Myanmar sets 180-day validity for import licences, limits firms to one application per month per product from Jan 1, 2026

FILE PHOTO: Motorists queue to fill their vehicles at a petrol station in Yangon on December 6, 2023, amid fuel shortages in the area. Fuel is one of Myanmar's top imports. - AFP

YANGON: The Ministry of Commerce has announced that the validity of import license and permit applications will be set at 180 days from January 1, 2026, and that only one licence application per company for imports for domestic trading purposes will be required within a calendar month if the type of product is the same.

The Department of Trade under the Ministry of Commerce has announced that the validity of import licence and permit applications for imports for domestic trading purposes will be set at 180 days from January 1, 2026, and that only one application per company for imports for domestic trading purposes will be approved.