It is understood, although the government banned, but it's illegal to import sales in 1994 to restrict imports of goods and tax evasion phenomenon exists generally. Myanmar < Newsweek > 7 June date reported: news, from 1994 is the restriction on the import of monosodium glutamate, alcohol, cigarettes, beer, beverage, dried, canned, fresh fruit and other food and drink will allow legally imported.

The government decided to allow these imports. Allow these imports will impact on the domestic small and medium enterprises and reduce their market share, but not allowed to import, but order restricted imports. Such as food and drink is to after Burma's food and drug supervision department for examination and approval to import.

Engaged in a drink food business businessman said, now the depreciation of the dollar, the decline in exports, rice, beans, fish and other basic commodities prices also fell in. I want to allow some drink food imports will rise against the dollar much help. Allowed to import according to the law to pay taxes in accordance with the regulations, to accept the security check, which will increase the cost of goods, such imports and foreign foods high profit is not high.