The ASEAN Member States (AMS) have different national standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures involving the safety and quality of automotive products
ASEAN is developing the ASEAN Single Window (ASW) as an integrated platform for facilitating trade through faster clearance of cargo and release of shipments. The ASW connects each Member State’s National Single Window (NSW) which enables a single, synchronised submission and processing of data, as well as a single point of approval for customs clearance of cargo.
Seamless flow of goods across borders is vital to achieving a single market and production base in ASEAN. To support this, ASEAN Member States (AMS) signed in 2012 the ASEAN Agreement on Customs which is a comprehensive legal framework enabling the implementation of specific measures for free movement of goods and transportation, as well as the harmonisation of customs procedures in the region.
Rules of Origin (ROO) refer to the criteria used to determine where a product was made and its eligibility for preferential tariff treatment. Applying specifically to the ASEAN region, products that comply to the ROO provisions, as indicated in the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA), are classified as being of ASEAN origin, and in turn, will be able to enjoy the ATIGA preferential tariff rates, which stood at an average of 0.54% for all ASEAN Member States (AMS) as of 2014.
Having made good progress on tariff liberalisation, focus and emphasis is now being given to address non-tariff measures (NTMs) that may have trade effects. ASEAN’s focus on addressing NTM-related issues is premised on the policy objective that trade costs borne by traders doing business in the region go beyond customs or import duty, as embodied in tariff rates.
The ASEAN Integration Monitoring Office (AIMO) was set up at the ASEAN Secretariat in 2010 to strengthen the monitoring of regional economic integration in ASEAN. AIMO focuses on keeping track of ASEAN economic integration and monitoring macroeconomic and policy developments in ASEAN economies. To fulfil this role, AIMO conducts high-quality economic research and policy analysis as required from the ASEAN Secretariat by its stakeholders.
To monitor the implementation of key measures listed in the AEC Blueprint, the ASEAN Secretariat has developed the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Scorecard.
The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is envisioned to be the realization of ASEAN economic integration by 2015. To guide the establishment of the AEC 2015, the AEC Blueprint was adopted in 2012 and serves as a master plan by underlining a strategic schedule of priority actions to be undertaken by the ASEAN Member States.
<p>Time: 2024 By: Ministry of Industry and Trade</p>
