The Ministry of Commerce made an announcement on 12 April 2021 that certain food products will be prohibited from being imported via through border trade as of 1 May 2021. The reason given is that better infrastructure needs to be put in place to be able to safely import and inspect food products, after which trade may recommence.
The restrictions only affect imports of certain food items and only when being imported across land borders, imports by sea and air cargo are not affected. This will primarily affect trade with Thailand and China, both engage in vibrant border trade with Myanmar.
In addition, as of 8 May there is a temporary suspension has been put in place on the import of motorcycles. No end date of this suspension has been provided.
| Products | H.S code | Detail |
| Milk | 04.02 | Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening additives. |
| Yogurt | 04.03 | Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yogurt, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavored and containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa. |
| Condensed Milk/Evaporated Milk | 19.01 | Malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations or goods of headings 04.01 to 04.04 not containing cocoa or containing less than 5% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included. |
| Friut Juice | 20.09 | Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar other sweetening matter. |
| Coffee Mix, Tea Mix, instant Coffee | 21.01 | Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, tea or mate, and preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or mate; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof. |
| Essence and powder for soft drink | 21.06 | Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included. |
| Various type of soft drinks | 22.02 | Water, including mineral water and aerated water, containing added sugar or other sweetening additive or flavor, and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices or heading 20.09. |