Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Myanmar

Type of sectoral sanctions

Dual-use goods export

Measures

The export of dual-use goods and technology to Myanmar (Burma) is prohibited if those items are or may be intended for military use, military end-user or the Border Guard Police. Any provision of related technical assistance, financing or financial assistance, brokering services or other services are also prohibited.

Additional Sanctions

Arms export
Dual-use goods export
Restrictions on equipment used for internal repression
Restrictions on military training and military cooperation
Telecommunications equipment

Program information

Authority

EU

Program

Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Myanmar/Burma

Regime

EU country specific

Target State

Myanmar

Official Information

In view of the absence of progress towards democratization and of the violation of human rights in Myanmar/Burma, on 28 October 1996, the EU reaffirmed the restrictive measures already in place, which included an arms embargo, and introduced additional ones, such as travel restrictions and the suspension of high-level bilateral governmental visits ...

Program URL

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02013D0184-20210621&fbclid=IwAR0aIQnhLlfDnP0xn_quu9Lbspv8IE6NVrAMZlPRSROKs-MdZS6xhSJdTQI