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What is the company registry in Myanmar?
Myanmar Directorate of Investment and Company Administration
No.1, Thissa Road, Yankin Township, Yangon, Myanmar
About Myanmar
The Myanmar Companies Registry is located in Naypyidaw and was founded in 1993.
Myanmar officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also referred to as Burma is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. The main language of Myanmar is Burmese which is spoken by 68% of the population with other languages such as Shan and Karen spoken by a small percentage. The local currency is the Kyat (MMK). The population of Myanmar is over 55.77 million.
Myanmar Economy
The Real GDP in Myanmar is in the region of $290.381 billion with a GDP per capita of $5,400. Myanmar economy growth has been bolstered by tourism, services, construction, and private consumption. The leading export commodities for Myanmar are garments, natural gas, dried legumes, rare-earth metal compounds, precious stones.
Main Trading Partners of Myanmar
The leading export and import partners for Myanmar are:
Exports: China 32%, Thailand 16%, Japan 7%, Germany 6%, India 5%
Imports: China 40%, Thailand 18%, Singapore 15%, Indonesia 4%, Malaysia 4%
Myanmar Certificate of Incorporation
The Myanmar Certificate of Incorporation is issued by the local company register and we can provide a copy of this company incorporation certificate where available. A certificate of incorporation is a legal document that proves a company is registered with the local register and has met all the requirements to do so.
Myanmar Certificate of Good Standing
The certificate of Good standing is issued by the local Myanmar company registry. A Certificate of Good Standing (CGS) is an official document that confirms a company's legal compliance and good standing. The availability and information provided on the certificate of good standing will vary for each jurisdiction.
Reasons to obtain company documents
An extract from the Myanmar register can be used for many reasons including:
Background checks on potential Myanmar customers / suppliers
Litigation claims
Check potential employers
Wills and Probate
Regulation for Myanmar Company Register
There are regulations for all company registers and in Myanmar the relevant laws are:
Myanmar Companies Act of 1914
What information is free to view at Myanmar Company Registry?
In some jurisdictions certain information is free to view and in Myanmar the following information can be viewed free of charge:
Company Name (English) - ကုမ္ပဏီ အမည် (အင်္ဂလိပ်)
Company Name (Myanmar) - ကုမ္ပဏီအမည် (မြန်မာ)
Registration Number - ကုမ္ပဏီ မှတ်ပုံတင်အမှတ်
Registration Date - ဖွဲ့စည်းမှတ်ပုံတင်သည့် နေ့ရက်
Company Type - ကုမ္ပဏီ အမျိုးအစား
Status - ကုမ္ပဏီ၏ အခြေအနေ
Annual return due date - နှစ်စဉ်အစီရင်ခံစာတင်ပြရမည့်နောက်ဆုံးရက်
Principal business activity - အဓိက စီးပွားရေးလုပ်ငန်း
Filing History - ယခင် တင်ပြခဲ့သည့်အကြောင်းအရာ
Registered Office - အမျိုးအစား
Officers Name - အမည်
Officers Nationality - နိုင်ငံသား
Officers N.R.C. (for Myanmar Citizens) - နိုင်ငံသားစိစစ်ရေးကတ်
Do you need to register / sign up at the Myanmar Company Registry?
Yes you need to sign up at the local Myanmar register to order, obtain and download registered documents..
Number of Registered Companies in Myanmar
There are over 70,000 companies registered in Myanmar.
Types of Companies in Myanmar
Businesses in Myanmar can be setup with several different types of companies which include:
Myanmar Private company
Myanmar Public company
Myanmar Limited by Guarantee
Myanmar Unlimited Company
Myanmar Foreign company
Myanmar Branch of a foreign company
Myanmar Association limited by Guarantee
Other Myanmar Company Registry Services
Myanmar Company Register provides a wide range of services which includes:
Myanmar Document Authentication Check
Can you order a Myanmar Apostille Certificate?
No, Myanmar has not agreed to the 1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents.
Even though Myanmar has not agreed to this Myanmar company registry search documents will often still require an Apostille certificate but will then also require further legalisation or attestation via their embassy.
What is the language(s) of the Myanmar Company Registry?
The Myanmar Company Register is in Burmese and English languages.
Myanmar Embassies, high commissions and consulates
Myanmar has 37 embassies abroad, as well as 25 consulates and four other representations.
Yangon, the commercial capital of Myanmar, hosts 44 embassies, and in addition there are a total of 15 consulates and another two representations located in Myanmar.
Myanmar Site Visits
Our network of global private investigators / process severs means we offer site visits throughout all of Myanmar. Our local partner is based in Yangon which enables us to do site visits throughout all of Myanmar including Naypyitaw, Bago, Sittwe and Mandalay. Our agents can make discreet enquiries at the location to confirm if company currently trades at the address and take photographs along with any other special requests.
Myanmar Debt Collection
Creditreform provides an Myanmar Debt Collection service on a No Win No Fee basis. All debts are pursued by our local office/partner in the country/jurisdiction where the debtor is located including Myanmar.
Myanmar Skip Tracing
We provide private investigation services for all countries/jurisdictions including Myanmar. Our specialist Myanmar skip tracing service operates through our network of PI agents worldwide where we can trace individuals current addresses.
Myanmar Business Credit Reports
Creditreform provides Myanmar Business Credit reports on all companies and businesses registered in Myanmar. The report will include all available information and a credit rating/score. To request a recent sample credit report please contact us.
Myanmar Company Document Agency FAQs
1. What documents/extracts are available in Myanmar?
The extracts / documents available will vary depending on the jurisdiction and company type. If you can provide details on the company we can check availability to confirm what extracts are available and provide quote.
2. What is the difference between a company extract and a credit report?
A company extract provides official information/documentation which can include where available such as a company's registration, directors, and share capital. A credit report provides information about a company's finances, ownership and credit worthiness.
3. Is shareholder information available in Myanmar?
The availability of shareholder information depends on the jurisdiction, company type and local legislation.
4. Are financial statements available in Myanmar ?
Financial information is usually required to be filed at the local register but is not always publicly available. Financial information is more publicly available in Europe compared to other regions globally where there is not always a legal requirement.
5. What is the cost to obtain company extracts?
The cost of obtaining company extracts varies depending on the jurisdiction, access to the local register and the delivery speed required. We will always provide a no obligation quote before proceeding.
6. What is the delivery time to obtain company documents?
The delivery time to obtain company documents depends on the jurisdiction and access to the local register. We will always provide the documents by email where possible to speed up delivery.