ACFTAMultilateral (ASEAN+Partner)Active

ASEAN - China Free Trade Area

One of the world's largest FTAs by population. Covers over 90% of traded goods at zero duty between ASEAN and China. Upgrade protocol (ACFTA 3.0) signed October 2025 addressing digital economy, green economy, and supply chain connectivity.

Key Facts

Tariff Coverage

Over 91.9% of tariff lines eliminated for ASEAN-6 and China

Key Sectors

Agricultural products, electronics, machinery, textiles, chemicals, minerals, plastics, and consumer goods

Rules of Origin

RVC of 40% of FOB value or Change in Tariff Heading (CTH); limited Product Specific Rules for select products

Exclusions & Limitations

Highly Sensitive List maintained by each party covering select agricultural products. Indonesia maintains protections on certain food crops and steel.

Member Countries (11)

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Brunei
🇰🇭
Cambodia
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Indonesia
🇱🇦
Laos
🇲🇾
Malaysia
🇲🇲
Myanmar
🇵🇭
Philippines
🇸🇬
Singapore
🇹🇭
Thailand
🇻🇳
Vietnam
🇨🇳
China

Products Under ACFTA

Sample of HS codes with active preferential rates under this agreement.

HS CodeProductRate
84219960Centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers; filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids or gases — of goods of subheading 8421.39.300%
03069530Shrimps and prawns, other0%
03069929In airtight containers for retail sale, other0%
41152000Composition leather with a basis of leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls; parings and other waste of leather or of composition leather, not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles; leather dust, powder and flour — parings and other waste of leather or of composition leather, not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles; leather dust, powder and flour0%
03069921Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine — smoked0%
03069931Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine — smoked0%
03069939Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, other0%
03071120Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process — fresh or chilled0%
03071110Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process — live0%
03077930Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process — dried, salted or in brine0%
03071200Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process — frozen0%
03071920Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process — dried, salted or in brine0%
03072110Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process — live0%
03071930Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process — smoked0%
03072120Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process — fresh or chilled0%
03072940Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process — smoked0%
03072930Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process — dried, salted or in brine0%
03073110Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process — live0%
03077200Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process — frozen0%
03077940Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process — smoked0%

Sources

Agreement Details

Code
ACFTA
Type
Multilateral (ASEAN+Partner)
Signed
2004
In Force Since
2005
Current Tariff Period
01 Januari 2023 — 31 Desember 2023
Status
Active (1,000 product tariffs)
Members
11 countries

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