Overview of Transport Operational Connectivity, Challenges for Integrated Transport, Challenges to Seamless Border Crossing and National Strategies for Transport Facilitation Workshop on Strengthening Transport Operational Connectivity among CLMV - T Phnom Penh, Cambodia 25 September 2017 Aye Aye Hla Joint Secretary of NTFC Ministry of Transport and Communications Myanmar
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Overview of Transport Operational Connectivity,
Challenges for Integrated Transport,
Challenges to Seamless Border Crossing and
National Strategies for Transport Facilitation
Workshop on Strengthening Transport Operational Connectivity among CLMV-T
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
25 September 2017Aye Aye Hla
Joint Secretary of NTFC
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Myanmar
Contents
➢ Introduction
➢ Overview of transport operational connectivity
• Current status of cross-border transport facilitation of International
Transport Agreements including implementation
• Regional Connectivity
➢ National Strategies (Plans) for Transport Development
➢ Current use of SWI and SSI at the border crossings
➢ Challenges to transport facilitation including customs formalities
Introduction
National data
Population - 52 millions
Land Area - 676,578 sq.km
Arable - 19.2%
Coastal Line - 2800 km
Road Length - 148690 km
ESCAP Membership - 19 April 1948
And also Myanmar is a member of such sub-regional networks as ASEAN,
Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), BIMSTEC, the ASEAN Mekong Basin
Development Cooperation (AMBDC), the Bangladesh-China-India-
Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor and the Mekong-Ginga Cooperation
(MGC). And also involved in the Tran-Asian Railways and Tran-Asian
Highways networks.
• Myanmar is in a geographically strategic position and
has been identified as an important transport link to
South and Southeast Asia.
• Myanmar is now regarded as a newly emerging
destination for business on account of its strategic
geographical location, moderate climate fit for the
cultivation of various crops, huge market size, and high
production output at low costs.
• Myanmar has recognized the importance of improving
its domestic transport network, including roads that
connect to the sub-regional corridors. Our country also
has an extensive rail network, an important deep sea
ports, and a domestic river transport network.
• Myanmar has many proven initiatives and efforts to participate
the regional framework agreements on the cross border movement
of goods and people and transport facilitation as a member of
regional networks.
• Myanmar has no bilateral and trilateral traffic rights agreements
at the Regional level for the time being. Myanmar-Thai Bilateral
IICBTA MoU under the GMS CBTA is yet to be signed.
• Myanmar possess a great potential for the enhancement of trade
and transport facilitation measures under the GMS program to
promote cross border movement of goods, people, services, and
economic integration as well.
Overview of Transport Operational Connectivity
Framework Agreements as Legal Instrument for Cross Border and Transit Transport
GMS-CBTA; Greater Mekong Subregion Cross-Border Transport Facilitation Agreement
AFAGIT; ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit
AFAIST; ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Inter-State Transport
AFAMT; ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of
Multimodal Transport
ACBTP; ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Cross-Border Transport of Passenger (yet to be signed)
No. Corridor Route Points of Entry/Exit
1. North-South Economic
Corridor
Mongla-Kengtong-
Mongpayak-Talay-Tachilek
Mongla
Tachilek
2. East-West Economic
Corridor
Myawady-Kawkareik-
Eindu-Hpaan-Thatom-Bilin-
Kyaihto-Thizayat-Waw-
Payagyi
Myawady
3. Southern Economic
Corridor
Hteekhee-Sinbyudaing-Myita-
Hermyigyi-Nabule (Dawei
SEZ)
Hteekhee
4. Northern Economic
Corridor
Tamu-Kalawa-Ye-U-Shwebo-
Mandalay-Hsipaw-Lashio-
Muse
Tamu
Muse
5. Western Economic
Corridor
Mandalay-Yangon-Thilawa -
Regional Connectivity; GMS Economic Corridor in Myanmar
The use of Electronic Seals were tested with 2 vehicles operating from Thai-
Myanmar Border through Myawady to Mawlamyaing on 31.3.2017 and with
40 vehicles operating from Thai- Myanmar Border through Myawady to
Thilawa Special Economic Zone on 22.5.2017 respectively. Currently, the
Electronic Seal are not yet being used in the Country.
National strategies ( plans ) for transit including customs clearance
Exemption from Physical Inspection, Bond Deposit, and Escort : Subject to theconditions laid down below, the cargoes carried cross border shall as a general rulebe exempted from routine physical customs inspection en route, customs escorts inthe national territory, and the deposit of a bond as guarantee for customs duties:
❖ Document Check and External Inspection : The motor vehicle togetherwith the cargo and the Transit and Inland Customs Clearance Documentshall be presented to the Customs Authorities en route only for processingdocumentation and external inspection and control of the cargocompartment.
❖ Exceptional Physical Customs Inspection : Customs Authorities mayhowever, by way of exception and in particular when they suspectirregularities, subject the cargo to a physical inspection en route.
❖ Tracking of Vehicle / Cargo : Customs Authorities may apply appropriatemeasures ( e.g., electronic means. Global Positioning System, Informationand Communication Technology ) to monitor the cargo movement, withoutinterference in, delay of, or any additional requirement for the transportoperation.
Challenges for streamlining customs formalities related to movement
of goods and vehicles and suggested solutions.
The following minimum services, facilities and personnel available for cargoes
can be made:
Cargo Inspections
• Hard surface areas and covered shelters from the weather condition for
loading and unloading transshipment, and inspection of the cargo
• Warehousing facilities storage room ( including refrigerated space ) and a
container deport (among other things, for storing the cargo pending the
disclosure of result of sanitary or veterinary inspection or for quarantine
purposes) to assure the safe storage of the merchandise without risk of
damage decay, or loss
• Customs warehouses; plant quarantine and disinfection facilities; and
staging point, allowing to rest feed, and water and if required unload and
accommodate consignment of live animals and facilities for live animals
isolation.
Challenges for streamlining customs formalities related to movement of
goods and vehicles and suggested solutions
Vehicles Inspections: The following minimum services facilities can be made:
• The personnel availibilities for vehicle repair and maintenance services
• Fuel station, a parking lot on hard surface and facilities for vehicles
disinfection.
Crew and Passenger :
• Facilities for the purpose of searching travelers
• Rest areas, sanitary equipments ( toilets ), and medical first aid.
Needed Equipments :
We will endeavor to keep up with technological developments and to
implement at their earliest convenience. The modernized and advanced border
crossing techniques such as ; machine reading of passport, X-ray machine for
goods and container inspection, automatic vehicle identification ( license plate
readers ), and bar code readers for other documents.
Challenges for the Cross- Border Crossing
❖ Less experience of Transport Operators in cross border
transport
❖ Less infrastructure development and Border Control
Facilities
❖ Less Capacity Building in Border Management and
Formalities
❖ Less familiarity with international best practices for Cross-
Border Transport Operation
Assistance needed
Myanmar Customs is doing every possible things to build our
capacity for effective and efficient implementation of the sub-
regional bilateral road transport.
To accelerate the successful implementation of the sub-regional
bilateral road transport and planned initiatives on Transport
Facilitation, the we would like to have external assistance in the