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

Govt. sets 180-day validity for import licenses, limits firms to one application per month per product from Jan 1, 2026
Published 9 January 2026
EMG

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 license 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 license 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, and it was announced in a notification (4/2025) on December 31, 2025, that import license permit applications that are more than 180 days old will be canceled (auto concealed) from the Myanmar Tradenet 2.0 system.

Therefore, the Ministry of Economy has issued a notice to importers to be aware of and comply with the announcements regarding import license and permit applications.