Border Trading: Kyin San Kyawt Gate In Myanmar-China Border Reopened

Kyin-San-Kyawt Border Gate near 105-mile Trade Zone in Muse has been reopened on 16th May due which was closed temporarily due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

Despite the gate was reopened, the China side has restricted the entry and exit of Myanmar trucks with replacement drivers.

The Kyin San Kyawt Gate was closed during the third wave of COVID-19 in July, and was reopened for trading in December with the restriction on the cargo trucks crossing at the Myanmar- Chinese border.

Vice-President, Muse Rice Wholesale Centre, Min Thein said “The Kyin-San-Kyawt gate was closed in July due to the third wave of COVID-19 and was reopened in early December last year. In that time, China side only allowed to enter and exit Chinese cargo trucks driven by their national drivers. So, freight costs were very high and it also led to cause the high price of commodity goods. Now, China allows to enter the cargo trucks from our side with replacement driver system starting 16th May. The drivers of Myanmar trucks had to stay in Kyin-San-Kyawt gate and the trucks will be driven into China by the Chinese drivers.”

Kyin San Kyawt is one of the major border trading camps along Myanmar-China border.

According to the statistics, the export volume between Myanma and China reached 315 million US dollars from 1st October to 31st December 2021, and the import volume was 34 million US dollars.