The Electronic Certificate of Origin (e-CO) was implemented in line with the efforts of the Bureau of Customs to facilitate trade through the National Single Window (NSW) and the SEAN Single Window (ASW) regional platform in 2020.

The Bureau of Customs has partnered with the USAID ASEAN Policy Implementation (API) Project to present the features and benefits of the e-CO, and a step-by-step process for its application and approval process.