ASEAN upgraded the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA), strengthening NTM transparency/notification disciplines and enabling broader digital trade facilitation (e-certificates, ASW expansion, remanufactured goods recognition)

The ASEAN Secretariat’s “ASEAN for Business Bulletin, First Edition 2026” reports that ASEAN upgraded the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) in October 2025 (first major overhaul since 2010). The bulletin highlights compliance-relevant changes including stronger disciplines on non-tariff measures (NTMs) through transparency, notification and regular review; advance publication/timely notification of proposed trade-related measures; simplified origin documentation with formal recognition of electronic certificates; and increased digitalisation via the ASEAN Single Window (ASW), including a wider scope of electronic document exchange (e.g., animal health and food safety certificates). It also notes a trade-facilitation clarification that remanufactured goods can be treated the same as new goods, which can affect customs classification/origin strategies and eligibility for preferential treatment. Compliance teams should review internal origin documentation, e-document readiness for ASW exchanges, and any product lines impacted by remanufactured-goods treatment in ASEAN trade flows.