Ministry of Commerce (Myanmar)

Departmental Bodies

Office of the Minister

Department of Trade

Department of Consumer Affairs

Myanmar Trade Promotion Organization

History

Since the time of independence in 1948 up to 1962, the foreign trade had been conducted by the following boards and corporations.

Union of Burma Purchase Board

Civil Supplies Administration Board

Electrical Supplies Board

State Agricultural Marketing Board

State Timber Board

Cooperatives

Joint Venture Corporations

Defence Service Institute

Burma Economic Development Corporation

Private Traders

Establishment of Trade Council

In 1964, the wholesales shops, broker houses, companies, departmental stores and warehouses all over the country were nationalised. In 1965, the Trade Council was established and the following trade organisations had been set up under the Ministry of Trade.

Central Trade

22 Trade Corporations

14 State/Divisional Trade Offices

283 Township Trade Offices

1942 People's Shops

In 1976, in accordance with the economic policy of the Burma Socialist Programme Party the trade organisations had been reformed as follows,

Department of Trade

11 Trading Corporations and their divisional/branch offices, factories/workshops

14 State/Divisional Trade Offices

New Establishments after 1988

In 1989 to be in line with the changing economic system the Department of Trade was changed as the Directorate of Trade with extended functions and responsibilities. In 1989-90 the following domestic and foreign joint ventures were set up and operated.

Domestic Joint Ventures

Joint Venture Corporation No.1 Ltd.

Joint Venture Corporation No.2 Ltd.

Joint Venture Corporation No.3 Ltd.

Joint Venture Corporation No.4 Ltd.

Joint Venture Corporation No.5 Ltd.

Joint Venture Corporation No.6 Ltd.

Joint Venture Corporation No.7 Ltd.

Joint Venture Corporation No.8 Ltd.

Joint Venture Corporation No.9 Ltd.

Northern Shan State JV Co., Ltd.

Myanmar Citizens' Bank Ltd.

Foreign Joint Ventures

Myanmar Rice Engineering Co., Ltd.

Myanmar Malaysia International Ltd.

Myanmar Motor Ltd.

Myanmar Singapore International Ltd.

Myanmar Borneo Ltd.

Myanmar Inotech Ltd.

Myanmar Chan Ltd.

Myanmar Tokyo Maruichi International Ltd.

Myanmar Natsteel Hardware Ltd.

Myanmar Inspection and Testing Services

In 1992, the Hotel and Tourism Corporation was upgraded to Ministry level and the relevant organisations, the Foodstuff and Beverages Enterprise and Hotel and Tourism Services have been transferred to the Ministry of Hotel and Tourism. In 1993 Company Registration Office, Companies Control Department and the international Organisation Sections (GATT/WTO) under the Directorate of Trade were transferred to the newly established Ministry, the Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development. In 1996 the Ministry of Trade was transformed as the Ministry of Commerce with a view to implement the economic activitiew for the development of national economy. In 1996 the Ministry of Commerce has established the Department of Border Trade and now it is with 10 branch offices at the relevant borders of the neighbouring countries. In 1997 the International Organisation Section including WTO has been retransferred from the Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development to the Ministry of Commerce.

Reorganisational Activities under the Ministry of Commerce

Since 1998, six trading organisations and two service enterprises under the Ministry of Commerce have been abolished. The domestic and foreign joint ventures were also abolished except Myanmar Citizens' Bank Ltd. and Myanmar Inspection and Testing Services Ltd.. The Ministry of Commerce laid down the motto of Advance Forward Through Commerce and it has been conducting various activities for the development of the national economy. The Ministry of Commerce has also restructured the following departments to be in line with the adopted market oriented economy since 1 April 1998.

Office of the Minister

Directorate of Trade

Department of Border Trade

Myanma Agricultural Produce Trading

Department of Trade

There were the following departments

International Trade Promotion Department

Planning & Statistics Department

Export Department

Import Department

Export Import Policy and Registration Department

Accounts Department

Administration & Training Department

Department of Consumer Affairs

Department of Consumer Affairs was established on 1st April 2016. There were the following divisions,

Division of Administration

Division of Accounts

Division of Policy Review,Planning & Statistics

Division of IT and Quality Management

Division of Product Safety

Division of Consumer Affairs

State and Regional Branch offices

District Level Offices

Vision

To further strengthen the existing friendship between the two countries

To promote border trade between the two countries putting it in line with Normal Trade

To get the reasonable revenue for the State

To facilitate private business activities thereby allowing them to acquire reasonable profits

To enhance the smooth flow of commodities

Mission

To increase the volume of Trade Year after year

To get the targeted revenue fully

To free from corruption

Myanmar Agricultural Produce Trading

Myanma Agricultural Produce Trading (MAPT) is a government organisation under the Ministry of Commerce.

MAPT has laid down the following six main objectives:-

To generate more foreign exchange income for the development of national economy.

To explore new cultivable land and organise extensive cultivation.

To assist the enhancement of better quality crop production and strive for export promotion.

To promote new exportable products.

To develop the rice milling industries.

To successfully implement the State policies with regard to agricultural produce.

Organisation

Managing Director is the head of MAPT. Under Myanmar Agricultural Produce Trading (MAPT), there were the following department

Paddy and Rice Department

Pulse Beans & Other Crops Department

Milling, Engineering, Bran Oil Mail & Project Department

Export Department

Movement Department

Planning & Finance Department

Administration Department

Inspection Department

State/Divisional Offices, District Offices and Township Offices

Within the organisational set-up of MAPT, there are 4 functional departments as follow:-

Warehousing, Handling and Export Department Grain Department Milling, Engineering & Bran Oil Mills Department Administration Department Post-harvest Technology Application Centre (PTAC) under MAPT undertakes the post-harvest activities, research, development and extension (RDX) works especially food grain, fruits and vegetables and issuance of certificate relating to quality of crops and analytical results of Chemical compositions, pesticides residues, Aflatoxins etc.

What MAPT Does? MAPT is rendering its assistance to private sector in the following activities.

Extends its fullest co-operations relating to exports of grains and imports of commodity from abroad. Assists to obtain the quick result relating to various laboratory test. Provides necessary assistance for rice milling industry and oil processing industry.

Operations MAPT assists the following steps relating to export business that is allowed by the State to private sector especially grains exports, export of new commodities and import business as well:-

undertakes the various steps of exporting business commencing from searching the markets for export commodities to final negotiation stage of the shipping documents. renders its services to be smooth flow of the every processing step relating to import business. undertakes all necessary steps relating to shipment of export commodities. Carry out the rental services for warehouses if it is necessary. undertakes pest control services for storage of grains. assists necessary works to producers to become successful exporters. MAPT undertakes the following activities relating to the inspection services of exported goods and imported goods.

conducts the preshipment inspection of commodities for export and inspection of imported commodities relating to quality / specifications, quantity, weight, measurement, packing and marking etc. issues the certificate of laboratory analysis and testing. conducts inspection and surveying services for exporters and importers with reasonable service charges for mutual benefits. MAPT undertakes laboratory analysis and testing of soil and water, quality of food grains and extends technical assistance on post-harvest technology.

conducts services relating to analysis and testing of soil and water. undertakes analysis works relating to physical quality of the food grains, milling quality, fibre contents, contents of dust, husk, sand and other admixture, contents of discoloured grains etc. undertakes analysis and testing of qualities of foodgrains such as moisture content, composition of ash, protein, starch / carbohydrate, fibre and other chemical composition etc. undertakes analysis and testing on contamination of aflatoxin. undertakes analysis and testing of quality of oil and oil crops, colour condition, specific gravity, oil colour test, cloud point, moisture content, fat, acidity etc. extends technical assistance on pest control services. MAPT undertakes the following services relating to milling of the rice, construction and maintenance of rice mills.

conducts following rice milling activities for effective improvement in quality with reasonable affordable charger. milling paddy to white rice milling brown rice to white rice remilling of rice recleaning of rice and broken rice milling paddy to brown rice assists private entrepreneurs who wish to construct new rice mills, improving develop the exifay rice mill and maintenance of existing rice mill. manufactures and sales the mobile and low-cost small rice mills. assists privade sector in rice milling technology. MAPT undertakes the following services relating to edible rice bran oil mills. there are other companies Such as M/s. Sundex Process Engineers Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, Helping to set up the complete projects for rice Bran Oil Processing On turnkey basis along with consultancy for production of Refined Rice Bran oil.

conducts nrocorry of edible rice bran oil with reasonable charges. conducts services of removing the colour, odour from various types of edible oil and purity of oil. conducts services of extracting oil from soyabeans, purifying raw palm oil & oil extracting from expellered cakes (groundnut cake, sesame cake) by using the chemical solvent extraction method. MAPT undertakes the following machinery installation services to upgrade the quality of food grains : -

cleaning machines of paddy and beans drying machines of paddy and other grain. MAPT also renders the following engineering services : -

converts system of diesel engine cars, petrol engine cars and LPG cars to CNG system. conducts services on design modern or concentrated warehouses designs. conducts consultancy services relating to drawing of building design, estimating the cost for construction of rice mills, bran oil mills.

Ministers for Commerce

U Kyaw Myint (1948–1949)

U Kyaw Myint (1950–1952)

Brigade General Aung Gyi (1962–1963)

Colonel Chit Myaing (1963–1964)

Brigade General Tin Pe (1964–1971)

Colonel Maung Lwin (1971–1974)

U San Win (1974–1976)

U Hla Aye (1976–1978)

U Ye Daung (1978–1978)

U Khin Maung Gyi (1978–1988)

Colonel David Abel (1988–1992)

General Tun Kyi (1992–1997)

General Kyaw Than (1997–1999)

Brigade General Pyaih Sone (1999–2004)

Brigade General Tin Naing Thein (2004–2011)

Win Myint (2011–2016)

Than Myint (2016–present)