Hong Kong and ASEAN commenced negotiations of a Free Trade Agreement (AHKFTA) and a related Investment Agreement (AHKIA) in July 2014. After ten rounds of negotiations, Hong Kong and ASEAN announced the conclusion of the negotiations in September 2017. The FTA and the Investment Agreement (the Agreements) were signed on 12 November 2017.

The Free Trade Agreement (AHKFTA) and the Investment Agreement (AHKIA) entered into force in full on 12 February 2021. The dates of entry into force of the FTA and the IA for Hong Kong and the ten ASEAN Member States are as follows:

AHKFTA

Hong Kong, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam: 11 June 2019

Malaysia: 13 October 2019 

The Philippines: 12 May 2020

Indonesia: 4 July 2020 

Brunei Darussalam: 20 October 2020

Cambodia: 12 February 2021

AHKIA

Hong Kong, Laos, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam: 17 June 2019

Malaysia: 13 October 2019

Indonesia: 4 July 2020

Brunei Darussalam: 20 October 2020

Cambodia: 12 February 2021

The Agreements are comprehensive in scope, encompassing trade in goods, trade in services, investment, economic and technical co-operation, dispute settlement mechanism and other related areas. The Agreements will bring legal certainty, better market access and fair and equitable treatment in trade and investment, thus creating new business opportunities and further enhancing trade and investment flows between Hong Kong and ASEAN.

The Agreements will also extend Hong Kong's FTA and Investment Agreement network to cover all major economies in Southeast Asia. They are expected to enter into force on 1 January 2019 the earliest, subject to completion of the necessary procedures.

Free Trade Agreement: 

Preamble   Chapter 1: Establishment of the Free Trade Area, Objectives, General Definitions and Interpretations Chapter 2: Trade in Goods Annex 2-1: (Schedules of Tariff Commitments) Part 2: Schedule of Brunei Darussalam Part 3: Schedule of Cambodia Part 4: Schedule of Indonesia Part 5: Schedule of Lao PDR Part 6: Schedule of Malaysia Part 7: Schedule of Myanmar Part 8: Schedule of the Philippines Part 9: Schedule of Singapore Part 10: Schedule of Thailand Part 11: Schedule of Viet Nam Part 12: Schedule of Hong Kong, China           Search for Vietnam's tariff under AHKFTA Chapter 3: Rules of Origin Annex 3-1: (Operational Certification Procedures) Annex 3-2: (Product Specific Rules) Annex 3-3: (Product Specific Rules to be reviewed)   Chapter 4: Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation Chapter 5: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Chapter 6: Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment Procedures Chapter 7: Trade Remedies Chapter 8: Trade in Services Annex 8-1: (Schedules of Specific Commitments) Schedule of Brunei Darussalam Schedule of Cambodia Schedule of Indonesia Schedule of Lao PDR Schedule of Malaysia Schedule of Myanmar Schedule of the Philippines Schedule of Singapore Schedule of Thailand Schedule of Viet Nam Schedule of Hong Kong, China Chapter 9: Economic and Technical Co-operation Chapter 10: Intellectual Property Chapter 11: General Provisions and Exceptions Chapter 12: Institutional Provisions Chapter 13: Consultations and Dispute Settlement Annex 13-1: (Rules of Procedure for Arbitral Tribunal Proceedings) Chapter 14: Final Provisions

Investment Agreement and two related side agreements:

Investment Agreement

Side agreement with Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and Singapore

Side agreement with Singapore