57th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting statement confirms conclusion of ATIGA upgrade negotiations and target signing of 2nd Protocol to Amend ATIGA at 47th ASEAN Summit (Oct 2025)

The Joint Media Statement of the 57th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (23 September 2025) reports that negotiations to upgrade the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) were concluded on 24 May 2025 and that ASEAN targeted signing the 2nd Protocol to Amend ATIGA at the 47th ASEAN Summit in October 2025. For trade compliance teams, this signals forthcoming changes to ASEAN’s trade-in-goods rules, including coverage of emerging issues (as described in the statement) and inclusion of an Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanism for ASEAN trade-in-goods disputes. The statement does not confirm entry-into-force or compliance dates.