The ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) was signed in 1992 and the Common Effective Preferential Tariff Scheme (CEPT) was initiated in 1993. The Protocol to Amend the Agreement on CEPT-AFTA for the Elimination of Import Duties was adopted in 2003 followed by the entry force of the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) in 2010. … Continue reading ATIGA and its implication on the cross-border trade