Yangon Region Parliament receives excise tax bill proposing licensing fees of up to K250 million for liquor distilleries

A draft amendment to the Yangon Region Excise Tax Law, which proposes licensing fees ranging from K7.5 million to K25 million for the ownership and operation of liquor distilleries, has been submitted to the Yangon Region Parliament.

The bill was submitted by the Parliament's Bill Committee during the first day of the Third Yangon Region Parliament's Emergency Session (1/2026), held on November 6.

Under the proposed amendment, applicants seeking licenses to own and operate liquor distilleries would be required to pay fees based on daily production capacity. The proposed fees are K7.5 million for facilities producing between 50 and 500 gallons per day, K15 million for those producing between 500 and 1,000 gallons, and K25 million for facilities with a daily production capacity of 1,000 gallons or more.

The draft law also proposes a licensing fee of K2 million for ownership of a liquor distillery without authorization to manufacture alcohol, while licenses for wine production would cost K500,000.

In addition, a fee of K2 million would be imposed on licenses permitting the blending, mixing, flavoring and coloring of imported foreign spirits.

The proposed legislation further sets a licensing fee of K100,000 for Myanmar traditional medicine practitioners seeking authorization to manufacture, own and sell medicines containing alcohol.

Meanwhile, a fee of K10 million is proposed for licenses covering the production, blending, mixing, coloring, flavoring and bottling of foreign spirits, as well as the ownership and operation of liquor distilleries and wholesale distribution of alcoholic beverages to licensed retailers.

The proposed amendments are part of the Third Amendment to the Yangon Region Excise Tax Law and have been submitted to the regional parliament for consideration.