Asean Trade In Goods Agreement (Atiga) (Form D)

3. Dezember 2020

Unless otherwise stated, ASEAN Member States (AMS) would remove import tariffs on all products traded between AMS by a) 2010 for ASEAN-6 (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand) and b) in 2015, with flexibility until 2018 for CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Myanmar). Singapore also accepts the E-ATIGA D form from 1 January 2018. For the handling and handling of goods by Singapore, the E-ATIGA D form issued by the first exporter amS is also authorized for D-Form applications in Singapore. This allowance is subject to three conditions: 1) the e-ATIGA D form must be issued on 1 January 2018 or after 1 January 2018; 2) The product must come from a SSA ready to exchange; and 3) The E-ATIGA D form must be successfully received by AMS ® TradeNet. In order to encourage trade facilitation, the AMS signed the Protocol on the Legal Framework for the Implementation of the ASEAN Single Window in September 2015. The ASW initiative aims to improve trade facilitation by simplifying customs clearance procedures and shortening shipping and cargo release times through an integrated platform of partnerships between government authorities and end-users, including economy, transportation and logistics companies. As part of the ASW initiative, participating countries agreed to introduce electronic filing of Form D, which aims to simplify and speed up clearing processes and thereby increase trade efficiency and competitiveness among participating countries. On January 5, 2018, the General Department of Customs Vietnam (GDC) issued the official letter 78 regarding the official acceptance of the Electronic Certificate of Origin (eC/O). Exporters from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand can export goods to Vietnam, with eC/O from January 1, 2018. In line with the World Trade Organization`s trade facilitation efforts, ASEAN has placed trade facilitation at the centre of its commitment to market integration. Earlier this year, ASEAN economic ministers announced their goal of reducing ASEAN trade transaction costs by 10% by 2020.

The implementation of the E-ATIGA D form aims to facilitate the region`s activity, including the creation of the ASEAN Trade Register, the ASEAN tariff specialist and ASEAN Investment, Services and Trade Solutions (ASSISTANCE), and is certainly a welcome step towards an integrated ASEAN single market. The ASEAN Goods Trade Agreement was signed on 26 February 2009 and is the result of the improvement and consolidation of all existing provisions of the CEPT-AFTA agreement and the relevant ASEAN economic agreements and instruments. How to apply for a preferential certificate, Indonesia recently announced that it would officially adopt the E-Form D form effective January 28, 2018. The communication must be found at 229/PMK.04/2017 on the imposition of import duties on the basis of the international agreement or consensus (new regulation) of 29 December 2017. Indonesia intends to establish guidelines for the continued implementation of Electronic Form D. We will continue to follow the guidelines and monitor developments as Indonesia continues to implement e-ATIGA`s electronic submission. Thailand`s Ministry of Foreign Trade issued a statement dated December 28, 2017. For companies based in Thailand, the e-Form D can be used online via the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) or Digital Signature (DS) system, which requires pre-registration with the Department of Foreign Trade or 8 provincial trade offices.