recommendation Letter from the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department and (2) 
Import license from the Department of Trade.  
8. In general, no application is refused so long as  that application meets the ordinary criteria. In  case 
of live animals and animal products, application could be refused in an outbreak of a particular 
disease in the exporting countries. Reasons for refusal are given to the applicants but there is no 
appeal procedures specified in the legislation.  G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9. All persons,  firm or institution which fulfils the legal requirements are equally eligible to apply 
import license.  
Documentation and other requirements for appli cation for licence  
10. Information concerning the application for animals  and animal  products has been published on 
the website of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, the Ministry of Commerce and 
Myanmar Trade Portal.  
For request form of import recommendation letter, the following information is required : 
- Company/Country of application ; 
- Exported Company/Country ; 
- Produced Company/Country ; and  
- List of permitted product to be import (including type of products, quantity, comment) . 
After receiving the recommendation letter, the applicant or importer shall apply the import license 
through trade net 2.0 online application system with the following documents : 
- Recommendation letter issued by LVBD ;  
- Copy of Veterinary Health Cer tificate issued by Veterinary authority of exporting country ( For 
importation of poultry and doc, it should express free of Avian Influenza and for chicken meat, 
duck meat and turkey meat, it should express free of avian influenza in exporting country.  For 
pig and piglet, it should express free of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), African swine fever 
(ASF) and PRRS from exporting country.) ; and  
- Pro forma Invoice and Sale Contract . 
In addition,  
For live animals : 
- Farm registration (copy) . 
For frozen meats : 
- HACCP and GMP certificate of meat processing plant ; and 
- Packing list . 
For Duck down, Goose down, Turkey feather, Rabbit fur, Raccoon fur : 
- Laboratory test result issued by LVBD ; and  
- Packing list . 
For animal feed, veterinary medicinal products and animal equ ipment : 
- Certificate of analysis and recommendation certificate ; 
- HACCP  and GMP certificate of production plant ; 
- Free sale or product licence; and  
- Copy of laboratory test result issued by LVBD . 
11. The following documents are required upon actual importation : 
- Import License issued by DoT ; 
- Recommendation letter issued by LVBD ; 
- Original Veterinary Health Certificate  issued by Veterinary Authority of exporting country ; 
- BL/Airway Bill ; 
- Packing List and Invoice ; and  
- Animal Health Recommendation Certificate (AHD/PC(3)) for border trade . G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  12. The inspection fees for veterinary health base d on the animals and animal products as follows;  
Types of Animals and Animal Products  Inspection Fee  
For Live Animals  
Dog and cat  10,000 MMK per head 
Chicken  
Chick and Duckling  
Fecund Egg  500 MMK per head  
4 MMK per head  
2 MMK per head  
For commercial and breeding purpose : 
Buffalo, cow, horse  
Sheep, goat, pig  
Water bug and Others  
Rabbit and Guinea Pig   
10,000 MMK per head  
2,000 MMK per head  
500 MMK per head  
2,000 MMK per head  
For Animal Products  
Frozen fresh meat  5,000 MMK  
Dried meat  6,500  
Frozen fish/shrimp  2,000  
Gallbladder  2,100  
Buffalo or cow's horns  2,000  
Bone Grist  1,000  
Buffalo or Cattle's hide  17 MMK per one piece  
Sheep or goat's hide  10 MMK per one piece  
Windpipe, Stomach, intestine, heart, chicken's leg  2,000  
Honey  3,500  
Bird's Nest  4,200  
Semen Straw  0.1% of the value  
For Animal Fee, Veterinary Drug and Equipment  
Test kit (which is used for farm) and other farm equipment  0.1% of the value  
Animal feed  1,200 MMK per Metric Ton (MT)  
Ground nut cake or sesame cake  1,000 MMK per Metric Ton (MT)  
Fish powder or shrimp bran  2,100 MMK per Metric Ton (MT)  
 
The license fee is 90,000 MMK for animal products and related products.  
13. No deposit or advance payment is required in connection with the issue of licenses.  
Conditions of licensing  
14. See reply  for the validity of a license and its extension in controlled chemical substances section.  
15. There is no penalty for non -utilization of a license.  
16. Licenses are not transferable between importers.  
17. In principle, there are no other conditions attac hed to the issue of a license.  
Other procedural requirements  
18. Not applicable.  
19. Not applicable.  
3.3  DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES  
3.3.1   Fisher y products and related products  
Outline of System s 
1. An import license is required for the importation of fishery products and related products in order 
to protect harmful substances to ensure the food safely and against the epidemic diseases. Before 
apply for import license, the applicants firstly request the import recommendation letter from the 
Department of Fisher ies under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation.  G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  Purpose and coverage of licensing  
2. The licensing system  covers the following products:  
HS No.  Description of Goods  
Fishery products  
ex 03.03  Pacific Salmon, Atlantic Salmon, Trout, Yellow fin tuna, Skipjack tuna, Atlantic blue fin 
tuna, Pacific blue fin tuna, Pacific mackerel, Pacific mackerel, Pacific Saury, Cod fish, 
Hake fish, Alaska Pollock, Red Snapper, Amberjack tuna, Japanese bonito, Mac kerel                                                    
ex 03.04  Trout, Pangasiusspp  
Related products  
ex 03.03  Salmon Roe, Cod Fish Roe, Capelin fish  
ex 03.06  King Crab, Snow Crab                
ex 03.07  Scallop Half Shell, Japanese Flying Squid, Scallop meat, Oyster, Manila Clam, Abalone, 
Black Mussel              
Shrimp  
ex 03.06  White leg shrimp, Alaskan Pink Shrimp  
CMP/Contract Processing (cut -make -package)  
ex 03.03  Cat fish                        
ex 03.04  Flat fish  
ex 03.08  Sea Cucumber  
 
3. The system applies to products from all countries.  
4. The licensing system aims to protect against the epidemic diseases and the endangered species 
and also avoid from food borne diseases. There is no limitation of quantity or value of import. 
In principle, the importer cannot apply a new recommendation lette r if all the amounts of goods 
approved in the previous recommendation letter are not imported into the country. The 
recommendation letter must be used within three months after issuing by the Department of 
Fisheries.  
5. The approval system is a statutory r equirement of the Directive 9/2014  "Recommendation for 
importing raw fish ", the Directive No. 8/2018 "Technical Regulations for Export and Import of Fishery 
Products " published by the Department of Fisheries and the sub -section 4 (c), sub -section 13 (b) 
under the Export and Import Law (2012).  
Procedures  
6. Not applicable.  
7. No quantitative limit on the importation of a product.  
(a) The product cannot be imported without import license's approval. License cannot be obtained 
within a shorter time -limit and it may take 30 working days of processing time.  
(b) Import recommendation letter can be issued within one week if the information completes, 
but license cannot be granted immediately upon request. Prior review of the application is 
required.  
(c) Importers may apply for import approval in any time of the year.  
(d) For the application of license, there will be two administrative bodies: (1) Import 
recommenda tion letter from the Department of Fisheries and (2) Import license from the 
Department of Trade.  
8. In general, no application is refused so long as that application meets the ordinary criteria.  
Eligibility of importers to apply for license  
9. All persons , firm or institution which fulfils the legal requirements are equally eligible to apply 
import license.  G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  Documentation and other requirements for application for license  
10. For request form of import recommendation letter for fishery products and related products, the 
following documents are required : 
- Description the route (Airline/Container/Land Border) to be imported through the country 
(Means of transport) ; 
- Commitment to communicate through online MACCS system ; 
- Request Form with Company 's Letterhead  signed by company's director ; 
- Sale Contract and Invoice ; 
- Packing List ; 
- Sanitary Certificate or Health Certificate and Country of Origin ; 
- Certificate of incorporation/Company Registration Card issued by DICA ; and  
- Permission from Myanmar Investment Commission (for contract processing only) . 
After receiving the import recommendation letter from the Department of Fisheries , the applicant 
shall apply the licence through trade net 2.0 online application system of the Department of Trade.  
11. The foll owing documents are required upon actual importation : 
- Recommendation Letter issued by DOF ; 
- Import License issued by DOT ; 
- Sale Contract and Invoice ; 
- Packing list ; and 
- Sanitary Certificate or Health Certificate and Country of Origin . 
12. The laboratory test fee for fishery products and related products are charged 25,000 MMK for 
microbiological test based on the imported amount. The import license fee is 90,000 MMK for fishery 
products and related products.  
13. No deposit or advance paymen t is required in connection with the issue of license.  
Conditions of licensing  
14. See reply for validity of a license and its extension in chemical controlled substances section.  
15. There is no penalty for non -utilization of a license.  
16. Licenses are not transferable between importers.  
17. There are no other conditions attached to the issue of a license.  
Other procedural requirements  
18. Not applicable . 
19. Not applicable.  
4  MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION  
4.1  Environmental Conservation Department  
4.1.1   Recycled Scrap  
Outline System  
1. With regard to the importation of recycled scrap, the importer firstly requests the import 
recommendation letter to the Environmental Conservation Department (ECD ). After receiving the 
approval of import recommendation letter, the importer or applicant shall apply the import license 
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  the International Agreements in order to control the trans -boundary movement of hazardous waste 
and other waste and avoid the environmental pollution and human health form waste.  
Purpose and coverage of licensing  
2. Permits are required for  recycled scrap under the HS chapter 39 (including 39. 01-39.26) for 
plastics and 47 (47.01 -47.07) for scrap.  
3. The permit system applies to products originating in and coming from all countries.  
4. The permit system is not intended to restrict the quality or value of import, but the approval 
system shall fun ction to perform the duty of the Basel Convention in order to avoid the environmental 
pollution and harm to human health due to waste.  
5. There is no specific law, regulation and administrative order to regulate the importation of recycled 
scrap, but the permit system is carried out in accordance with the Basel Convention.  
Procedures  
6. Not applicable.  
7.(a) The product cannot be imported without import license's approval. Licenses cannot be 
 obtained within a shorter time -limit and it may take 30 working days of processing time.  
(b) The import recommendation letter can be issued within one month if the information 
completes, but license cannot be granted immediately upon request. Prior review of the 
application is required.  
(c) Importers may apply for impo rt approval in any time of the year.  
(d) For the application of license, there will be two administrative bodies: (1) the import 
recommendation letter from the Environmental Conservation Department (ECD) and (2) the 
import license from the Department of Tr ade (DOT).  
8. There are no circumstances other than failure to meet standard criteria under which a license 
may be refused.  Currently, all wastes are not allowed to import due to insufficient technology to 
manage  waste with an environmentally sound managem ent (ESM).  
Eligibility of importers to apply for license  
9. In general, all persons, firm or institution which fulfils the legal requirements are equally eligible 
to apply the import license. For importation of the recycled scrap, the products must be homogenous 
and clean scraps that can be directly used as raw materials for the factory, and if the imported 
company does not have a factory to be used, it is necessary to have an agreement between the 
company to be imported and the factory to be used.  
Docu mentation and other requirements for application for license  
10. Information concerning the application of import recommendation letter and import license for 
recycled scrap has been published on the website of Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental 
Conservation and Department of Trade. Firstly, t he importer or applicant  shall apply the import 
recommendation letter to the Environmental Conservation Department with the following 
documents : 
- Application statement providing the details of re ason for importation ; 
- Specification, colour photos, sample,  laboratory result (to identify hazardous waste or not), 
total intended quantity, activity period of materials to be imported ; 
- Copy of agreement or contract between importer and recycling factory ( if the importer has no 
own factory) ; 
- License/Registration/Permission of recycling factory ; 
- Commitment Letter from import company that the Recycle Scrap must be clean, homogenous 
and ready to use as raw material ; and 
- Approval letter or Environmental Complia nce Certificate of Initial Environmental Examination 
(IEE) or Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) or Environmental Management Plan (EMP)of G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  Recycling Factory, which is approved by Ministry of Natural Resources and environmental 
Conservation . 
After receivi ng the approval of Import recommendation from the Environmental Conservation 
Department, the importer shall apply the import license through trade net 2.0 online application 
systems of the Department of Trade under the Ministry of Commerce.  
11. The followi ng documents are required for actual importation : 
- Import Recommendation letter issued by ECD ; 
- Import License issued by DoT ; 
- Invoice and Packing list ; and  
- Bill of lading, air consignment note, or truck note . 
12. The license fee is 90,000 MMK for recycle scrap.  
13. No deposit or advance payment is required in connection with the issue of license.  
Conditions of licensing  
14. See reply for validity of a license and its extension in controlled chemical substances  section.  
15. There is no penalty for non -utilization of a license.  
16. Licenses are not transferable between importers.  
17. There is no other condition attached to the issue of license.   
Other procedural requirements  
18. Not applicable.  
19. Not applicable.  
4.1.2   Ozone Depleting  Substances  
Outline System  
1. Any person or organization who has a registration certificate/card for the business relating to 
ozone depleting substance s or designed product for use of ozone depleting substance s shall apply 
the import endorsement, which is a kind of import recommendation letter, to the Environmental 
Conservation Department. After receiving the approval of import endorsement, the applicant shall 
continue to apply the import license at the Ministry of Commerce.  
Purpose and coverage of licensin g 
2. Licensing system is required for those substances : 
- Halogenated Derivatives of Hydrocarbons (HS No. 29.03) ; and  
- Mixtures containing halogenated derivatives of methane, ethane or propane, not elsewhere 
specified or included (HS No. 38.27) . 
3. The permit  system applies to the ozone depleting substances, Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) 
and the high global warming potential substances, Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and its mixture 
originating in and coming from all countries.  
4. The permit system is not intend ed to restrict the quantity or value of products. But, the approval 
system shall function according to the obligation of international agreements and its amendments: 
Vienna Convention for Ozone Layer Protection, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that dep lete the 
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  the Montreal Amendment and the Beijing Amendment except Kigali Amendment. The Environmental 
Conservation Department publish the controlled and restricted list w hich identified by the 
International Agreements and its amendments to the importers yearly.  
5. The approval system is a statutory requirement of sub -section 42 (b) under the Environmental 
Conservation Law (2012), the Order on the operation of business rela ting to the Ozone Depleting 
Substances (notification No. 37/2014), the Notification No. 50/2014 issued by the Environmental 
Conservation Department  and the sub -section 4 (c), sub -section 13 (b) under the Export and Import 
Law (2012).  
Procedures  
6. Not applicable.  
7(a). The product cannot be imported without import license's approval. License cannot be 
 obtained within a shorter time -limit and it may take 30 working days of processing time.  
(b) The Import Endorsement can be issued immediately if the info rmation completes, but license 
cannot be granted immediately upon request. Prior review of the application is required.  
(c) Importers may apply for import approval in any time of the year.  
(d) For the application of license, there will be two administrativ e bodies: (1) Business Registration 
Certificate and Import Endorsement from the Environmental Conservation Department and 
(2) Import License from the Department of Trade.  
8. In general, no application is refused as long as that application meets the ordina ry criteria.  
Eligibility of importers to apply for license  
9. As mentioned above, the importers who want to import the ozone depleting substances must hold 
the Registration Certificate of Business and then, they shall apply the Import Endorsement and 
Impor t License to the relevant Departments. Therefore, the ozone depleting substance business 
license holder shall:  
- Comply with the guideline of the inspection from the Ministry or the Department or the 
Organization assigned by the Ministry relating to such bus iness;  
- Compile the statistics of annual information relating to his business and be inspected by the 
relevant authority;  
- Stamp the registration number issued for his business on the container if he conducts the 
export or a manufacture of designed product f or use of ozone depleting substances;  
- Comply with the conditions containing in the registration certificate issued under the Ministry 
of Natural Resources and Environmental Reservation ; and  
- Comply with the order and directive issued by the Ministry of Natu ral Resources and 
Environmental Reservation . 
Documentation and other requirements for application for license  
10. The importer who hold the Business Registration Certificate for ozone depleting substances shall 
apply the Import Endorsement to the Environmental Conservation Department (ECD) with the 
following documents : 
- Business Registration Certificate issued by ECD ; 
- Certificate of Incorporation issued by DICA ; 
- Forma Invoice and Sale Contract ; 
- Power of Attorney ; 
- Purpose of the imported items, storage, handling, distribution/using, transportation ; 
- Photo Records ; 
- Chemical Identification ; and  
- Location Map . 
After receiving the Import Endorsement from the Environmental Conservation Department, the 
importer shall apply the import license through trad e net 2.0 online application systems of the 
Department of Trade under the Ministry of Commerce.  G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  11. The following documents are r equired upon actual importation : 
- Import License issued by DoT ; 
- Import Endorsement issued by ECD ; 
- Invoice and Packing list ; and  
- Bill of Lading, air consignment note or truck note . 
12. The license fee is 90,000 MMK . 
13. No deposit or advance payment is required in connection with the issue of licenses.  
Conditions of licensing  
14. See reply for validity of a license and its extension in controlled chemical substances section.  
15. There is no penalty for non -utilizing of a license. But, the importation will be supervised if the 
applicant who holds business certificate does not imported the ozone depleting substances within 
the succession two years.  
16. Licenses are not transferable between importers.  
17. In principle, there is no other condition attached to the issue of a license.   
Other procedural requirements  
18. Not applicable . 
19. Not applicable.  
4.2  Forest Department  
4.2.1   Endangered wild animal and wild plant  
Outline of Systems  
1. For importation of wild fauna and flora  species , the Forest Department (FD) under the Ministry of 
Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC) endorses the CITES permit  for CITES -
listed species and the Letter of Support (LoS) for Non -CITES listed species . After receiving the 
approval, the applicant shall continue to apply for the import license at the Department of Trade 
under the Ministry of Com merce.  
Purpose and coverage of licensing  
2. The permit system covered wild flora an d fauna species listed in CITES  Appendices and others.  
3. The licensing system applies to products originating in and coming from CITES contracting parties.  
4. The licensing  system is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of products.  
5. The approval system is a statutory requirement of the Conservation of Biodiversity and Protected 
Areas Law (2018), the Notification No. 1/2017 issued by the Environmental Conservatio n 
Department  and the sub -section 4(c), sub -section 13 (b) under the Import and Export Law (2012).  
Procedures  
6. Not applicable.  
7(a). The product cannot be imported without import license's approval. License cannot be obtained 
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  (b) The permit or letter of support for wild flora and fauna species can be issued within one week 
for non -CITES listed species and two or three week for CITES listed species if the required 
documents are complete, but import license cannot be granted immediately upon request.  
(c) Importers may apply for import approval in any time of the year.  
(d) For the application of license, there will be two administrative bodies; (1) CITES Permit or 
Letter of Support for wild flora and fauna species from the Forest Department and (2) Import 
License from the Department of Trade.  
8. In general, there are no circumstances other than failure to meet standard criteria under which a 
license may be refused. Regarding the permit issued by Forest Department, an application for a 
CITES permit may be refused if there is suspect that the specimens are collected illegally or the 
quantity of the specimens could be detrimental to the survival of that species . The applicant could 
request an explanation from CITES Scientific Authority (SA) under the Forest Department about 
relevant provisions and could apply again by addressing to the CITES Management Authority (MA) 
under the Forest Department.   
Eligibility of importers to apply for license  
9. All persons,  firms or institution which fulfils the legal requirements are equally eligible to apply 
the license.  
Documentation and other requirements for application for license  
10. The applicant  shall apply for the CITES  permit or Letter of Support to the Forest Department 
with the following documents : 
- Local/common/scientific name ; 
- Method of specimen collection (purchase or own) ; 
- Quantity ; 
- ID of each specimen, photos, and proof documents such as company license, invoice, and 
purchase order ; and  
- CITES permit from the respective countries (if the species is listed in CITES Appendix I) . 
After receiving the approval of the CITES permit or Letter of Support from the Forest Department, 
the importer shall apply for the i mport license through trade net 2.0 online application systems of 
the Department of Trade under the Ministry of Commerce.  
11. The following documents are required upon actual importation : 
- Import license issued by DoT ; 
- Permit or letter of support issued by FD; 
- Invoice and purchase order ; and  
- CITES permit from the respective countries (if the species is listed in CITES Appendix I) .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
12. There is no fee to be charged for license.  
13. No deposit or advance payment is required in connection with the issue of licenses.  
Conditions of licensing  
14. The permit or letter of support for wild flora and fauna species are valid for six months. See 
reply for the validity and extension of import license in the controlled chemical substances section.  
15. There is no penalty for non -utilizing of a license.  
16. Licenses are not transferable between importers  
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  Other procedural requirements  
18. Not applicable.  
19. Not applicable.  
4.3  Department of Mines 
4.3.1   Salt 
Outline of Systems  
1. For importation of salt, an applicant first requests the Import Certificate, which is a kind of import 
recommendation letter, to the Department of Mines and Food and Drugs Administration. After 
receiving the import recommendation, the importer must apply t he import license at the Department 
of Trade, Ministry of Commerce. The importers shall comply according to the Standard Operating 
Procedure (SOP) published by the bulletin boards of the department of Mines.  
Purpose and coverage of licensing  
2. Permits are required for iodized refined salt, non iodized r efined salt, pool salt and NaCL (BP) 
under the HS no. 25.01.  
3. The permit system applies to products originating in and coming from all countries.  
4. The permit system is not intended to restrict  the quality or value of imports.  
5. The approval system is a statutory requirement of part (3) points to follow by product type, article 
(107) under the export and import procedures (2015) , the Notification no. 40/1998 issued by 
Ministry of Natural Resour ces and Environmental Conservation  and the sub -section (c) of Section 4, 
Sub-section (b) of Section 13 under the Export and Import Law (2012).  
Procedures  
6. Not applicable.  
7. No quantitative limit on the importation of a product.  
(a) The product cannot be imported without import license 's approval. Licenses cannot be 
obtained within a shorter time -limit and it may take 30 working days of processing time.  
(b) Import Certificate can be issued within three  weeks from the time the company starts apply ing 
for the recommendation and license cannot be granted immediately upon request. Prior review 
of the application is required.  
(c) Importers may apply for import approval in any time of the year.  
(d) For the application of license, there will be two administrative bodies: (1) Import Certificate  
from the Department of Mines and (2) Import license from the Department of Trade.  
8. No application shall be refused if the standard criteria (e.g. the period of application, the eligibility 
of application, the required documentation for application) comply with the procedures.  
Eligibility of importers to apply license  
9. All persons, firm or institution which fulfils the legal requirements are equally eligible to apply for 
the import license.  
Documentation and other requirements for application for license  
10. The importer shall request  the Import Certificate  to the Department of Mines with the following 
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  - Company application and Company regist ration certificate issued by DICA ; 
- Endorsement of Myanmar Salt Industrial Association ; 
- Laboratory inspection record of Salt Section, Research Division (Yangon) ; and  
- Invoice . 
After receiving the approval of the Import Certificate , the applicant or importer shall apply the import 
license through trade net 2.0 online application systems of the Department of Trade.  
11. The following documents are required upon actual importation : 
- Import Certificate  issued by Department of Mines ; 
- Import License issued by DOT ; 
- Invoice and packing list ; and  
- Bill of lading, air consignment note or truck note . 
12. The importer shall pay 30,000 MMK as a laboratory test fee  in order to analyse  the salt and the 
iodine content in the salt  to the research laboratory of the Salt industry  Office under the Department 
of Mines. The license fee is 90,000 MMK for salt.  
13. No deposit or advance payment is required in connection with the issue of recommendation.  
Conditions of licensing  
14. See reply for validity and extension of import license in controlled chemical substances section.  
15. There is no penalty for non -utilization of a license.  
16. Licenses are not transferable between importers.  
17. In principle, there are no other conditions att ached to the issue of a license.  
Other procedural requirements  
18. Not applicable . 
19. Not applicable.  
5  MINISTRY OF ENERGY  
5.1  Oil And Gas Planning Department  
5.1.1   Petroleum and Petroleum Products  
Outline of Systems  
1. For importation of petroleum and petrole um products, the business license issued by Ministry of 
Energy is required in order to conduct petroleum products importation business. Although the 
petroleum and petrole um prod ucts business license cannot be used as an import license, it is one of 
the major supporting documents for import license application. After receiving the approval of 
business license from the Petroleum Product Regulatory Department (PPRD), an importer or 
applicant shall apply the import license to the Department of Trade, Ministry of C ommerce.  
Purposes and Coverage of Licensing  
2. Petroleum and petroleum products business licenses basically cover the businesses which 
undertake the importation of the liquefied petroleum gas under HS chapter 27, 34 and 38 . 
3. The permit system applies to products originating in and coming from all countries, but primarily 
focuses on the quality of the products rather than its origin.  G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  4. The permit system is not intended to restrict the quality or value of imports.  
5. The approval system is a sta tutory requirement of the Petroleum and Petroleum Products Law 
which was enacted in 2017 and the Export and Import Law (2012). The whole license approval 
processes are subjected to the provision of those Laws.  
Procedures  
6. Not applicable.  
7. No quantitati ve limit on the importation of petroleum and petroleum products.  
(a) The petroleum and petroleum products cannot be imported without the approval of business 
license and import license. Licenses cannot be obtained within a shorter time -limit and it may 
take 30 working days of processing time.  
(b) Business License can be issued as soon as possible if the information completes, but license 
cannot be granted immediately upon request. Prior review of the application is required.  
(c) Importers may apply for import approval in any time of the year.  
(d) For the application of license, there will be two administrative bodies: (1) Petroleum and 
petroleum products business license from the Oil and Gas Planning Department and (2) Import 
License from the Department of Trade.  
8. According to the Petroleum and Petroleum Products Law (2017), the Ministry of Energy has the 
rights to refuse, reject or terminate the Petroleum and Petroleum Products Licenses Application or 
License granted to the Licensee if the license appl ication doesn't meet the standard requirement or 
if the evidence is found that the licensee fails to fulfil their obligations or breached the existing laws, 
rules and regulations.  
Eligibility of Importers to Apply For License  
9. All persons, firms  or insti tution which fulfils the legal requirements are equally eligible to apply 
the import license.  
Documentations and Other Requirements for Application for License  
10. The applicant needs to submit the following documents in order to apply Petroleum and 
Petrol eum Products Business License (especially for liquefied petroleum gas importation business) : 
- Application Letter ; 
- Endorsement from State or Regional Government ; 
- Documents stating the Land Ownership or land used rights ; 
- License from City/Township Development Committee ; 
- Endorsement from Fire Service Department ; 
- Endorsement from the Internal Revenue Department ; 
- Layout Plan, Design and Detail Drawings ; 
- Jetty Design and Detail Drawings (For Sea Trade) ; 
- Design and Specifications of storage  tank, piping system, safety device and other equipment ; 
- Methods of Statement, Standards and codes used for the system ; 
- Expertise and Track Records of contractor company which will undertake the 
construction/installation works ; and  
- Other documents requested by PPRD under the Ministry of Energy . 
After receiving the approval of Petroleum and Petroleum Products Business License, the applicant 
shall apply the import license through trade net 2.0 online application systems  of the Department of 
Trade.  
11. The following documents are required upon actual importation : 
- Import license issued by DoT ; 
- Petroleum and Petroleum Products Business license issued by OGPD ; 
- Invoice and packing list ; and  G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  - Bill of lading, air consignment note or tru ck note . 
12. For importation through Sea route, t he license fees for Petroleum and Petroleum Products 
Business License is 6 million MMK for  storage capacity of 1 ,000 MT and additional license of 2000 
MMK will be charged for every metric ton above 1 ,000 MT capacity. For importation through Border 
trade, the fee is 6 million  MMK. Those are applied for new license granted and the renewal fees are 
only 60% of the original license fees. The license fee is 90,000 MMK for petroleum and petroleum 
products . 
13. No deposit or advance payment is required in connection with the issue of license.  
Condition of Licensing  
14. The Petroleum and Petroleum Business License is valid for one year and it can be extended by 
paying 60% of the original license fees. See reply for validity and extension of import license in 
controlled chemical substances  section.  
15. There is no penalty for no -utilization of a license.  
16. Basically, the Business license and Import license are not transferable between importers. But, 
if the applicants want to transfer the Petroleum and Petroleum Products Business License, they shall 
proceed officially as per the procedures described in the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).  
17. There are no other conditions attached to the issue of a license.  
Other Procedural Requirements  
18. Not applicable . 
19. Not applicable.  
6  MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY  
6.1  Directorate Of Industri al Collaboration  
6.1.1   Chemicals and Chemical Related Substances  
Outline of systems  
1. For importing c hemical s and chemical related s ubstances , the importer who has the business 
license and Registration Certificate  shall apply the import recommendation  at the Directorate of 
Industrial Collaboration (DIC). A fter approval of the import recommendation letter , the importer 
shall apply the import lice nse at the Department of Trade .  
Purpose and coverage of licensing  
2. Licensing system is required for organic chemicals under HS chapter 29 and inorganic chemicals 
HS chapter 28.  
3. The licensing system applies to goods originating in and coming from all countries.  
4. The licensing system is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of importation, but to protect 
from being damaged the natural environment resources and being hazardous any living beings and 
supervise systematically.  
5. The licensing s ystem is a statutory requirement of the Prevention of Hazard from Chemical and 
Related Substances Law (2013), Rules (2016) and Export and Import Law (2012).  G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  Procedures  
6. Not applicable.  
7. As mentioned above, no quantitative limit on the importation of a product : 
(a) Chemical s and chemical related substances cannot be imported without import license 
approval. Licenses cannot be obtained within a shorter time -limit and it may take 30 working 
days of processing time.  
(b) Business License can  be issued as soon as possible if the information completes, but license 
cannot be granted immediately upon request. Prior review of the application is required.  
(c) Importers may apply for import approval in any time of the year.  
(d) For the application o f license, there will be two administrative bodies: (1) Import 
Recommendation from Directorate of Industrial Collaboration Department and (2) Import 
License from the Department of Trade.  
8. No application shall be refused if the standard criteria comply wi th the procedures.  
Eligibility of importers to apply for license  
9. The applicant who fulfils the legal requirements is equally eligible to apply import license.  
The criteria are described in paragraph (5)(a) of the Prevention of Hazard from Chemical and Related 
Substances Rules (2016).  
Documentation and other requirements for application for license  
10. The applicant needs to submit the following documents : 
- Application letter  (including company's letter head and signed by Managing Director or 
Director in Board of Director, original signature and seal) ; 
- Copy of Pro forma Invoice (including country of origin, port of loading, port of discharging, 
packing type, total amount, sign ature of seller and buyer) ; 
- Copy of Sale Contract including signature of seller and buyer, seal ; 
- Use of Chemical or related substance including original signature and seal ; 
- Original and Copy of Analysis Report (one year duration) ; 
- Certificate of Analysis (COA) and Safety Data Sheet (SDS) from same country of origin or 
same import country including original company seal, signature and seal on every page ; 
- Copies of Company Registration, NRC or passport, import registration and list of Board of 
Director; and  
- Copies of Chemical and related substances Business License, Registration Certificate and list 
of registered chemical and related substances . 
After receiving the approval of import recommendation, the applicant shall apply the import license 
throug h trade net 2.0 online application systems  of the Department of Trade.  
11. The following documents are required upon actual importation : 
- Import License issued by DoT ; 
- Import Recommendation Letter issued by DIC ; 
- Invoice and Packing list ; and  
- Bill of lading, air consignment note or truck note . 
12. The importer shall pay 100,000 MMK for one business license, 200,000 MMK for two business 
licenses and 300,000 MMK for three business licenses and above. The business license will be valid 
for two yea rs. The import license fee is 90,000 MMK.  
13. No deposit or advance payment is required in connection with the issue of license.  
Conditions of licensing  
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  15. There is no penalty for non -utilization of a license.  
16. Licenses are not transferable between importers.  
17. There are no other conditions attached to the issue of a license.  
Other procedural requirements  
18. Not applicable.  
19. Not applicable.  
7  MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY  
7.1  Department of Atomic Energy  
7.1.1   Irradiation apparatus  and radioactive material  
Outline System  
1. For any radioactive material or irradiation app aratus, the importers shall apply the application for 
prior permission, which is a kind of import recommendation letter or import certificate, at the 
Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). After receiving the prio r permission, the importers must apply 
the import license at the Department of Trade, Ministry of Commerce. The importers shall comply 
with the license application according to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) published on 
Myanmar trade portal websit e (www.myanmartradeportal.gov.mm ). 
Purpose and coverage of licensing  
2. Permits are required for : 
HS No.  Description of Goods  
90221200  Irradiation Apparatus  
90221300  
90222100  
90223000  
284430900  Radioactive isotopes/Radioactive materials  
 
3. The licensing system applies to products originating in and coming from all countries.  
4. The licensing system is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports, but only to protect 
public health and environment for the safety and security aspect and to ensure safety in utilization 
of atomic energy. The approval system shall function  in accordance with the International Atomic 
Energy Agency (IAEA)'s Safety Standards Series no. GSR part I (2010), Chapter 4, Requirement 24.  
5. The approval system is a statutory requirement of the article IX under the Atomic Energy Law 
(1998) and sub -section 4 (c), 13 (b) under the Export and Import Law (2012)  
Procedures  
6. Not applicable.  
7.(a) The product cannot be imported without prior permission issued by the Department of Atomic 
and Energy. License cannot be obtained within a shorter time -limit and  it may take 30 working 
days of processing time.  
(b) The import prior permission can be issued within two working days if the information and 
required documents are complete, but license cannot be granted immediately upon request. 
Prior review of the appli cation is required.  
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  (d) For the application of license, there will be two administrative bodies: (1) Import Prior 
permission/Import Recommendation Letter from the Department of Atomic Energy and (2) 
Import License from the Department of Trade.  
8. If the required documents are not  complete,  the application for import prior permission will be 
refused. As mentioned above, the applicants shall follow the right procedures described in the 
Standard Operating Procedures published by the Department of Atomic Energy.  
Eligibility of import ers to apply for license  
9. All persons, firm or institution which fulfils the legal requirements are equally eligible to apply 
import license.  In the application of radioactive materials and irradiation apparatus, the applicant 
must fulfil the following r equirements : 
- Designate Radiation Protection Officer to carry out the radiation protection programme;  
- Provide personnel monitoring devices, Radiation Protective Equipment and safety measures, 
and radiation survey meters;  
- Provide requirements for Radiation p rotection programme (Safety, Security);  
- Provide enough administrative measure for environmental pollution;  
- Abide by the Terms and Condition of the Authorization (License);  
- Abide by the radiation Safety requirements issues by the DAE;  
- Maintain records of exposure for each worker for whom assessment of occupational exposure 
is required;  
- Shall kept secure so as to prevent loss, theft, damage and to prevent any authorized transfer 
or access to the sources and follow applicable rules and procedures for protection and safety . 
Documentation and other requirements for application for license  
10. Information concerning the application for radioactive materials and apparatus has been 
published on the official website of the Ministry of Science and Technol ogy, Myanmar Trade Portal 
and Ministry of Commerce. An applicant firstly request the prior permission/ import recommendation 
letter to the Department of Atomic Energy with the following attached documents of detailed 
information on irradiation generators/i rradiation apparatus or radioactive material : 
For irradiation generators/irradiation apparatus  
- Qualified Certificate of Radiation Protection Officer ; and  
- Specification of Radiation apparatus . 
For radioactive materials  
- Designed approved authority certificate ; 
- Leakage test certificate ; 
- Decay Chart ; 
- Source Certificate of Original Country ; 
- Standard Operation Procedure or Handling Procedure ; and  
- Emergency Response Plan . 
After approval of prior permission, the applicant shall apply the import license to the Department of 
Trade through trade net 2.0 online application systems of the Department of Trade.  
11. The following documents are required upon actual importation : 
- Prior Permission/Import recommendation letter issued by DAE ; 
- Designed approved  authority certificate ; 
- certificate of country of origin ; 
- leakage test certificate ; 
- Decay chart ; 
- Import License issued by DOT ; 
- Invoice ; and  
- Bill of lading, air consignment note or truck note . G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  12. The 80,000 MMK for one number of radioactive source or irradiation apparatus and 40,000 MMK 
for dental X -ray are charged as a prior permission fee. The import license fee is 90,000 MMK for 
irradiation apparatus and radioactive materials.  
13. The advance payment of prior permission and import license is not req uired.  
Conditions of licensing  
14. See reply for the validity and extension of import license in the controlled chemical substances 
section. The validity of the import prior permission is six months and it can be applied a new prior 
permission with the sa me procedures.  
15. There is no penalty for non -utilization of license, But, according to  article XII, sub -section 31 
and article XIII, sub -section 31 under the Atomic Energy Law (1998), an applicant shall not import 
the irradiation apparatus and radioactive material without the approval of prior permission.  
16. Licenses are not transferable b etween importers.  
17. There is no other condition attached to the issue of a lic ense. 
Other procedural requirements  
18. Not applicable . 
19. No applicable.  
8  MINISTRY OF HEALTH  
8.1  Department of Food and Drugs administration  
8.1.1   Medicine ( pharmaceuticals ) 
Outline of System s 
1. Regarding all pharmaceuticals, a local representative or applicant must register in the Myanmar 
Food and Drugs Administration through Electronic submission system in order to request the Drug 
Importation Approval Certificate (DIAC), which is a kind of Recommendation Letter, before 
importation, marketing and distribution according to the National Drugs Law. After receiving the 
Import Approval Certificate  from FDA, the importer shall apply the import license  to the Department 
of Trade, Ministry of Commerce. The whole application process are described in Standard Operating 
Procedure (SOP) and guidelines which  can be seen on the website (https://fda.gov.mm ). 
Purpose and coverage of licensing  
2. Permits are required for  all pharmaceuticals (drugs) and vaccine.  
3. The licensing system applies to products originating in and coming from all countries.  
4. The licensing system is not intended to rest rict the quantity or value of imports, except the 
international control substances (psychotropic and narcotics) so as to protect the quality, efficacy 
and safety of pharmaceuticals.  
5. The approval system is a statutory requirement of National Drug Law (1992), its amendment Law 
(2014), (2023)  and the sub -section 4 (c) and sub -section 13 (b) under the Export and Import Law 
(2012).  
Procedures  
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  7. No quantitative limit on the importation of a product.  
(a) The pharmaceuticals cannot be imported without import recommendation letter and import 
license. License cannot be obtained within a shorter time -limit and it may take 30 working 
days of time.  
(b) Drug Importation Approval Certificate (DIAC) can be issued within three months, but import  
license cannot be granted immediately upon request. Prior review of the application is 
required.  
(c) Importers may apply for approval in any time of the year.  
(d) For application of license, there will be two administrative bodies; (1) DIAC from the Food and 
Drug Administration (FDA) and Import License from the Department of Trade.  
8. In general, no application is refused so long as that application meets the ordina ry criteria.  
Eligibility of importers to apply for license  
9. All persons, firm or institution which fulfils the legal requirement are equally eligible to apply 
import license.  The eligibilities for recommendation letter are proceeding in line with the Nat ional 
Drug Law and related notification.  
Documentation and other requirements for application for license  
10. Information concerning the  application for  pharmaceuticals has been published on the website 
of Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), Myanmar Trade  Portal and Ministry of Commerce. Firstly, 
an applicant requests the Drug Importation Approval Certificate (DIAC) to the FDA through Electronic 
submission system with the following documents : 
- Applicant's information (For renewal application, ol d DIAC infor mation) ; 
- Certificate of Exporter or Importer Registration ; 
- Supervising person's information ; 
- Drug attached lists of registered pharmaceuticals ; 
- Detailed description of dimension of warehouse (length x width x high) ; 
- Letter of Authorization (LOA) from owner ; 
- Myanmar Chamber of Commerce for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Membership 
Certificate ; 
- Certificate of Incorporation issued by DICA ; 
- Consignment specification for importation of drugs ; 
- Brief description of good d istribution/storage practice with relevant photos (e .g. Bin -card, 
Ledger, Warehouse's photos, etc.) ; and  
- Video file for drug storage system . 
After receiving the approval of import recommendation letter from FDA, the applicant shall apply the 
import license  through trade net 2.0 online application systems of the Department of Trade.  
11. The following documents are required upon actual importation : 
- Drug Importation Approval Certificate (DIAC) issued by FDA ; 
- Import License issued by DOT ; 
- Invoice and Packing list ; and  
- Bill of lading, air consignment note or truck note . 
12. The applicant shall pay 500,000 MMK as a DIAC fee in applying the import approval through FDA 
E-submission. There is no license fee for medicine.  
13. No deposit or advance payment is  required in connection with the issue of license.  
Conditions of licensing  
14. The validity of Drug Importation Approval Certificate (DIAC) is three years and renewal 
application needs to apply during 90 days before expiration of the certificate. See reply  for validity 
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  15. There is no penalty for non -utilization of a license.  
16. Licenses are not transferable between importers.  
17. There is no other condition attached to the issue of a license.  
Other procedural requirements  
18. Not applicable . 
19. Not applicable.  
8.1.2   Processing food  
Outline of System s 
1. According to the National Food Law, an importer or applicant shall request the Import 
Recommendation Letter to the Food and Drug s Administration (FDA) and all processing food must 
be registered at the Myanmar Food and Drugs Administration through Electronic submission system 
before importation, marketing and distribution. After receiving the approval of Import 
Recommendation letter  from FDA, the importer shall apply the import license to the Department of 
Trade, Ministry of Commerce. The whole application process is described in Standard Operating 
Procedure (SOP) and guidelines which can be seen on the website respectively. (website  link: 
https://www.fda.gov.mm/?p=1789  and https://esubmission.fda.gov.mm/eSubmissionGuide/food 
UserGuide )   
Purpose and coverage of licensing  
2. The licensing system is covered the processing food under CODEX food category list and Health 
Supplement.    
3. The system applies to goods from all countries.  
4. The licensing system is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports, but for safety of 
food.  
5. The approval system is a statutory requirement of National Food Law (1997), its amendment Law 
(2013) and (2023),  Directives for Labelling of Repa ckaged Foods (Directive Order 8/2022) and the 
sub-section 4 (c), sub -section 13 (b) under the Export and Import Law (2012).  
Procedures  
6. Not applicable.  
7.(a) No quantitative limit on the importation of a product.  
(b) The processing food cannot be importe d without import recommendation letter and import 
license. License cannot be obtained within a shorter time -limit and it may take 30 working 
days of time.  
(c) Import recommendation can be issued within 21 days after all documents/ requirements are 
fully met with the guideline  but import license cannot be granted immediately upon request. 
Prior review of the application is required.  
(d) Importers may apply for approval in any time of the year.  
For application of license, there will be two administrative bodies: (1) Import Recommendation letter 
from Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Import License from the Department of Trade.  
8. In general, no application is refused so long as that application meets the ordinary criteria. 
Regarding the permission, an application can be refused if the facts/documents described in the SOP 
are not complete and the reason of rejection is given to the applicant. According to the chapter 7 of G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  the National Food Law, th e applicant has a right of appeal within 60 days to the relevant department 
(Food and Drugs Administration) with the required documents.  
Eligibility of importers to apply for license  
9. All persons, firm or institution which fulfils the legal requirement a re equally eligible to apply 
import license.  
Documentation and other requirements for application for license  
10. Information concerning the application for processing food has been published on the website of  
Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), Myanmar t rade portal and Ministry of Commerce. Firstly, an 
importer or applicant request the Import Recommendation Letter to the FDA through Electronic 
submission system with the following documents : 
- Application Form 1 (Importer name and Address, Name of food, bran d name 
Manufacturer/Packer/Distributor Name (Company) and Address, Country of Origin, Importer's 
contact) ; 
- Specification of Import goods or Certificate of Analysis ; 
- Ingredients List ; 
- Certificate of GMP/HACCP/ISO 22000 etc. ; 
- Sample labelling of imported goo ds (original label, translated in Myanmar/English language, 
sample label  distributed in Myanmar, certificate of facts/symbols described in label, 
information of mandatory labelling requirements of industrial usages which is semi -processed 
or food additives ); and  
- Lists of type and size of packaging . 
After receiving the approval of import recommendation letter from FDA, the importer shall apply the 
import license through trade net 2.0 online application systems of the Department of Trade.  
11. The following documents are required upon actual importation : 
- Import License issued by DOT ; 
- Import Recommendation letter issued by FDA ; 
- Certificate of Analysis of imported batch ; 
- Lists of type and size of packaging ; 
- Invoice of the goods ; 
- Bill of lading ; and  
- Samples of imported goods . 
12. While applying the import registration through E -submission, the applicant shall pay 50,000 MMK 
as an assessment fee. There is no fee to be charged for import recommendation letter. The import 
license fee is 90,000 MMK for proc essing food.  
13. No deposit or advance payment is required in connection with the issue of license.  
Conditions of licensing  
14. The validity of import recommendation letter is three years and it can be extended for another 
three years within one month before expiration of the certificate. See reply for validity and extension 
of import license in controlled chemical substances section.  
15. There is no penalty for the non -utilization of a license. But, according to article 30, chapter 11 
of the National F ood Law, the importers shall be punished if they imported, distributed or sold the 
controlled processing food without license.  
16. Licenses are not transferable between importers.  
17. There is no other condition attached to the issue of a license.  G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  Other pr ocedural requirements  
18. Not applicable.  
19. Not applicable.  
8.1.3   Cosmetics  
Outline of Systems  
1. Regarding the importation of cosmetic products  which are placing in the market,  an importer or 
applicant shall notify  the Import Recommendation Letter to the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) 
and all cosmetic products  must be notified  at the Myanmar Food and Drugs Administration through 
Electronic submission system before importation, marketing and distribution. After receiving the 
approval of Cosmetic Notification Certificate  from FDA, the importer shall apply the import license 
to the Department of Trade, Ministry of Commerce. The whole application process is described in 
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and guideli nes which can be seen on the website 
(www.fda.gov.mm ) respectively.  
Purpose and Coverage of Licensing  
2. The licensing system is covered all the  cosmetic products.   
3. The licensing sys tem applies to goods from all countries.  
4. The licensing system is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports . 
5. The approval system is a statutory requirement of FDA's Regulation on Cosmetic product (order 
No. 1/2010), ASEAN Cosmetic Directives and the sub -section 4 (c), sub -section 13 (b) under the 
Export and Import Law (2012).  
Procedures  
6. Not applicable.  
7. No quantitative limit on the importation of a product.  
(a) The cosmetic products  cannot be imported without Cosmetic Notification Certificate  and import 
license. License cannot be obtained within a shorter time -limit and it may take 30 working 
days of time.  
(b) Cosmetic Notification Certificate  can be issued within 30 days after all documents/ 
requirements are fully met with the guideline  but import license cannot be granted 
immediately upon request. Prior review of the application is required.  
(c) Importers may apply for approval in any time of the year.  
(d) For application of license, there will be two administrative bodies: (1) Cosmetic Notification 
Certificate from Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Import License from the Department 
of Trade.  
8. In general, no application is refused so long as that app lication meets the ordinary criteria. 
Requirements are sent to the applicant and they need to resubmit during allowed period. If not, the 
application is auto -cancelled by system. If the application is rejected, the rejected letter is sent with 
cause of rejection to applicant.  
Eligibility of Importer to apply for license  
9. All persons, firm or institution which fulfils the legal requirement are equally eligible to apply 
import license.  G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1  
 
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  Documentation and other requirements for application for license  
10. Information concerning the application  of cosmetic products can be seen in the technical guide 
and user guide issued by FDA and its website ( www.fda.gov.mm ). 
11. Upon actual importation, the required documents can be seen in the ASEAN Cosmetic Directive.  
12. While applying the import registration through E -submission, the applicant shall pay 
20,000  MMK. The import license fee is 90,000 MMK for processing food.  
13. No deposit or advance payment is required in connection with the issue of license.  
Condition of licensing  
14. The validity of Cosmetic Notification Certificate  is two years. See reply for validity and extension 
of import license in controlled chemical substan ces section.  
15. There is no penalty for the non -utilization of a license.  
16. Licenses are not transferable between importers.  
17. There is no other condition attached to the issue of a license.  
Other procedural requirements  
18. Not applicable.  
19. Not applicable.  
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