Title
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
Dates of the instrument
Signature: 08 March 2018
Entry into force*: 30 December 2018
Summary
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a free trade agreement spanning 12 economies globally, starting with 11 original signatories and expanded with the United Kingdom's accession. It goes beyond reducing business costs to include commitments safeguarding high labor and environmental standards across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
Key paperless trade provisions are found in:
Chapter 5 (Customs Administration and Trade Facilitation):
- Electronic submission and processing of customs information prior to goods arrival
- Electronic data sharing facilitation between governments
- Electronic submission of manifests
- Acceptance of electronic signatures
- Recognition of electronically submitted trade documents as legal equivalents of paper versions
Chapter 14 (Electronic Commerce):
- Digital documentation standards
- Electronic authentication protocols
- Cross-border electronic data flows
- Paperless trading development and implementation
- Digital customs procedures facilitation
Relevant document(s)
Geographical coverage
Regional: Asia and the Pacific, Latin America
Legal nature
Regional Trade Agreements
Trade processes
Commercial Processes
Transport Processes
Border and Regulatory Processes
Financial Processes
Trade documents
Non-preferential Certificate of Origin (CoO)
Preferential Certificate of Origin (PCoO)
Customs Declaration (CD)
Contact point
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
legalisations.australia@dfat.gov.au
Contact point
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade New Zealand
enquiries@mfat.govt.nz
* For a model law – entry into force of the law enacting a model law; for a treaty–entry into force