India Equalisation Levy 

The Indian government has expanded the scope of its existing Equalisation Levy (EL), which was first imposed in 2016, to include an additional 2% levy on all “e-commerce supply or services (including facilitation) by an e-commerce operator.”

We believe that the expanded EL will: i) seriously and negatively impact Indian SMEs and consumers; ii) dampen India’s digital exports’ potential if/when other countries retaliate with a similar levy; and iii) blindside SMEs due to its broad and discretionary nature. 

Digital Trade and the TPP: How Asia Pacific Benefits

This pamphlet compares the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to current trade agreements across the region and shows how the TPP is the most comprehensive trade agreement for Asia to date.  It highlights the participating countries and provides the SME with a glimpse of the changes in the area of Digital Trade specific to current policy gaps and how TPP helps address these areas of ambiguity.

Implications of TPP for Processed Food

This booklet looks at the TPP and how it will effect the processed food industry.

Implications of TPP for Fresh and Frozen Food

This booklet looks at the TPP and how it will effect the fresh and frozen food industry.

Understanding TPP 11: Market Access for Goods

This booklet provides in detail the potential benefits for goods under the TPP11.

TPP 11 Is Coming: The Global Implications and how to prepare Your Business

This booklet contains a brief summary of the benefits and impacts of TPP11 and how they affect your business. 

Ten Benefits of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

This booklet provides 10 key benefits of the CPTPP for business.

ABTA SME Summit Outcome Report 2018

The first SME Summit was organized in June 2018 in Singapore. The event received more than 700 registrations from SMEs across 28 countries. Below is the outcome report of the SME Summit.

ABTA Cybersecurity Framework for Asia

The Asia Business Trade Association (ABTA) recognizes that a sensible cybersecurity framework is needed to help ensure that global trade flows can continue to flourish in the 21st century. As the digital economy has grown rapidly around the world, so has the importance of digital trade.

ABTA Data Management Principles

The Asia Business Trade Association recognizes that companies should have in place appropriate data management principles to protect customer, company, employee and third party data. This is a quick guide as to the areas companies may want to address when it comes to Data Management Principles.

FTA Digital Trade Regulations Comparison

This Issue paper highlights digital trade provisions in seven different FTAs on 16 different dimensions of importance.

ASEAN Trade Repository

This database contains the standards that ASEAN has harmonized towards the existing relevant international standards, as mandated under the (ASEAN Trade In Goods Agreement) ATIGA.