Daily Archives: September 30, 2021

The Department of Commerce has announced that the import of foreign vehicles will be suspended to reduce the use of foreign currency. The aftermath of the COVID-19 outbreak has led to business delays.

 The statement said that the import of passenger vehicles will be suspended from October 1 in order to reduce the use of foreign currency in connection with the import of goods due to the country’s declining exports.

Imports from motor vehicle sales centers and showrooms, and the issuance of individual import permits for individual employees who have been approved by the relevant departments for those who have been awarded the Good Civil Servant Badge, Good Military Service and Police Badge badges. The statement also said that the right to open a new car sales center has been suspended from October 1.

Source: Daily Eleven

The import of Myanmar’s machinery and spare parts was worth over US$849.97 million in the last ten months (October-July) of the financial year 2020-2021, the Ministry of Commerce’s data indicated. Similarly, the country imported $609.42 million worth of vehicles and spare parts.

Imports of commercial vehicles and machinery were permitted through seaports and three land borders — Muse, Myawady, and Tachilek. The vehicle import permit applied to the individuals and the showrooms with the consignment system suspended starting from the last week of September 2021, according to the statement released by the Ministry of Commerce.

The import permit for CBU (Completely Build Up) vehicles can be applied for by 30 September 2021. Nevertheless, the authorities give the green light to the SKD vehicles (semi-knocked down) and CKD vehicles (completely knocked down) that were assembled locally. Importing the vehicles costs a lot owing to the Kyat depreciation, double shipping rate and price volatility with the tax in the previous months. At present, the automobile market for new vehicles and second-hand cars are leading to a downward trend during the financial hard times.

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar

Trade between Myanmar and Bangladesh as of 17 September since October this year has exceeded US$35 million, down $16 million from the same period last year, according to the monthly data issued by the Ministry of Commerce. Between 1 October and 17 September of this FY, the Myanmar-Bangladesh trade through border checkpoints has touched $35.41 million, with exports worth $16.98 million and imports amounting to $18.43 million.

Compared with the same period last year, the value of exports between the two countries dropped by $9.54 million, while imports declined by $ 6.46 million. For the same period last year, the total trade between the two countries was valued at $51.4 million, with $ 26.5 million in exports and $24.89 million in imports.

Myanmar exports goods to Bangladesh through both maritime and land routes. Bilateral border trade is mainly conducted through the Sittway and Maungtaw points of entry. The products traded between the two countries include bamboo, ginger, peanut, saltwater prawns and fish, dried plums, garlic, rice, mung beans, blankets, candy, plum jams, footwear, frozen foods, chemicals, leather, jute products, tobacco, plastics, wood, knitwear, and beverages.

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar