Following are the Customs strategic directions for 2016-2025 as reflected in the Broad Direction for Customs Activities Encompassing a Period of 10 Years (2016-2025) and set in line with the ASEAN commitments under the ASEAN Agreement on Customs (2012) and AEC Blueprint 2025:

1. Strengthening cooperation among ASEAN Customs administrations to combat transnational crime and illicit trade, such as through best practices and information exchange, subject to domestic laws and regulations. 

2. Promoting trade facilitation by streamlining and simplifying border procedures e.g. through the full implementation of the ASEAN Single Window to facilitate the exchange of cross-border documents as well as promoting WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement implementation;

3. Strengthening cooperation in the area of customs valuation and classification through the sharing of knowledge and best practices among ASEAN Customs officers;

4. Promoting partnership between Customs and business;

5. Promoting the ASEAN Connectivity through the implementation of ASEAN Customs Transit System along the North-South and East-West Corridor; and

1. Promoting more substantial Customs modernization by expanding capacity building, sharing knowledge related with modern customs structure to meet fast changing international trade environment.