JAKARTA, 16 SEPTEMBER 2021 – The 35th ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) Council endorsed 107 additional tariff lines consisting of agricultural and food products to ensure free flow of essential goods in the region and provide support to the private sector as the region continues to be challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The list of 107 additional tariff lines of essential goods has been added to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Implementation of the Non-Tariff Measures on Essential Goods under the Hanoi Plan of Action on Strengthening ASEAN Economic Cooperation and Supply Chain Connectivity in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, which was signed by ASEAN Economic Ministers on 13 November 2020. The MOU had earlier included a list of 152 tariff lines of essential goods, consisting mostly of medical goods such as test kits and equipment.

The list of 107 additional tariff lines of essential goods can be found here.