Tag Archives: free trade agreement

KAFTA implementation process underway

There have been a number of significant events in the process towards implementation of the Korea Australia Free Trade Agreement  with the apparent aim to do all things possible to have implementation commence in 2014. The first was the introduction into Parliament of the two Customs Bills required to be passed to implement the “customs […]

Easing of trade rules for Australian, NZ and ASEAN trade members

Trade and customs rules will be eased to the benefit of importers, exporters and forwarders who do business in New Zealand and South-east Asia after a new high-level political deal.  ASEAN, Australian and New Zealand trade ministers have closed the deal to amend the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area agreement (AANZFTA). A new protocol will […]