Myanmar Announces Temporary National Application of Online Customs Clearance Service

Importers in Myanmar will be able to temporarily receive online customs clearance for their goods on a “national basis,” according to a May 5 report from the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. Previously, importers could only secure customs clearance at “specified customs entry points” in the country’s capital of Yangon. The expanded use of the Myanmar Automated Cargo Clearance System will allow importers to claim import duty benefits under the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Trade in Goods Agreement through May 31, the report said. The temporary basis is in support of businesses during the COVID-19 outbreak.