Background

The ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand Summit on 30 November 2004 in Vientiane, Lao PDR, agreed to establish a comprehensive ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand Free Trade Area. The FTA would build on the existing cooperation initiatives under the AFTA-CER CEP, especially in the areas of:

  • trade and investment facilitation measures;
  • technical assistance; and
  • capacity building activities.

Scope

AANZFTA is ASEAN's first comprehensive FTA negotiations with Dialogue Partners covering all sectors:

  • trade in goods;
  • investment;
  • trade in services;
  • financial services;
  • telecommunications;
  • electronic commerce;
  • movement of natural persons;
  • intellectual property;
  • competition policy; and
  • economic cooperation.

Status

Economic Ministers of ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand signed the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA (AANZFTA) Agreement on 27 February 2009 in Thailand.

ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area have been implemented on 1 January 2010.

Related documents

Joint Media Statement on the Signing of the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area, Cha-am, Thailand, 27 February 2009

Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area, Cha-am, Thailand, 27 February 2009

Annexes to the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area,

ANNEX I - Schedules of Tariff Commitments (HS 2002)

General Notes

•  Australia

•  Brunei Darussalam

•  Cambodia

•  Indonesia

•  Lao PDR

•  Malaysia

•  Myanmar

•  New Zealand

•  Philippines

•  Singapore

•  Thailand

•  Vietnam

ANNEX 2 – Product Specific Rules

ANNEX 3 - Schedules Specific Services Commitments

•  Australia

•  Brunei Darussalam

•  Cambodia

•  Indonesia

•  Lao PDR

•  Malaysia

•  Myanmar

•  New Zealand

•  Philippines

•  Singapore

•  Thailand

•  Vietnam

ANNEX 4 - Schedules of Movement of Natural Persons Commitments

General Notes

•  Australia

•  Brunei Darussalam

•  Cambodia

•  Indonesia

•  Lao PDR

•  Malaysia

•  Myanmar

•  New Zealand

•  Philippines

•  Singapore

•  Thailand

•  Vietnam

Implementing Arrangement for the ASEAN-Australia-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area Economic Co-Operation Work Programme Pursuant to Chapter 12 (Economic Co-Operation) of the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area

Understanding on Article 1 (Reduction And/Or Elimination of Customs Duties) of Chapter 2 (Trade in Goods) of the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area

Joint Declaration of the Leaders at the ASEAN-Australia and New Zealand Commemorative Summit, Vientiane, 30 November 2004