Fuel import through Myanmar-Thailand legal trade routes has surged following recent crackdown on illegal import.
Rise in import, both through legal and
illegal routes, came amid a sharp rise in fuel demand following import
of more cars this year.
The authorities seized 113 tonnes of
petrol imported illegally through border township of Kawthaung by one of
the country’s largest importing companies in November.
Mobile teams beefed up inspection at
Myanmar-Thai and Myanmar-China border trade routes, according to
Department of Border Trade.
The heightened monitoring led to the
rise of fuel import through Myawaddy, Myeik and Kawthoung border routes,
according to officials.
In December, authorities seized
illegally imported consumer goods and food products, including frozen
chicken and chicken sausage, worth 41.2 million kyats (about US$48,700)
and destroyed them, sources of Department of Border Trade said.
Trade volume at Sittwe and Maungdaw
trade zones in Rakhine State and Kampeiktee trade zone in Kachin State
declined over US$114 million compared with the previous year due to
unrest in the two states.
source: Eleven Myanmar
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