Myanmar exports freshwater fish, various kinds of dried fish and ginger to Bangladesh through Maungdaw border trade and the value of export in August reached over US$700,000, according to the Directorate of Maungdaw Border Trade Camp. 

Meanwhile, import value of last month amounted to US$2,000. 

"In August trade value amounted to US$0.739 million. Major export items are wet ginger, chickpea and fishes such as carp and various kinds of dried fish. In late August, commodity flow decreased. Due to poor road transport, we had to export in small cars. We could not use cold storage cars and trucks. If road transport is better, we will have regular trade," said Tha Tun Sein, camp in charge. 

Export value of marine products was about US$500,000 in July and over US$300,000 in August. Fresh ginger is transported from Aungban and Heho of Shan State to Maungdaw border by truck. 

Myanmar imports metal buckets, plastic containers, pipes and T-shirts from Bangladesh.