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AANZFTA full text 2023 (2nd Protocol / Upgraded text)
Preamble(external link)
Chapter 1. Establishment of Free Trade Area, Objectives and General Definitions(external link)
Chapter 2. Trade in Goods(external link)
Chapter 3. Rules of Origin(external link)
Chapter 4. Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation(external link)
Chapter 5. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures(external link)
Chapter 6. Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment Procedure(external link)
Chapter 7. Safeguard Measures(external link)
Chapter 8. Trade in Services(external link)
- Annex on Financial Services(external link)
- Annex on Telecommunications(external link)
- Annex on Professional Services(external link)
- Annex on Education Services Co-Operation(external link)
Chapter 9. Movement of Natural Persons(external link)
Chapter 10. Electronic Commerce(external link)
Chapter 11. Investment(external link)
- Annex on Customary International Law(external link)
- Annex on Expropriation and Compensation(external link)
Chapter 12. Economic Co-operation(external link)
Chapter 13. Trade and Sustainable Development(external link)
Chapter 14. Intellectual Property(external link)
Chapter 15. Competition(external link)
- Annex A Application of Article 3 (Appropriate Measures Against Anti-Competitive Activities) and Article 4 (Co-Operation) to Brunei Darussalam(external link)
- Annex B Application of Article 3 (Appropriate Measures Against Anti-Competitive Activities) and Article 4 (Co-Operation) to Cambodia(external link)
- Annex C Application of Article 3 (Appropriate Measures Against Anti-Competitive Activities) And Article 4 (Co-Operation) to Lao PDR(external link)
- Annex D Application of Article 3 (Appropriate Measures Against Anti-Competitive Activities) and Article 4 (Co-Operation) to Myanmar(external link)
Chapter 16. Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises(external link)
Chapter 17. Government Procurement(external link)
Chapter 18. General Provisions and Exceptions(external link)
Chapter 19. Institutional Provisions(external link)
Chapter 20. Consultations and Dispute Settlement(external link)
Chapter 21. Final Provisions(external link)
Annexes
Annex 1: Schedules of Tariff Commitments(external link)
Annex 2: Schedule of Specific Commitments for Services(external link)
Annex 3: Schedule of Reservations and Non-Confirming Measures (NCM)(external link)
Annex 4: Schedule of Specific Commitments on the Movement of Natural Persons(external link)
Summary of amendments
See more on the amendments in the below sections on the original agreement, and the First and Second Protocols.
The original agreement
Full text of the original AANZFTA (2010)(external link)
First Protocol
In 2014, member countries agreed on a Protocol that will amend the Agreement establishing AANZFTA. This Protocol responded to implementation issues associated with Certificates of Origin and Rules of Origin, providing for greater streamlining of the certification for movement of goods throughout AANZFTA countries.
Full text of the first amendment to AANZFTA (2014): First Protocol [PDF, 285 KB]
More documents
The following documents contain additional information on the First Protocol.
- Full Text of the First Protocol to Amend AANZFTA [PDF, 285 KB]
- First Protocol – Appendix 1 Chapter 2 Trade in goods [PDF, 234 KB]
- First Protocol – Appendix 2A Chapter 3 Rules of origin [PDF, 424 KB]
- First Protocol – Appendix 2B Annex to Chapter three [PDF, 293 KB]
- First Protocol – Appendix 3 List of data requirements [PDF, 165 KB]
- First Protocol – Appendix 4 Annex 2 Product specific rules [PDF, 3.7 MB]
Second Protocol (The AANZFTA Upgrade)
In 2023, member countries agreed on the Second Protocol that will upgrade the Agreement establishing AANZFTA. On 21 April 2025, the Second Protocol upgrading AANZFTA entered into force. The Second Protocol amends the existing AANZFTA to modernise its commitments while also adding new areas into the Agreement. The Second Protocol updates AANZFTA’s trade rulebook as well as market access commitments in services and investment. This will bring AANZFTA’s provisions into line with comparable recent FTAs. The benefits include simpler processes at the border for New Zealand goods and a modernised approach to e-commerce.
The Second Protocol was signed by New Zealand at the sidelines of the 55th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting on 21 August 2023 in Semarang, Indonesia. Now that the Second Protocol has entered into force, the provisions of the Second Protocol will effectively replace the provisions of the original AANZFTA Agreement and First Protocol, where provided for in the Second Protocol.
Full text of the second amendment to AANZFTA (the AANZFTA Upgrade, signed in 2023): Second Protocol [PDF, 6.4 MB]
Not all Parties have ratified the upgraded text yet. For an up-to-date list see our webpage on the AANZFTA Upgrade.