-MFN and National Treatment Principles

-Tariffs

-Non-Tariff Barriers

-Preferential Trade Agreements or FTAs (Drawing Examples of RCEP & ATIGA)

-Basic Understanding of HS Classification System & Introduction to ASEAN Harmonised Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN)

Learning Objectives:

-Explain how trade policy, tariffs, and FTAs shape global and regional trade flows

-Interpret government trade policy objectives and link them to market access conditions.

-Assess how trade fragmentation, protectionism, and geopolitics affect internationalisation strategies.

-Apply trade policy concepts to real‑world expansion decisions (where to locate, source, manufacture, and sell).

-Identify policy‑driven risks and opportunities in ASEAN and key global markets.

Learning Outcome:

-Describe key trade policy tools (tariffs, FTAs, rules of origin, trade remedies).

-Differentiate between WTO rules, regional FTAs (RCEP, ATIGA), and unilateral trade measures.

-Evaluate how trade policy affects cost, pricing, and supply chain resilience.

-Map trade policy considerations into internationalization planning.

-Ask the right questions internally when expanding into new markets.

Trainer Profile

Boon Ho is the Director, Trade Advisory at RSM Singapore. His professional experience includes trade negotiations, advising companies on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) benefits and international trade optimisation.
Boon Ho is a Tariffs and Rules of Origin trade specialist. He directly participated in negotiating 8 of Singapore’s FTAs as well as the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Harmonization Work Programme on non-preferential Rules of Origin. Besides being directly involved in trade negotiations, he also advised Singapore trade negotiators on key industry requests and trade policy issues related to tariffs and rules of origin.
Boon Ho also has past experience advising and developing SME internationalisation capabilities in the food and beverage manufacturing, print and publishing industries. He also attracted global trading companies and helped promote exports centred on Singapore’s global trade hub status.
Prior to joining the Firm, he spent nearly 27 years with the Singapore Government in the defence field and the bulk of his public sector career in the enterprise and trade development agency, where he spent 5 years heading the Tokyo and Los Angeles Offices.

Trainer Profile

Boon Ho is the Director, Trade Advisory at RSM Singapore. His professional experience includes trade negotiations, advising companies on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) benefits and international trade optimisation.
Boon Ho is a Tariffs and Rules of Origin trade specialist. He directly participated in negotiating 8 of Singapore’s FTAs as well as the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Harmonization Work Programme on non-preferential Rules of Origin. Besides being directly involved in trade negotiations, he also advised Singapore trade negotiators on key industry requests and trade policy issues related to tariffs and rules of origin.
Boon Ho also has past experience advising and developing SME internationalisation capabilities in the food and beverage manufacturing, print and publishing industries. He also attracted global trading companies and helped promote exports centred on Singapore’s global trade hub status.
Prior to joining the Firm, he spent nearly 27 years with the Singapore Government in the defence field and the bulk of his public sector career in the enterprise and trade development agency, where he spent 5 years heading the Tokyo and Los Angeles Offices.

Export Executive/Manager, Regional Business Development Executive/Manager, Finance Executive/Manager, Logistics Executive/Manager; Mid-Career Participant Looking to Re-skill as a Trade Planner.