Second Protocol to Amend AANZFTA entered into force (AANZFTA upgrade)

ASEAN announced that the Second Protocol to Amend the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN–Australia–New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) entered into force on 21 April 2025. The Protocol updates/enhances 13 existing chapters (including Rules of Origin, Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation, Competition, and Electronic Commerce) and adds new chapters on trade and sustainable development, MSMEs, and government procurement. Compliance teams should review updated preferential trade qualification, customs/trade facilitation processes, and any revised obligations in covered chapters when operating across AANZFTA parties.