Includes customs regulations and contact information.
Last Published: 9/5/2018
Information on trade regulations, customs and standards needed to participate in Asian Development Bank-funded projects is specific to the countries where the projects are implemented, not to the ADB itself. Hence, many segments of a traditional Country Commercial Guide are not included here. To learn about these aspects of doing business in countries of interest to your firm see the “Trade Regulations, Customs and Standards” section of each country’s Country Commercial Guide  and U.S. Department of State Background Notes .

Meanwhile, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) recognizes the positive impact of trade facilitation in its publication ‘Trade Facilitation for a More Inclusive and Connected Asia and Pacific Region’. Further, ADB supports various subregional trade programs as follows: 
  • Trade in the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) , which includes the entire sultanate of Brunei Darussalam; the provinces of Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku and West Papua of Indonesia; the states of Sabah and Sarawak and the federal territory of Labuan in Malaysia; and Mindanao and the province of Palawan in the Philippines.
  • Trade in South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) program  (Countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka) boosts intraregional trade and cooperation in South Asia, while developing connectivity and trade with Southeast Asia through Myanmar, to the People’s Republic of China, and the global market.
  • Trade in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (Countries: Cambodia, the People's Republic of China (Yunnan Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region], Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam).
  • ​Trade Facilitation Program in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program (CAREC; countries: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, People's Republic of China, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan; Multilateral institution partners: Asian Development Bank [Secretariat], European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Monetary Fund, Islamic Development Bank, United Nations Development Program, and World Bank.)
  • Trade in Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle subregional program aims to stimulate economic development in 32 of these three countries’ less-developed states and provinces, which are home to over 54 million people.

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