Myat Noe, Jun 12, Muse
The Brotherhood Alliance announced it will launch an online taxation system in July at the Kyinsankyawt border checkpoint, under its control, located within the 105-Mile Myanmar-China Border Trade Zone in Muse Township, northern Shan State.
Although most parts of Muse Township remain under the control of the junta’s military, the 105-Mile Border Trade Zone is controlled by the ethnic armed alliance, comprised of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, Ta’ang National Liberation Army, and Arakan Army, which seized many major towns in northern Shan State during its famous Operation 1027.
“We heard that to avoid delays from handwritten paperwork, the process will now be done through an online system,” a trader living in a China-Myanmar border area told Shwe Phee Myay.
As more cargo trucks move across the China-Myanmar border, the logistics branch of the Brotherhood Alliance’s customs department will administer the online taxation system for imports, exports, and related duties, according to its announcement.
The ethnic alliance’s related department will not only move the taxation system online, but it will also promote an online vehicle registration system.
“It would be quicker if traders could pay taxes through an online system. We haven’t seen further announcements regarding how much tax will be levied on specific goods. It’s not easy to systematically specify the rates. It will take time for all the details to become more systematic,” said a cargo truck owner.
The announcement states the requirement of the traders, duty and custom service companies, and checkpoints to complete company and vehicle registration processes first with the logistics department of the ethnic alliance before July 1 for being able to start the online taxation process sooner.
At this moment, the related branch and department will begin opening accounts for advanced taxation and vehicle registration, including issuing new license plates, according to the announcement of Brotherhood Alliance.
Submitting lists of vehicles entering and exiting, and the process of issuing license plates, will be handled first. After July 1, customs staff will no longer assist with these processes; instead, they will need to be completed online by the individuals themselves.
The Brotherhood Alliance continues to control the 105-Mile border trade zone, including the Kyinsankyawt checkpoint in Muse Township on the China-Myanmar border.
Translated by #KLT
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