Animal products and related products
- Document symbol
- G/LIC/N/3/MMR/1
- Original language
- English
- Published on
- 04/10/2023
Outline of Systems
Q1. Give a brief description of each licensing system as a whole and, with respect to each, reply to the following questions as relevant, placing all of the material with respect to a given system in sequence together, and using cross references as appropriate when elements which have already been described are also present in another system.
For animal and related products, the importers first request the import recommendation letter at the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LVBD) in order to protect against the Trans-boundary Animal Diseases and to control the quality. After receiving the import recommendation letter, the importers must apply the import license at the Department of Trade, Ministry of Commerce within three months. The importers shall comply according to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), which published by the LVBD's official website (see: www.lbvd.gov.mm).
Purposes and Coverage of Licensing
Q2. Identify each licensing system maintained and state what products, appropriately grouped, are covered.
Permits are required for:
Live animals (HS no: 01.01-01.06):
- Live horses, asses, bovine animals, swine, sheep and goats, poultry, Rabbits, Birds, Bees.
Animal product (HS no: 02,04-07,04-08,04-09,04-10,04-10,05-02,05-04,05-05,05-06,16- 01,16-02,41,43):
- Meat, Birds' Egg, Natural Honey, Birds' Nest, Pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair; badger hair and other brush making hair; waste of such bristles or hair, Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked, Skins and other parts of birds, with their feathers or down, feathers and parts of feathers (whether or not with trimmed edges) and down, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservation; powder and waste of feathers or parts of feathers, Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised; powder and waste of these products, Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood; food preparations based on these products, Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood, Raw Hide and skin, Fur skins.
Animal feed, veterinary medicinal products and equipment (HS no: 05-11, 10-06-40-10, 15-01,15-02,15-05,15-06,23,30-02):
- Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapters 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption, broken rice for animal feed, pig fat, fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, animal fat, unfit for human consumption; for animal feed, animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products.
Q3. The system applies to goods originating in and coming from which countries?
The permit system applies to products originating in and coming from all countries except from countries/areas which cause animal diseases outbreak according to the OIE web-site update descriptions.
Q4. Is the licensing intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports, and if not, what are its purposes? Have alternative methods of accomplishing the purposes been considered and if so which? Why have they not been adopted?
The permit system is not intended to restrict the quality or value of imports, but only to prevent and control of animal diseases.
Q5. Cite the law, regulation and/or administrative order under which the licensing is maintained. Is the licensing statutorily required? Does the legislation leave designation of products to be subjected to licensing to administrative discretion? Is it possible for the government (or the executive branch) to abolish the system without legislative approval?
The approval system is a statutory requirement of Section 26-31, Chapter (11), Section 42-43, 47-48, Chapter (15) of the Animal Health and Livestock Development Law (1993), its amendment Law (2010) and (2020), and the sub-section 4 (c), Sub-section 13 (b) under the Export and Import Law (2012). The controlled items shall be published as notifications, directives and order in the Official Gazette.
Procedures
Q6. For products under restriction as to the quantity or value of imports (whether applicable globally or to a limited number of countries or whether established bilaterally or unilaterally):
Q6.I. Is information published, and where, concerning allocation of quotas and formalities of filing applications for licences? If not, how is it brought to the attention of possible importers? Of governments and export promotion bodies of exporting countries and their trade representatives? Is the overall amount published? The amount allocated to goods from each country? The maximum amount allocated to each importer? How to request any exceptions or derogations from the licensing requirement?
Q6.II. How is the size of the quotas determined: on a yearly, six-monthly or quarterly basis? Are there cases where the size of quota is determined on a yearly basis but licences are issued for imports on a six-monthly or quarterly basis? In the latter case, is it necessary for importers to apply for fresh licence on a six-monthly or quarterly basis?
Q6.III. Are licences allotted for certain goods partly or only to domestic producers of like goods? What steps are taken to ensure that licences allocated are actually used for imports? Are unused allocations added to quotas for a succeeding period? Are the names of importers to whom licences have been allocated made known to governments and export promotion bodies of exporting countries upon request? If not, for what reason? (Indicate products to which replies relate.)
Q6.IV. From the time of announcing the opening of quotas, as indicated in I above, what is the period of time allowed for the submission of applications for licences?
Q6.V. What are the minimum and maximum lengths of time for processing applications?
Q6.VI. How much time remains, at a minimum, between the granting of licences and the date of opening of the period of importation?
Q6.VII. Is consideration of licence applications effected by a single administrative organ? Or must the application be passed on to other organs for visa, note or approval? If so, which? Does the importer have to approach more than one administrative organ?
Q6.VIII. If the demand for licences cannot be fully satisfied, on what basis is the allocation to applicants made? First come, first served? Past performance? Is there a maximum amount to be allocated per applicant and, if so, on what basis is it determined? What provision is made for new importers? Are applications examined simultaneously or on receipt?
Q6.IX. In the case of bilateral quotas or export restraint arrangements where export permits are issued by exporting countries, are import licences also required? If so, are licences issued automatically?
Q6.X. In cases where imports are allowed on the basis of export permits only, how is the importing country informed of the effect given by the exporting countries to the understanding between the two countries?
Q6.XI. Are there products for which licences are issued on condition that goods should be exported and not sold in the domestic market?
Q7. Where there is no quantitative limit on importation of a product or on imports from a particular country:
No quantitative limit on the importation of a product.
Q7.a. How far in advance of importation must application for a licence be made? Can licences be obtained within a shorter time-limit or for goods arriving at the port without a licence (for example, owing to inadvertency)?
The product cannot be imported without import license's approval. Licenses cannot be obtained within a shorter time-limit and it may take 30 working days of processing time.
Q7.b. Can a licence be granted immediately on request?
Recommendation Letter can be issued within two weeks if the information completes, but license cannot be granted immediately upon request. Prior review of the application is required.
Q7.c. Are there any limitations as to the period of the year during which application for licence and/or importation may be made? If so, explain.
Importers may apply for import approval in any time of the year.
Q7.d. Is consideration of licence applications effected by a single administrative organ? Or must the application be passed on to other organs for visa, note or approval? If so, which? Does the importer have to approach more than one administrative organ?
For the application of license, there will be two administrative bodies: (1) Import Recommendation Letter from the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department and (2) Import license from the Department of Trade.
Q8. Under what circumstances may an application for a licence be refused other than failure to meet the ordinary criteria? Are the reasons for any refusal given to the applicant? Have applicants a right of appeal in the event of refusal to issue a licence and, if so, to what bodies and under what procedures?
In general, no application is refused so long as that application meets the ordinary criteria. In case of live animals and animal products, application could be refused in an outbreak of a particular disease in the exporting countries. Reasons for refusal are given to the applicants but there is no appeal procedures specified in the legislation.
Eligibility of Importers to Apply for Licence
Q9. Are all persons, firms and institutions eligible to apply for licences: (If not, is there a system of registration of persons or firms permitted to engage in importation? What persons or firms are eligible? Is there a registration fee? Is there a published list of authorized importers?) a) under restrictive licensing systems? b) under non-restrictive systems?
All persons, firm or institution which fulfils the legal requirements are equally eligible to apply import license.
Documentational and Other Requirements for Application for Licence
Q10. What information is required in applications? Submit a sample form. What documents is the importer required to supply with the application?
Information concerning the application for animals and animal products has been published on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, the Ministry of Commerce and Myanmar Trade Portal.
For request form of import recommendation letter, the following information is required:
- Company/Country of application;
- Exported Company/Country;
- Produced Company/Country; and
- List of permitted product to be import (including type of products, quantity, comment).
After receiving the recommendation letter, the applicant or importer shall apply the import license through trade net 2.0 online application system with the following documents:
- Recommendation letter issued by LVBD;
- Copy of Veterinary Health Certificate issued by Veterinary authority of exporting country (For importation of poultry and doc, it should express free of Avian Influenza and for chicken meat, duck meat and turkey meat, it should express free of avian influenza in exporting country. For pig and piglet, it should express free of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), African swine fever (ASF) and PRRS from exporting country.); and
- Pro forma Invoice and Sale Contract.
In addition,
For live animals:
- Farm registration (copy).
For frozen meats:
- HACCP and GMP certificate of meat processing plant; and
- Packing list.
For Duck down, Goose down, Turkey feather, Rabbit fur, Raccoon fur:
- Laboratory test result issued by LVBD; and
- Packing list.
For animal feed, veterinary medicinal products and animal equipment:
- Certificate of analysis and recommendation certificate;
- HACCP and GMP certificate of production plant;
- Free sale or product licence; and
- Copy of laboratory test result issued by LVBD.
Q11. What documents are required upon actual importation?
The following documents are required upon actual importation:
- Import License issued by DoT;
- Recommendation letter issued by LVBD;
- Original Veterinary Health Certificate issued by Veterinary Authority of exporting country;
- BL/Airway Bill;
- Packing List and Invoice; and
- Animal Health Recommendation Certificate (AHD/PC(3)) for border trade.
Q12. Is there any licensing fee or administrative charge? If so, what is the amount of the fee or charge?
The inspection fees for veterinary health based on the animals and animal products as follows:
| Types of Animals and Animal Products | Inspection Fee |
|---|---|
| For Live Animals | |
| Dog and cat | 10,000 MMK per head |
| Chicken Chick and Duckling Fecund Egg | 500 MMK per head 4 MMK per head 2 MMK per head |
| For commercial and breeding purpose: Buffalo, cow, horse Sheep, goat, pig Water bug and Others Rabbit and Guinea Pig | 10,000 MMK per head 2,000 MMK per head 500 MMK per head 2,000 MMK per head |
| For Animal Products | |
| Frozen fresh meat | 5,000 MMK |
| Dried meat | 6,500 |
| Frozen fish/shrimp | 2,000 |
| Gallbladder | 2,100 |
| Buffalo or cow's horns | 2,000 |
| Bone Grist | 1,000 |
| Buffalo or Cattle's hide | 17 MMK per one piece |
| Sheep or goat's hide | 10 MMK per one piece |
| Windpipe, Stomach, intestine, heart, chicken's leg | 2,000 |
| Honey | 3,500 |
| Bird's Nest | 4,200 |
| Semen Straw | 0.1% of the value |
| For Animal Fee, Veterinary Drug and Equipment | |
| Test kit (which is used for farm) and other farm equipment | 0.1% of the value |
| Animal feed | 1,200 MMK per Metric Ton (MT) |
| Ground nut cake or sesame cake | 1,000 MMK per Metric Ton (MT) |
| Fish powder or shrimp bran | 2,100 MMK per Metric Ton (MT) |
The license fee is 90,000 MMK for animal products and related products.
Q13. Is there any deposit or advance payment requirement associated with the issue of licences? If so, state the amount or rate, whether it is refundable, the period of retention and the purpose of the requirement.
No deposit or advance payment is required in connection with the issue of licenses.
Conditions of Licensing
Q14. What is the period of validity of a licence? Can the validity of a licence be extended? How?
See reply for the validity of a license and its extension in controlled chemical substances section.
Q15. Is there any penalty for the non-utilization of a licence or a portion of a licence?
There is no penalty for non-utilization of a license.
Q16. Are licences transferable between importers? If so, are any limitations or conditions attached to such transfer?
Licenses are not transferable between importers.
Q17. Are any other conditions attached to the issue of a licence? a) for products subject to quantitative restriction? b) for products not subject to quantitative restriction?
In principle, there are no other conditions attached to the issue of a license.