Myanmar, Thailand to issues licences to facilitate overland trade

14 June 2019
Myanmar, Thailand to issues licences to facilitate overland trade
Migrant workers crossing a bridge on the border between Thailand and Myanmar. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP

Overland cross-border trade between Myanmar and Thailand will officially commence at the end of July following an agreement to allow vehicles from both sides across the border to facilitate the transportation of goods between the two countries, Pulse News reported. 

The agreement, which followed discussions that started a year ago, will see the governments of both countries issue licenses to logistics companies to transport goods overland through the Yangon (Thilawa)-Myawaddy-Mae Sot-Bangkok (Laem Chabang) route. 

Under the agreement, 100 vehicles from each country will be granted temporary one-year passes to transport goods across the border along the route. Thilawa would be where all Thai vehicles will have to stop for customs inspections while Thailand will carry out customs inspections in Mae Sot.