Goods Across Borders · Customs rule card
Professional Camera → Myanmar
Purpose: Traveling · Verified: 2026-07-25
Professional Camera is generally allowed for personal-use carriage into Myanmar.
Details
Professional Camera is generally allowed for personal-use carriage into Myanmar. Myanmar Customs Department treats single-unit personal effects as routine; no declaration required unless quantities suggest commercial intent (typically 5+ identical units). ASEAN AFTA / RCEP preferential treatment for member-state goods. Cultural-property export rules vary sharply by destination. Personal-import duty-free threshold is Commercial parcels assessed at value; carriage above the threshold attracts duty + 5% VAT.
Leaving with this item
Professional camera equipment may be exported from Myanmar freely at personal-use quantities.
Practical advice
Walk the Green Channel for single-unit personal effects. For multiple units or high-value items, declare at Red Channel + present purchase receipts. Myanmar Customs Department publishes the current personal-allowance schedule at https://www.customs.gov.mm/.
Customs authority
Myanmar Customs Department · https://www.customs.gov.mm/