 The new member states (Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia) have not fully met AFTA's obligations, but are officially considered part of the agreement as they were required to sign it upon entry into ASEAN, and were given longer time frames to meet AFTA's tariff reduction obligations.The next steps are to create a single market and production base, a competitive economic region, a region of equitable economic development, and a region that is fully integrated into the global economy.Since 2007, ASEAN countries have gradually lowered their import duties to member states, with a target of zero import duties by 2016.