The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, Cambodia on 30 April 1999, and Timor-Leste on 26 October 2025 making up what is today the eleven Member States of ASEAN.
ASEAN organs always strive to achieve ASEAN’s goals and objectives, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat shall be functioned as coordinating Secretariat to help facilitate effective decision-making withing and amongst ASEAN bodies. In addition, each Member State shall appoint a Permanent Representative to liaise with Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat
ASEAN shall develop friendly relations and mutually beneficial dialogues, cooperation and partnerships with countries and sub-regional, regional and international organisations and institutions. This includes external partners, ASEAN entities, human rights bodies, non-ASEAN Member States Ambassadors to ASEAN, ASEAN committees in third countries and international organisations, as well as international / regional organisations.
The rodmap for an ASEAN Community (2009-2015) was declared by the leaders in 2009. The ASEAN Community, anchored on three community pillars: Political-Security Community, Economic Community, Socio-Cultural Community was launched in 2015. The ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together was introduced in 2015 as a Post-2015 Vision. It comprises the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, Cambodia on 30 April 1999, and Timor-Leste on 26 October 2025 making up what is today the eleven Member States of ASEAN.
ASEAN organs always strive to achieve ASEAN’s goals and objectives, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat shall be functioned as coordinating Secretariat to help facilitate effective decision-making withing and amongst ASEAN bodies. In addition, each Member State shall appoint a Permanent Representative to liaise with Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat
ASEAN shall develop friendly relations and mutually beneficial dialogues, cooperation and partnerships with countries and sub-regional, regional and international organisations and institutions. This includes external partners, ASEAN entities, human rights bodies, non-ASEAN Member States Ambassadors to ASEAN, ASEAN committees in third countries and international organisations, as well as international / regional organisations.
The rodmap for an ASEAN Community (2009-2015) was declared by the leaders in 2009. The ASEAN Community, anchored on three community pillars: Political-Security Community, Economic Community, Socio-Cultural Community was launched in 2015. The ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together was introduced in 2015 as a Post-2015 Vision. It comprises the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
Major Sectoral Bodies/Committees
Sectoral Bodies / Committees under the purview of ASEAN Customs
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Name Of Sectoral Body
Established
Description
No. of Meetings (per year)
Reporting Mechanism
2020 Chairmanship
1
ASEAN Directors-General of Customs (ASEAN DGs of Cus
Priority Areas of Cooperation
ASEAN Customs Transit System
The ASEAN Customs Transit System (ACTS) is a computerised customs transit management system that streamlines cross-border procedures in ASEAN. With a single digital customs transit declaration valid for the entire journey, traders no longer
Key Documents
Links
Publications
Agreements and Declarations
Key Documents
.conformity-table {color: #003366} Sectoral Bodies finance-integrationtransparent800#0060a9 Overview
Priority Areas of Cooperation Overview standards-and-conformancetransparent600#0060a9 Key Documents Agreement to Establish and Implement the ASEAN Single Window;
STANDARDS AND CONFORMANCE PLAN
Sectoral Bodies
The ACCSQ is structured to support the integration of these sectors while reporting its progress to higher ASEAN bodies, as shown in the structure below. The ACCSQ also serves as a consultative platform for relevant stakeholders to discuss issues related to standards, technical reg
Finance Integration
Priority Areas
Harmonisation of standards in ASEAN is governed by the ASEAN Guidelines on Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment Procedures (AG-STRACAP), and Guideline on Harmonisation of Standards. To further achieve free movement of goods and accept conform
Overview
Trade facilitation has improved significantly, and the elimination of tariffs contributes to lower product costs. Nevertheless, non-tariff barriers, including technical barriers to trade continue to hinder seamless trade in goods. Such technical barriers include different product specificat
Standards, Technical Regulations, and Conformity Assessment Procedures
Key Documents
The key documents of the ASW are as follows:
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