Ministry of Commerce (Burma)

The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) is the Burmese government agency plays a vital role in transformation process of the implementation of market oriented economic system. Its Headquarters is located at Building 3, Nay Pyi Taw, in Burma.

Departmental Bodies

• Office of the Minister
• Directorate of Trade
• Department of Border Trade
• Myanmar Agricultural Produce Trading

History

Since the time of independence in 1948 up to 1962, the foreign trade had been conducted by the following boards and corporations.

• Union of Burma Purchase Board
• Civil Supplies Administration Board
• Electrical Supplies Board
• State Agricultural Marketing Board
• State Timber Board
• Cooperatives
• Joint Venture Corporations
• Defence Service Institute
• Burma Economic Development Corporation
• Private Traders

Establishment of Trade Council

In 1964, the wholesales shops, broker houses, companies, departmental stores and warehouses all over the country were nationalized. In 1965, the Trade Council was established and the following trade organizations had been set up under the Ministry of Trade.

• Central Trade
• 22 Trade Corporations
• 14 State/Divisional Trade Offices
• 283 Township Trade Offices
• 1942 People's Shops

In 1976, in accordance with the economic policy of the Burma Socialist Programme Party the trade organizations had been reformed as follows,

• Department of Trade
• 11 Trading Corporations and their divisional/branch offices, factories/workshops
• 14 State/Divisional Trade Offices

New Establishments after......

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