ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand

The Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) was signed in Thailand, on 27 February 2009.

The AANZFTA entered into force for Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Myanmar (Burma), Brunei, the Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam on 1 January 2010.

The AANZFTA entered into force for Thailand on 12 March 2010.

The entry into force date for the remaining ASEAN Member States (Indonesia, Laos and Cambodia) is subject to implementation of required domestic legislative requirements by those countries. 

Imported goods from these countries are not originating goods until their entry into force is reached.  It is therefore, not possible to make use of AANZFTA to import goods from these countries until the entry into force date. 

A further ACN will be issued when the entry into force date for those countries is known.  

This web page will be updated to advise which Parties this Agreement will apply to. 

The full text of the AANZFTA, including Schedules, AANZFTA Fact Sheets, a Guide to the Chapters of the Agreement and a Background to Negotiations can be viewed on the DFAT website. Additionally, DFAT has published a document titled 'Making Use of AANZFTA to Export or Import Goods' to help exporters and importers to make full use of AANZFTA. It contains practical advice on how to find tariff commitments and Rules of Origin (ROO) requirements for individual products.

More information on the AANZFTA is available via the following links:

Australian Customs Notices

• ACN NO. 2009/44 ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement Implementation
• ACN NO. 2009/51 ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement Entry into Force
• ACN NO. 2009/53 ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement - Entry into Force for Malaysia
• ACN NO. 2010/02 ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement - Entry into Force for Philippines
• ACN NO. 2010/09 ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement - Entry into Force for Thailand

Legislation

• Customs Amendment (ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Act 2009
• Customs Tariff Amendment (ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Act 2009
• Customs (ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Rules of Origin) Regulations 2009
• Customs Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 6) 
• Customs Tariff Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1)

Practice Statement and Associated Documents

• Practice Statement NO.2009/13 - Rules of Origin
• Instructions and Guidelines - ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement

Product Specific Rules (in A4 format)

• Part 1 - Introduction and Chapters 1 - 36
• Part 2 - Chapters 37 - 83
• Part 3 - Chapters 84 - 97
• Part 4 - Schedule 2 (List of textile finishing processes)

Claiming preference under the Integrated Cargo System (ICS)

• Integrated Cargo System - claiming preferential tariff rates

Preference Scheme Type

Type	Description of Preference Scheme	Scheme Abreviation
AANZ	ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement	AANZFTA

Preference Rule Types

Rule Type	Description of Preference Rule Type
CTH	Change in tariff heading ("General Rule" goods only)
PE	Produced entirely from originating materials
PSR	Product specific rules
RVC	Regional value content ("General Rule" goods only)
WO	Wholly obtained goods

Certificate of Origin (CO)

• CO Form Guidelines
• CO Form and overleaf notes
• FOB Exporter Declaration Form

AANZFTA Certificate of Origin Issuing Authorities/Bodies

• The list of Issuing Authorities/Bodies is current as at 1July 2010

Origin Rulings

• Application for Origin Advice Ruling Form (B659)
  

Any enquiries should be directed to the Customs Information and Support Centre by email to information@customs.gov.au or phone 1300 363 263.