3 – 5 June 2025, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam The 34th Meeting of the ASEAN Directors-General of Customs (DGs) was held on 3 – 5 June 2025 in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. The Meeting was chaired by Mr. Azizil Hakim Brahim, Acting Controller of Customs, Royal Customs and Excise Department, Brunei Darussalam and attended by 10 ASEAN Member States (AMS) and the ASEAN Secretariat. We express concern over the recent introduction of unilateral tariffs by the U.S. This has caused uncertainty and will bring significant challenges to businesses, especially micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), as well as … Continue reading JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT OF THE 34th MEETINGOF THE ASEAN DIRECTORS-GENERAL OF CUSTOMS

The ASEAN Secretariat, 17-18 June 2025 – The ASEAN Secretariat, with the support from the World Customs Organization Regional Office for Capacity Building for Asia/Pacific (ROCB-A/P), conducted the Regional Workshop on Product-Based Classification on 17-18 June 2025, via video conference. The workshop aimed to support ASEAN Customs officials in upskilling their tariff classification of textile products, metals (including iron and steel), and machinery products, thereby promoting the uniform implementation of the ASEAN Harmonised Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN) 2022. The workshop was facilitated by classification experts from the WCO Secretariat, Japan Customs, the Chairperson of the TSWGC, and a consultant to the … Continue reading Regional Workshop on Product-Based Classification (17-18 June 2025)

Hong Kong, 15 April 2025 – The Conference on Simplification of Procedures and Best Practices for E-Commerce was conducted on 15-17 April 2025 by Hong Kong Customs and supported by the Chapter on Economic and Technical Cooperation (ECOTECH) of the ASEAN-Hong-Kong, China Free Trade Agreement (AHKFTA). The conference was opened by Mr. Chan Tsz Tat, CDSM, Commissioner of Hong Kong Customs, World Customs Organization (WCO) Vice- Chairperson for the A/P Region (APVC) and Mr. Cuong Ba Tran, the Assistant Director/Head of the Trade Facilitation Division of the ASEAN Secretariat. The conference exchanged views on potential innovation in cross-border e-commerce by … Continue reading Conference of Simplification of Procedures and Best Practices in E-Commerce (Hong Kong, 15-17 April 2025)