TRUCKS will soon be given green light for bilateral cross-border trade between Myanmar and China through Muse border post, Sai Khin Maung, managing director of the Khwanyo Fruit Wholesale Centre.
The
coordination of detailed procedures is still being undertaken for the border
crossing, he added. At present, China banned Myanmar trucks and drivers to
enter its side because of the COVID-19 protocols and only Chinese short-haul
drivers are allowed to transport the goods.
As
a result of this, the cost of Chinese short-haul trucking tremendously rose to
K10 million per truck, whereas the trucking was worth only K700,000-K800,000
when Myanmar truckers were allowed to enter China, U Min Thein, vice-chair of
the Muse Rice Wholesale Centre said.
Myanmar
sees a big slump in exports. The number of trucks to China through the
Kyinsankyawt border post drastically dropped from 400 to 30 for now.
This
being so, the volume of rice and broken rice export plunges from 60,000 to
4,000 bags per day, U Min Thein stressed.
Only
if China lifted COVID restrictions can Muse border trade revive, U Min Thein
shared his opinion.
China
shut down all the checkpoints linking to the Muse border amidst the COVID-19
pandemic. Of the checkpoints, Kyinsankyawt has resumed trading activity from 26
November on a trial run. Myanmar daily delivers rubber, green gram, rice and
other food commodities to China through Kyinsankyawt post with about 30 trucks.
Myanmar
has opened five border trade zones with China; Muse, Lweje, Kampaiti,
Chinshwehaw and Kengtung. The majority of the trade is carried out through the
Muse land border, the Ministry of Commerce’s data indicated.
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