Myanmar duty free

The following goods may be taken into Myanmar without incurring customs duty:

• 400 cigarettes, 50 cigars or 250g of tobacco.
• 2L of alcoholic drinks.
• 150ml of perfume.
• Other goods to the value of US$500.

Officially, you must declare valuable jewellery; failure to do so may result in you being refused permission to export it on departure. 

Prohibited Imports

Counterfeit currencies and goods, pornography, narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, playing cards, and goods bearing the image of the national flag, the emblem of Buddha or the pagodas of Myanmar.

Prohibited Exports

Arms and ammunitions, pornography, antiques, endangered species, narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

You can export gems, jewellery and silverware purchased from authorised shops, but you should obtain paperwork for anything of significant age or value.