NOTIFICATION – SURVEY ON RULES OF ORIGIN (ROO) IN THE ASEAN TRADE IN GOODS AGREEMENT (ATIGA)

NOTIFICATION - SURVEY ON RULES OF ORIGIN (ROO) IN THE ASEAN TRADE IN GOODS AGREEMENT (ATIGA)

Please be informed that the ASEAN Secretariat is conducting a survey for the purposes of understanding the private sector’s views on the stringency of ATIGA Rules of Origin, particularly the product-specific rules (PSRs), and assessing how the cost and burden of applying for paper-based/electronic Certificates of Origin (COs) Form D, or making use of the ASEAN-wide Self-Certification (AWSC) Scheme affect the private sector.

SEA MANIFEST – NEW REQUIREMENT ON THE USAGE OF THE FOR FREIGHT FORWARDERS’ AGENT CODE

Pursuant to our previous announcement, dated 29th September 2026 regarding the new release pertaining to Sea Manifest system, please be informed that the Freight Forwarders’ Agent Code can only be used in the respective state of issuance for the submission of the House Bill of Lading (HBL).

SYSTEM DOWNTIME NOTIFICATION: ALDEC WEB

With reference to the above subject, please be informed that maintenance activities will be carried out for the ALDEC Web system. During the downtime period, ALDEC Web users may experience difficulties accessing the system and will be unable to perform any transactions. The details are as follows: Date: Wednesday, 7th October 2026 Time: 0700 hours – 0800 hours (7.00 am – 8.00 am) Duration: 1 Hour

SYSTEM DOWNTIME NOTIFICATION – SEA MANIFEST

With reference to the above subject, please be informed that there will be a maintenance activity for the eManifest system. The details of the scheduled deployment are as follows: Date: 1st October 2026 (Thursday) Time: 07:00 hours – 08300 hours (7.00 am – 8.30 am) Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes Affected Application / Communities: Sea Manifest (ALDEC & WEB)