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The Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Ministry of Finance
Customs Department
Strategic Trade Controls and UN Sanctions
Implementation
Location: Geographically situated in Southea
st Asia. Sandwiched between India, China &
ASEAN.
Area:
total: 678,500 sq km
land: 657,740 sq km
water: 20,760 sq km
Land boundaries:
total: 5,876 km
border countries: Bangladesh 193 km, China
2,185 km, India 1,463 km, Laos
235 km, Thailand 1,800 km
The coastline:
2216 km
Climate:
summer, rainy season and winter
Myanmar in Brief
Country’s official name :
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Capital: Nay Pyi Taw
Population :52 million.
Ethnicity 135 Races.
Beliefs: Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity,
Islam ,Animist ,Other beliefs majority
believe in Buddhism.
Myanmar in Brief (Cont.)
Myanmar Customs
Myanmar Customs Department had existed since
Myanmar King’s ruling period.
In 1885, after the third Anglo-Myanmar War,
Myanmar it became one of the colonies of British
Empire
The British placed Myanmar under India
Administration and we used to be called Imperial
Customs, having to follow India Law and Procedures
After Myanmar gained an Independent on 4th
January 1948, the Imperial Customs was placed under
the control of Ministry of Finance and Revenue. And it
became one of the responsible bodies for revenue
collection and law enforcement under the Ministry of
Finance
To create Customs Services which generates the
security and facilitation of international trade,
production of social well-being and trade
partnership with stakeholders.
To achieve trade facilitation through
simplification of Customs procedures, while
ensuring Customs control objectives to
maintain proper collection of revenue.
Mission
To enhance revenue through trade promotion.
To prevent evasion and loss of revenue by implementing effective control
measures.
To collect data for compilation of statistics on foreign trade.
To modernize and standardize Customs procedures to be in line with
international standards and practices.
To cooperate and coordinate with other allied law enforcement agencies.
To promote public image by enhancing integrity of Customs personnel.
To examine and monitor importation and exportation of
goods
To control passengers entering or leaving Myanmar
To assess and levy duties and taxes
To enforce the provisions of the Sea Customs Act, Land
Customs Act, Tariff Act and other relating laws
To combat commercial fraud
To ensure that the goods entering or leaving the territory
of Myanmar are correctly abided by the existing laws
The Old Strength - 2203 Staff
The New Strength - 3171 Staff
The significant extensions in new organization structure are as
follows;
Establishment of new Division for MACCS
Establishment of new Customs offices for three Special
Economic Zones
Establishment of new regional offices for 14 regional
states and Naypyitaw Council
Our New Organization Structure
Director General
Deputy Director General
Deputy Director General
Administration Division
Supply and Transport
Division
Finance and Inspection
Division
Investigation Division
Myanmar Automated Cargo
Clearance System Division
Preventive Division
Import Export Control
Division
Outstation Division
State & Division
Office (15) Nos
Township
Office (26) Nos
OSS Office
(15)Nos
Special Economic Zones
Thilawa Kyauk
Phyu Dawei
Officials- 349
Other ranks - 2822
Total - 3171
Preventive Division
Export and Import Control Division
Out-station Division
Investigation Division
Administration Division
Supply and Transport Division
Finance and Inspection Division
Myanmar Automated Cargo Clearance System Division
1. Kachin State
2. Kayah State
3. Kayin State
4. Chin State
5. Mon State
6. Rakhine State
7. Shan State
8. Sagaing Division
9. Tanintharyi Division
10. Bago Division
11. Magway Division
12. Mandalay Division
13. Yangon Division
14. Ayeyarwaddy Division
15. Naypyidaw Council
16. Thilawa Special Economic
Zone
17. Dawei Special Economic
Zone
18. Kyauk Phyu Special
Economic Zone
International Membership
109th member country of the World Customs Organization on the
25th March 1991
9th country formally admitted to the ASEAN on the 23rd July 1997
GATT: General Agreement on Tariff and Trade on 1st January, 1948
Founding members of World Trade Organization (WTO) on
1st January, 1995
Harmonized System
WCO 1992 Version & AHTN(1992) 1 April 1992
WCO 1996 Version & AHTN(1996) 1 January 1992
WCO 2002 Version & AHTN(2002) 1 December 2003
WCO 2007 Version & AHTN(2007) 1 April 2007
WCO 2012 Version & AHTN(2012) 1 January 2012
At present, Myanmar Customs is implementing the WTO Valuation Agreement ( WTOVA), Post Clearance Audit (PCA), Advanced Ruling System and MACCS/MCIS system for Trade Facilitation concerning with ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). As a “ Reform and Modernization” of Myanmar Customs, MACCS/MCIS system has been developed since July 2013 and development as follows;
Training Courses for WTOVA and Post Clearance Audit has been organizing in order to educate Customs Officers under the JICA Technical Assistance
Advance Ruling System is in process at the Departmental level to be implementable in 2016
Organized seven working groups to implement MACCS/MCIS
MACC/MCIS task force group conducted 27 discussion sessions
We are drafting the manual of WTOVA and PCA to implement
in 2016
The procedures of advanced ruling system is under
development in order to initiate by 2016
The process of accession to RKC is in process
We are preparing updated version of Myanmar Customs
Tariff 2017
MACCS system is planned to launch the first phase within
Yangon area including Head quarter, ports and
international airports by November 2016
The Sea Customs Act (1878)
(Amended by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No.13/2015)
The Land Customs Act (1924)
(Amended by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No.14/2015)
Tariffs Law (1992)
(37) Related Laws
The Arms Act, 1878.
The Explosives Act , 1884.
The Myanmar Merchandise Marks Act 1889.
The Myanmar Post Office Act , 1898.
The Yangon Port Act , 1905.
The Myanmar Excise Act , 1917.
(37) Related Laws
The Poisons Act , 1919.
The Myanmar Merchant Shipping Act ,
1923.
The Myanmar Aircraft Act , 1934.
The Petroleum Act , 1934.
The Myanmar Lighthouse Act , 1937.
The Imports and Exports Act , 2012.
(37) Related Laws
The Foreign Exchange Manangement Act ,
1947.
The Antique Object Act , 1957.
The Foreign Investment Law , 1988.
The Fishing Right of Foreign Fishing Vessels
Law , 1989.
The Aquaculture Law , 1989.
(37) Related Laws
The Commerical Tax Law , 1990
The Pesticide Law , 1990
The Forest Law , 1992
The National Drugs Law , 1992.
The Salt Enterprise Law , 1992.
The Narcotic Durgs and Psychotropic
Substances Law , 1993.
(37) Related Laws
The Plant Pests Quarantine Law , 1993.
The Animal Health and Development Law,
1993.
The Citizens Investment Law , 1994.
The Protection of Wild life , Wild plants and
conservation of Natural Areas Law 1994.
(37) Related Laws
The Myanma Gemstones Law , 1995.
The Myanma Television and Video Law ,
1996.
The Motion Picture Law , 1996
The Computer Scinence Development Law ,
1996.
The National Food Law , 1997
(37) Related Laws
The Atomic Energy Law , 1998.
The Fertilizer Law, 2002.
The Control of Money Laundering Law,
2002
The Control of Money Laundering Rules,
2003
Rules Relating to the Supervision of
Controlled Precursor Chemicals, 2004
We are just Law Enforcement Agency.
Trade Policy is a different kind and it is handled by Ministry of
Commerce.
Ministry of Commerce handle the trade policy. Before a shipment
arrives in Myanmar, importers are required to file a Goods
Declaration and supporting documents for the imports to the
Ministry of Commerce to get the license.
Non license items got the exception.
Other related documents
Military Import Form is a different kind of importation in
Myanmar, it’s licensed by the Military Material Procurement
Office.
Iran and North Korea Sanctions won’t be effective on our economic
exactly, because our statistics show that we have zero Trade volume
on these Countries. Some kind of Sanctions effective on us .
