Given that the 2015 target for AEC is fast approaching, it is essential to examine closely the non-tariff issues affecting the economic integration of the region. The objectives of this chapter are as follows: (i) to identify and examine the non-tariff barriers affecting the integration of the priority sectors in the ASEAN region; 3 (ii) to assess progress in the implementation of actions in the AEC Blueprint that are meant to address NTBs; (iii) to examine the possibility (or impossibility) of achieving the AEC by 2015; and (iv) to identify policy issues as well as make recommendations to address NTBs in the region.