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.
In a notification on December 31, 2025, it announced that import licence permit applications that are more than 180 days old will be cancelled (auto concealed) from the Myanmar Tradenet 2.0 system.
The Ministry of Economy has issued a notice to importers to be aware of and comply with the announcements regarding import licence and permit applications. - Eleven Media/ANN
