New Time Frame


When AFTA was first initiated in 1993, the Inclusion List of the CEPT Scheme consisted of 41,147 tariff lines which were to be subjected to a schedule of tariff reduction to bring them to a range of 0-5% by the year 2008 (see Table 1). Some 3,321 tariff lines were temporary excluded (i.e. in the Temporary Exclusion List) while another 523 tariff lines were permanently excluded from tariff reduction (i.e. in the General Exception List). 

Table 1
COMPARISON OF OLD AND NEW PACKAGE OF CEPT PRODUCTS LIST
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Country			Inclusion List		Temporary Exclusion List		       General Exception
		Old	New	% change	Old	New	% change	Old	New	%
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Brunei		6,079	6,112	0.54		208		(100.00)		201	209	3.98
Indonesia	7,355	7,910	7.55		1,654	1,317	(20.37)		50	47	(6.00)
Malaysia	8,777	10,494	19.56		627	470	(25.04)		98	83	(15.31)
Philippines	4,451	4,694	5.46		714	562	(21.29)		28	28	-
Singapore	5,722	5,708	(0.24)						120	123	2.50
Thailand	8,763	8,867	1.19		118	147	24.58		26	30	15.38
Vietnam		857				1,189				146
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Total		41,147	44,642	8.49		3,321	3,685	10.96		523	666	27.34
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Source: ASEAN Secretariat

Since then, there have been important changes in the composition of the CEPT package. This followed the decisions of the ASEAN Economic Ministers to expedite the realization of AFTA, shortening the time frame from 15 to 10 years, to transfer products in the Temporary Exclusion List to the Inclusion List in 5 equal installments beginning from 1 January 1996 and to include unprocessed agricultural products (UAP) into the CEPT scheme. The accession of Vietnam to the CEPT Agreement has also enlarged and altered the composition of the CEPT package.

A new category called the Sensitive List has been added as a result of the decision by the 26th ASEAN Economic Ministers to include unprocessed agricultural products into the CEPT Scheme. Member Countries have agreed that a number of sensitive unprocessed agricultural products should be subject to a different liberalization mechanism (see Section III of this Volume for more on unprocessed agricultural products).

Comparison of Old and New Tariff Package

As result of these changes, the number of tariff lines in the Inclusion List for tariff reduction has increased by 3,495 (an increase of 8.49%) to 44,642. This is due to the transfer of the first package of the Temporary Exclusion List to the Inclusion List (about 675 tariff lines), the inclusion of unprocessed agricultural products (1,387 tariff lines) and Vietnam's first package of products in the CEPT Scheme (another 857 tariff lines).

The Temporary Exclusion List has increased by 364 tariff lines from 3,321 to 3,685 tariff lines. This change reflects three things: (i) transfer of the first installment of TEL products into the Inclusion List, (ii) the addition of some unprocessed agricultural products and (iii) the submission of Vietnam's list of temporarily excluded products.

The Sensitive List is made up of 287 tariff lines, The General Exception (GE) List has increased by 143 tariff lines. This is mostly due to Vietnam's submission of her list of GE products (146 tariff lines). But over the past three years, there have been some small changes in Member Countries' GE Lists as well. Three Members have increased the number of their products in this category (Brunei, Singapore and Thailand) while the rest have either decreased it (Indonesia and Malaysia) or not made any changes (Philippines). 

Table 2
NEW CEPT TARIFF REDUCTION FOR ALL SECTORS

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Country		Number                                   YEAR
		Tariff lines 1996   1997  1998    1999    2000    2001     2002	    2003
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BRUNEI		6,112	  2.02	  2.02	  1.64	1.64	1.38	1.38	1.38	1.38
INDONESIA	7,910	11.56	10.56	  8.80	7.87	5.83	5.68	5.00	4.25
MALAYSIA	10,494	  6.11	  5.38	  4.66	3.92	3.23	3.03	2.86	2.58
PHILIPPINES	4,694	  8.24	  7.50	  6.48	5.86	4.85	4.37	4.36	3.28
SINGAPORE	5,708	  0.00	  0.00	  0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
THAILAND	8,867	14.14	12.73	10.18	9.31	7.03	6.99	5.80	4.62
VIETNAM		857	  0.88	  0.88	  0.88	0.88	0.88	0.88	0.88	0.88
ASEAN		44,642	  7.66	  6.95	  5.76	5.19	4.02	3.89	3.47	2.89
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Source:	ASEAN Secretariat

Average Tariff Rates By Country

Some idea of the effect on average CEPT tariff rates of the new time frame is shown in Table 2. The ASEAN or regional average tariff rate falls from the current 7.66% to 4.02% by the year 2000 and then to 2.89% by the year 2003. The information on average regional rates hides some significant reduction in Member Countries' average level of protection. The fall in average CEPT tariff rates is in fact quite dramatic for the countries with currently high CEPT tariff rates. For example, Indonesia and Thailand currently have average CEPT tariff rates that are at the double digit level. But under the new time frame, all countries in ASEAN would have average CEPT tariff rates that are within the 0-5% range by the year 2003. In fact, about 87.76% of the total tariff lines in the Inclusion List will be in the 0-5% category by the year 2000. Hence with two exceptions, all Member Countries would have average tariff rates in the 0-5% category by the year 2000.

Average Tariff Rates By Sector

The top five sectors in terms of intra-ASEAN trade value are machinery and electrical appliances (HS . 84-85), mineral products (HS 2527), base metals (HS 72-83), textiles (HS 50-63) and chemicals (HS 28-38).

In these widely-traded sectors, the average ASEAN CEPT rate will already be within the 0-5% range by the year 2000. For the minerals sectors, all ASEAN countries will have average CEPT rates in the 0-5% category by the year 2000. The average CEPT rates by country and for the region as a whole are shown in Figures 1-5.

Actually only five sectors will not have an averaoe ASEAN tariff rite within 0-5% by the year 2000. These are Prepared Foodstuff (HS 16-24); Woods (HS 44-46); Footwear (HS 64-67); Arms (HS 93) and Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles (HS 94-96).

The average CEPT tariff rates by country and for the region for the remaining sectors are shown in Figures 6-21. 

Figure 1
CEPT TARIFF REDUCTION F0R MACHINERY AND ELECTRICAL APPL. (HS: 84-85)
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Country	Number					YEAR
	Tariff lines	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
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BRUNEI		975	7.45	6.48	4.98	4.01	2.75	2.75	2.75	2.75
INDONESIA	1,192	8.66	8.15	6.64	6.25	5.02	4.99	4.46	3.92
MALAYSIA	1,274	5.20	4.70	4.10	3.68	3.27	3.05	2.80	2.27
PHILIPPINES	848	6.19	5.94	5.37	4.94	4.21	4.01	3.67	3.45
SINGAPORE	927	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
THAILAND	1,209	8.51	8.45	7.28	7.20	5.80	5.80	4.93	4.10
VIETNAM		338	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09
ASEAN		6,763	5.88	5.52	4.64	4.28	3.47	3.40	3.06	2.69
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Source:	ASEAN Secretariat


Figure 2
CEPT TARIFF REDUCTION FOR MINERAL PRODUCTS (HS: 25-27)
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Country	Number					YEAR
	Tariff lines	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
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BRUNEI		174	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
INDONESIA	203	3.23	3.23	3.13	2.96	2.91	2.91	2.88	2.86
MALAYSIA	170	1.70	1.61	1.59	1.54	1.50	1.50	1.38	1.24
PHILIPPINES	144	4.17	4.08	3.68	3.68	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
SINGAPORE	154	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
THAILAND	204	5.73	5.70	4.72	4.70	4.01	4.01	3.69	3.52
VIETNAM		71	1.20	1.20	1.20	1.20	1.20	1.20	1.20	1.20
ASEAN		1,120	2.50	2.47	2.22	2.18	1.95	1.95	1.87	1.81
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Source:	ASEAN Secretariat

Figure 3
CEPT TARIFF REDUCTION FOR BASE METALS AND METAL ARTICLES (HS: 72-83)
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Country	Number					YEAR
	Tariff lines	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
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BRUNEI		593	0.08	0.08	0.05	0.05	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03
INDONESIA	1,004	9.88	9.75	8.18	7.63	6.29	6.10	5.28	4.30
MALAYSIA	1,143	3.80	3.54	3.35	2.97	2.57	2.18	1.94	1.67
PHILIPPINES	675	10.63	10.27	7.65	6.72	5.40	4.63	4.40	3.76
SINGAPORE	627	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
THAILAND	1,155	13.01	13.01	11.52	11.52	8.8.3	8.83	6.66	4.62
VIETNAM		147	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.45
ASEAN		5,344	6.85	6.72	5.73	5.43	4.34	4.12	3.42	2.65
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Source:	ASEAN Secretariat


Figure 4
CEPT TARIFF REDUCTION FOR CHEMICALS (HS: 28-38)
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Country	Number					YEAR
	Tariff lines	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
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BRUNEI		942	0.79	0.77	0.64	0.64	0.49	0.49	0.44	0.39
INDONESIA	867	5.68	5.55	4.95	4.67	4.10	4.10	3.67	3.24
MALAYSIA	1,127	1.18	1.09	0.97	0.89	0.81	0.79	0.77	0.73
PHILIPPINES	778	5.20	4.96	4.02	3.83	3.34	3.28	3.23	3.14
SINGAPORE	826	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
THAILAND	1,255	9.54	7.93	6.67	6.31	5.48	5.48	5.16	4.78
VIETNAM		25	1.12	1.12	1.12	1.12	1.12	1.12	1.12	1.12
ASEAN		5,820	3.96	3.54	3.01	2.85	2.48	2.47	2.32	2.14
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Source:	ASEAN Secretariat


Figure 5
CEPT TARIFF REDUCTION FOR PLASTICS (HS: 39-40)
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Country	Number					YEAR
	Tariff lines	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
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BRUNEI		323	0.25	0.17	0.17	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09
INDONESIA	200	11.46	9.54	7.61	6.56	5.09	5.09	4.66	4.24
MALAYSIA	789	9.81	8.09	5.99	5.03	4.17	4.06	4.06	3.76
PHILIPPINES	197	9.90	8.92	7.95	7.29	4.83	4.62	4.14	3.91
SINGAPORE	239	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
THAILAND	575	19.28	17.60	13.27	12.17	8.89	8.89	6.82	4.91
VIETNAM		18	3.06	3.06	3.06	3.06	3.06	3.06	3.06	3.06
ASEAN		2,341	9.91	8.65	6.63	5.87	4.46	4.40	3.83	3.22
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Source.  ASEAN Secretariat


Figure 6
CEPT TARIFF REDUCTION FOR LIVE ANIMALS (HS: 1-5)
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Country	Number                                  		YEAR
	Tariff lines 	1996       1997    1998   	1999     2000	2001     2002    2003
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BRUNEI		255	0.00	0.00	0100	0100	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
INDONESIA	286	14.55	14.48	11.91	10.87	8.53	7.92	6.35	4.44
MALAYSIA	274	3.17	2193	2.71	2.40	2.04	1.74	1.38	1.04
PHILIPPINES	121	12.18	11.69	7.79	7.05	6.77	5.53	5.36	3.81
SINGAPORE	239	0.00	0.00	0.00	0400	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
THAILAND	269	20.79	20.79	16.49	16.49	12.25	12.25	8.41	4.62
VIETNAM		7	4.29	4.29	4.29	4.29	4.29	4.29	4.29	4.29
ASEAN		1,451	8.35	8.25	6.58	6.26	4.92	4.64	3.54	2.27
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Source:	ASEAN Secretariat


Figure 7
CEPT TARIFF REDUCTION FOR VEGETABLE PRODUCTS (HS: 6-14)
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Country	Number					YEAR
	Tariff lines	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
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BRUNEI		309	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
INDONESIA	372	9.51	9.30	8.11	7.17	6.48	5.95	5.27	4.29
MALAYSIA	321	1.1	11.07	1.01	0.93	0.82	0.76	0.68	0.60
PHILIPPINES	166	12.23	11.51	8.45	7.61	5.44	4.44	4.27	3.52
SINGAPORE	314	0-00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
THAILAND	279	19-08	19.08	14.89	14.86	11.21	10.94	7.69	4.50
VIETNAM		23	2.87	2.87	2.87	2.87	2.87	2.87	2.87	2.87
ASEAN		1,784	6.46	6.35	5.12	4.83	3.87	3.61	2.91	2.10
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Source:	ASEAN Secretariat


Figure 8
CEPT TARIFF REDUCTION FOR FATS AND OILS (HS: 15)
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Country	Number				YEAR
	Tariff lines	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
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BRUNEI		66	0.00	0100	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0;00	0.00
INDONESIA	88	7.93	6.62	5.43	5.20	4.74	4.74	4.63	4.63
MALAYSIA	182	1.50	1.49	1.47	1.44	1.38	1.38	1.38	1.38
PHILIPPINES	32	13.00	12.06	6.22	5.44	3.88	3.88	3.66	3.19
SINGAPORE	55	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
THAILAND	112	15.42	12.89	9.42	7.65	5.31	5.31	4.42	4.16
VIETNAM		16	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
ASEAN		551	5.78	5.00	3.76	3.30	2.64	2.64	2.43	2.35
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Source:	ASEAN Secretariat


Figure 9
CEPT TARIFF REDUCTION FOR PREPARED FOODSTUFFS (HS: 16-24)
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Country	Number					YEAR
	Tariff lines	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
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BRUNEI		268	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04
INDONESIA	353	19.24	18.12	15.30	13.98	11.20	10.38	7.93	4.89
MALAYSIA	393	5.09	4.50	3.90	3.25	2.60	2.55	2.49	2.27
PHILIPPINES	130	15.39	13.98	12.05	9.27	8.42	6.92	5.50	4.03
SINGAPORE	222	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
THAILAND	253	22.71	22.71	17.96	17.96	13.33	13.33	9.05	4.91
VIETNAM		1	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
ASEAN		1,620	10.13	9.63	7.99	7.32	5.78	5.47	4.17	2.71
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Source:	ASEAN Secretariat


Figure 10
CEPT TARIFF REDUCTION FOR HIDES AND LEATHERS (HS: 41-43)
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Country	Number				YEAR
	Tariff lines	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
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BRUNEI		81	0.68	0.68	0.68	0.68	0.68	0.68	0.68	0.68
INDONESIA	94	9.15	7.61	6.06	4.68	3.03	3.03	2.93	2.82
MALAYSIA	108	4.94	4.24	2.78	2.55	2.31	2.31	2.31	2.31
PHILIPPINES	82	15.40	12.60	10.71	9.24	6.33	5.05	5.05	3.59
SINGAPORE	81	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
THAILAND	119	11.33	9.91	7.93	6.63	5.07	5.07	4.49	4.19
VIETNAM		24	3.67	3.67	3.67	3.67	3.67	3.67	3.67	3.67
ASEAN		589	7.04	5.99	4.81	4.08	3.06	2.88	2.74	2.46
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Source:	ASEAN Secretariat


Figure 11
CEPT TARIFF REDUCTION FOR WOOD AND WOOD ARTICLES (HS: 44-46)
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Country	Number					YEAR
	Tariff lines 	1996      1997    1998     1999    2000    2001     2002    2003
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BRUNEI		90	7.61	7.61	5.11	5.11	2.61	2.61	2.61	2.61
INDONESIA	125	13.02	13.02	11.10	9.30	7.54	6.46	5.38	4.30
MALAYSIA	2,149	13.72	12.36	11.26	9.10	6.98	6.13	5.12	4.94
PHILIPPINES	77	12.99	12.27	9.70	8.14	6.35	5.44	4.73	3.88
SINGAPORE	96	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
THAILAND	149	13.41	13.41	11.60	11.60	8.48	8.48	6.33	4.18
VIETNAM		8	4.50	4.50	4.50	4.50	4.50	4.50	4.50	4.50
ASEAN		2,694	12.93	11.83	10.60	8.75	6.67	5.92	4.92	4.58
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Source:	ASEAN Secretariat


Figure 12
CEPT TARIFF REDUCTION FOR PULP AND PAPER (HS: 47-49)
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Country	Number						YEAR
		Tariff lines	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
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BRUNEI		168	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
INDONESIA	180	11.24	11.24	7.78	7.64	4.69	4.69	4.67	4.64
MALAYSIA	244	8.11	7.41	6.94	6.31	5.78	5.19	4.92	3.51
PHILIPPINES	116	8.79	8.66	6.25	5.78	4.43	4.08	3.78	3.60
SINGAPORE	154	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
THAILAND	285	15.21	15.21	12.72	12.72	9.50	9.50	7.14	4.82
VIETNAM		31	1.71	1.71	1.71	1.71	1.71	1.71	1.71	1.71
ASEAN		1,178	7.99	7.83	6.36	6.17	4.69	4.54	3.88	3.00
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Source:	ASEAN Secretariat


Figure 13
CEPT TARIFF REDUCTION FOR TEXTILES AND APPAREL (HS: 50-63)
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Country	Number					YEAR
	Tariff lines	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
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BRUNEI		1,022	3.78	3.78	3.78	3.78	3.78	3.78	3.78	3.78
INDONESIA	1,805	14.96	12.47	10.53	8.68	4.92	4.92	4.92	4.92
MALAYSIA	1,193	8.30	6.70	5.01	4.53	4.04	4.04	4.04	4.04
PHILIPPINES	613	14.82	10.93	10.47	9.59	7.06	7.01	7.01	4.33
SINGAPORE	975	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
THAILAND	1,779	18.99	14.61	10.53	7.65	5.08	5.08	5.00	4.96
VIETNAM		43	1.37	1.37	1.37	1.37	1.37	1.37	1.37	1.37
ASEAN		7,430	11.27	9.04	7.82	5.99	4.17	4.17	4.15	3.92
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Source:	ASEAN Secretariat


Figure 14
CEPT TARIFF REDUCTION FOR F OOTWARE (HS: 64-67)
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Country	Number                                  YEAR
	Tariff lines 	1996     	1997    	1998     1999     2000	2001    	2002     2003
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BRUNEI		60	3.50	3150	3.50	3.50	3.50	3.50	3.50	3.50
INDONESIA	110	26.00	23.18	18.68	18.32	13.82	13.59	9.27	4.95
MALAYSIA	84	10.45	8.86	8.27	7.71	5.13	5.09	4.76	4.44
PHILIPPINES	36	15.64	14.67	13.36	10.03	9.44	8.06	8.06	4.44
SINGAPORE	60	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
THAILAND	96	21.82	21.82	17.24	17.24	12.92	12.92	8.80	5.00
VIETNAM		1	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
ASEAN		447	14.77	13.70	11.39	10.93	8.36	8.19	6.18	3.96
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Source: ASEAN Secretariat


Figure 15
CEPT TARIFF REDUCTION FOR STONE/CEMENT/CERAMICS/ (HS: 68-70)
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Country	Number					YEAR
	Tariff lines	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
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BRUNEI		144	0.52	0.42	0.35	0.24	0.24	0.24	0.24	0.24
INDONESIA	279	14.96	13.60	10.79	8.67	5.76	5.69	5.10	4.51
MALAYSIA	170	6.07	5.35	4.66	2.82	2.29	2.09	1.90	1.70
PHILIPPINES	128	13.48	12.11	10.12	8.02	6.49	5.98	5.55	4.19
SINGAPORE	142	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
THAILAND	209	16.35	14.78	11.46	9.64	6.63	6.63	5.86	4.95
VIETNAM		25	1.88	1.88	1.88	1.88	1.88	1.88	1.88	1.88
ASEAN		1,097	9.56	8.63	6.93	5.50	3.92	3.81	3.43	2.92
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Source: ASEAN Secretariat


Figure 16
CEPT TARIFF REDUCTION FOR GEMS (HS: 71)
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Country	Number					YEAR
	Tariff lines	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
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BRUNEI		56	2.68	2.68	2.68	2.68	2.68	2.68	2.68	2.68
INDONESIA	75	10.10	8.10	7.10	7.03	5.37	5.37	4.57	3.77
MALAYSIA	66	3.41	3.24	3.08	3.03	2.98	2.98	2.98	2.98
PHILIPPINES	56	6.59	6.59	6.32	6.05	6.05	4.63	4.63	3.46
SINGAPORE	54	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
THAILAND	69	7.39	7.17	5.72	4.42	3.12	3.12	3.12	3.12
VIETNAM	
ASEAN		376	5.35	4.88	4.35	4.05	3.47	3.26	3.10	2.76
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Source:	ASEAN Secretariat


Figure 17
CEPT TARIFF REDUCTION FOR VEHICLES (HS: 86-89)
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Country	Number					YEAR
	Tariff lines	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
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BRUNEI		188	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03
INDONESIA	132	5.81	5.70	4.72	4.43	3.59	3.41	2.80	2.13
MALAYSIA	252	8.90	8.15	7.33	6.45	5.57	4.13	3.38	2.63
PHILIPPINES	101	5.38	5.13	4.78	4.39	3.98	3.83	3.47	3.32
SINGAPORE	125	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
THAILAND	261	13.56	13.56	11.33	11.33	8.58	8.58	6.31	4.10
VIETNAM		35	0.31	0.31	0.31	0.31	0.31	0.31	0.31	0.31
ASEAN		1,094	6.50	6.29	5.42	5.15	4.15	3.78	2.96	2.16
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Source:	ASEAN Secretariat


Figure 18
CEPT TARIFF REDUCTION FOR OPTICAL AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS (HS: 90-92)
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Country	Number					YEAR
	Tariff lines	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
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BRUNEI		219	3.45	3.45	2.99	2.99	2.53	2.53	2.53	2.53
INDONESIA	300	9.66	9.05	7.58	7.00	5.73	5.71	5.00	4.26
MALAYSIA	281	2.77	2.66	2.55	2.39	2.25	1.56	1.51	1.47
PHILIPPINES	242	8.04	7.01	5.93	4.93	3.81	3.77	3.75	3.46
SINGAPORE	236	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
THAILAND	357	8.83	8.83	7.50	7.50	6.33	6.33	5.51	4.63
VIETNAM		42	0.71	0.71	0.71	0.71	0.71	0.71	0.71	0.71
ASEAN		1,677	5.71	5.43	4.65	4.37	3.65	3.53	3.21	2.84
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Source:	ASEAN Secretariat


Figure 19
CEPT TARIFF REDUCTION FOR ARMS (HS: 93)
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Country	Number					YEAR
	Tariff lines 	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
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BRUNEI
INDONESIA
MALAYSIA	4	7.90	7.34	6.79	6.06	5.33	4.90	4.48	4.05
PHILIPPINES	2	9.00	9.00	9.00	6.50	6.50	6.50	4.00	4.00
SINGAPORE	17	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
THAILAND	31	23.23	23.23	18.39	18.39	13.55	13.55	9.19	4.84
VIETNAM
ASEAN		54	12.73	12.57	10.29	10.00	7.68	7.55	5.45	3.42
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Source ASEAN Secretariat


Figure 20
CEPT TARIFF REDUCTION FOR MISC. MANUFACTURED ARTICLES (HS: 94-96)
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Country	Number					YEAR
	Tariff lines 	1996     1997    1998    1999     2000    2001    2002    2003
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BRUNEI		159	4.08	4.08	2.94	2.94	1.80	1.80	1.80	1.80
INDONESIA	228	21.97	19.64	15.76	15.24	11.22	11.00	8.02	4.72
MALAYSIA	252	7.40	6.61	5.86	5.23	4.63	4.30	3.95	3.62
PHILIPPINES	143	14.87	14.17	11.78	9.77	7.99	7.36	5.36	4.59
SINGAPORE	154	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
THAILAND	176	20.73	20.16	15.93	15.36	11.09	11.09	7.96	4.99
VIETNAM		2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
ASEAN		1.114	12.73	12.57	10.29	10.00	7.68	7.55	5.45	3.42
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Source:	ASEAN Secretariat


Figure 21
CEPT TARIFF REDUCTION FOR ANTIQUES AND WORKS OF ART (HS: 97-98)
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Country	Number					YEAR
	Tariff lines 	1996      1997    1998    1999     2000    2001    2002     2003
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BRUNEI		20	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
INDONESIA	16	21.15	19.23	15.38	15.00	11.54	11.54	5.08	4.62
MALAYSIA	18	3.61	3.47	3.33	3.00	2.67	2.33	2.00	1.67
PHILIPPINES	7	20.00	17.14	14.29	11.43	7.86	7.14	7.14	5.00
SINGAPORE	11	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
THAILAND	12	9.17	9.17	8.37	8.33	5.83	5.83	4.17	2.50
VIETNAM
ASEAN		84	7.28	6.70	5.68	5.30	3.99	3.85	2.49	1.92
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Source: ASEAN Secretariat


Figure 22
ASEAN AVERAGE CEPT TARIFF RATE OF UNPROCESSED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
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Country	Number					YEAR
	Tariff lines	1996       1997    1998     	1999   	 2000     2001    2002     2003
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Indonesia	198	8.03	7.53	6.46	5.76	5.48	4.34	4.07	3.31
Malaysia	457	1.21	1.13	1.02	0.95	0.82	0.77	0.66	0.57
Philippines	159	16.00	14.87	10.44	9.06	7.33	6.05	5.83	3.96
Thailand	519	17.66	17.66	13.76	13.76	10.27	10.27	7.23	4.42
ASEAN		1,333	8.20	8.10	6.45	6.32	5.96	4.75	3.53	2.34
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Source: ASEAN Secretariat