Korea-Australia FTA materials posted online

Australian Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb has announced that the Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA) will enter into force on 12 December 2014. The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBP) has posted links to the following documents on its website.

Legislation

• Customs Amendment (Korea – Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Act 2014
• Customs Tariff Amendment (Korea – Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Act 2014
• Customs (Korean Rules of Origin) Regulation 2014

Practice Statement and Instructions and Guidelines

• Practice Statement NO. 2009/13 – Rules of Origin
• Instruction and Guideline – Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement

A KAFTA Certificate of Origin completed by the exporter or producer in Korea.

• Model format of KAFTA certificate of Origin

For more information, please read the following:

• Integrated Cargo System – Claiming Preferential Tariff Rates