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Myanmar (Burma): oil import rules

These are the same rules the Regulatory Matrix API serves for Myanmar (Burma)-bound trade: which products private parties can move, which run through a government or monopoly route, and which are closed outright.

Open to private trade0
Restricted4
Blocked0

Compiled regulatory guidance from OilFlow Network, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the relevant national regulator before structuring a deal.

Product-by-product

Crude oilRESTRICTED
Restricted: government/monopoly routeMOGE state monopoly on upstream. EU sanctions (Council Decision 2013/184/CFSP as amended 2022) and US sanctions on MOGE (OFAC SDN designation Oct 2022) make MOGE engagement a HARD STOP for US/EU counterparties.
Refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline, jet)RESTRICTED
Restricted: government/monopoly routeImports via MOGE and licensed marketers. Same MOGE-related sanctions exposure.
LPGRESTRICTED
Restricted: government/monopoly routeSame constraints.
gasRESTRICTED
Restricted: government/monopoly routeYadana, Yetagun, Shwe gas fields, MOGE participation. MOGE SDN designation creates strict-liability exposure for US-touchpoint deals.

Frequently asked

Can private companies import crude oil into Myanmar (Burma)?
MOGE state monopoly on upstream. EU sanctions (Council Decision 2013/184/CFSP as amended 2022) and US sanctions on MOGE (OFAC SDN designation Oct 2022) make MOGE engagement a HARD STOP for US/EU counterparties.
Are refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline) tradeable by private importers in Myanmar (Burma)?
Imports via MOGE and licensed marketers. Same MOGE-related sanctions exposure.
Does OilFlow screen counterparties against Myanmar (Burma) regulations?
Yes. The same rule table shown on this page ships in the Regulatory Matrix API; counterparty checks destined for Myanmar (Burma) are gated against these rules automatically.

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This rule table is one leg of every counterparty check we run: the tradability rule for the destination country fires alongside the fraud cluster match and the eight-list sanctions screen. Compliance teams that want to call /api/v1/regulatory/check from their own intake systems are scoped on a call, no list price. Screening a named counterparty into Myanmar (Burma)? Run the free check below. A Counterparty Screen is $95, ordered by email to [email protected]: machine output on one named counterparty inside the hour, marked DRAFT for review by independent legal counsel.

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Email [email protected] with the product and the counterparty name in the subject. An invoice comes back by reply. Both are prepaid by invoice or marketplace order; there is no card checkout.