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List of bilateral free trade agreements

A bilateral free trade agreement is between two sides, where each side could be a country, a trade bloc or an informal group of countries, and creates a free trade area.

Operating agreements
List of agreements between two states, two blocs or a bloc and a state. Afghanistan Afghanistan has bilateral agreements with the following countries: • IndiaPakistan Armenia Armenia has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs: • Commonwealth of Independent StatesBelarusKazakhstanKyrgyzstanMoldovaRussiaTurkmenistanTajikistanUzbekistanEurasian Economic UnionEurasian Customs Union members • Vietnam free trade agreement • China trade and economic agreement • Iran free trade agreement • Serbia free trade agreement • Singapore free trade agreement • European Union Armenia qualifies to export its products under the EU's Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) • GeorgiaUkraineUnited States Armenia qualifies to export its products under the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program ASEAN ASEAN has bilateral agreements with the following countries: • ASEAN–China Free Trade Area (ACFTA), in effect as of 1 January 2010 • ASEAN–Hong Kong, China Free Trade Area (AHKFTA) • ASEAN–India Free Trade Area (AIFTA), in effect as of 1 January 2010 • ASEAN–Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP), in effect as of 1 December 2008 • ASEAN–Korea Free Trade Area (AKFTA), in effect as of 1 January 2010 • ASEAN–Australia–New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA), in effect as of 1 January 2010 Australia Australia has bilateral agreements with the following countries: • Hong Kong (Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement) (CEPA) (2003) • Macau (Mainland and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement) (CEPA) (2003) • Chile (China-Chile Free Trade Agreement) (2006) • Pakistan (China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement) (2006) • New Zealand (China-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement) (2008) • Singapore (China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement) (2009) • ASEAN (China–ASEAN Free Trade Area) (2010) • Republic of China (Taiwan), Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) (2010) • Peru (China-Peru Free Trade Agreement) (2010) • Costa Rica (China-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement) (2011) • Iceland (China-Iceland Free Trade Agreement) (2014) • Switzerland (China–Switzerland free trade agreement) (2014) • Australia (China–Australia Free Trade Agreement) (2015) • South Korea (China–South Korea Free Trade Agreement) (2015) • Georgia (China–Georgia Free Trade Agreement) (2017) • Cambodia (China-Cambodia Free Trade Agreement) (2023) Colombia Colombia has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs (date it took effect): • Canada (15 August 2011) • CARICOM (1 May 1995) • Chile (8 May 2009) • Costa Rica (1 August 2016) • EFTA: • Iceland (1 October 2014) • Liechtenstein-Switzerland (1 July 2011) • Norway (1 September 2014) • European Union (5 November 2014) • Israel (11 August 2020) • South Korea (30 June 2016) • Mexico (1 January 1995) • Northern Triangle: • Guatemala (12 November 2009) • El Salvador (1 February 2010) • Honduras (27 March 2010) • Pacific Alliance (1 May 2016) • United States, United States–Colombia Free Trade Agreement (15 May 2012) Costa Rica Costa Rica has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs (date it took effect): • Canada (1 November 2002) • Chile (15 February 2002) • China (1 August 2011) • Colombia (1 August 2016) • Dominican Republic (7 March 2002) • Ecuador (1 October 2024) • EFTA Member States (5 May 2014) • El Salvador Customs union, (1963, re-launched on 29 October 1993) • European Union Member States (October 1, 2013) • Guatemala Customs union, (1963, re-launched on 29 October 1993) • Honduras Customs union, (1963, re-launched on 29 October 1993) • Mexico (January 1, 1995) • Nicaragua Customs union, (1963, re-launched on 29 October 1993) • Panama (31 July 1973, renegotiated and expanded for (1 January 2009) • Peru (1 June 2013) • Singapore (16 May 2013) • South Korea (6 March 2019) • United Arab Emirates (1 April 2025) • United Kingdom (6 March 2019) • United States (1 January 2009 as part of CAFTA) • Caribbean Community (CARICOM) (15 November 2005) • Trinidad and Tobago (15 November 2005) • Guyana (30 April 2006) • Barbados (1 August 2006) • Belize (10 March 2011) • Jamaica (1 June 2015) • Antigua and BarbudaDominicaGrenadaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the Grenadines Eurasian Economic Union The Eurasian Economic Union consisting of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan has following free trade agreements, see further here. • China (2019) • Egypt (2015) • Indonesia (2025) • Iran (2021) • Moldova (2013) • Serbia (2019) • Singapore (2019) • Tajikistan (2016) • Uzbekistan (2014) • Vietnam (2016) European Free Trade Association EFTA has bilateral agreements with the following countries – including dependent territories – and blocs: • AlbaniaCanadaChileColombiaCosta RicaGeorgiaGulf Cooperation Council (GCC) • Faroe Islands (autonomous entity of Denmark) • EgyptHong KongIndiaIndonesiaIsraelJordanLebanonNorth MacedoniaMexicoMoroccoPhilippinesPalestinian AuthoritySerbiaSingaporeSouth KoreaSouthern African Customs UnionThailandTunisiaTurkeyUkraine European Union , Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker in 2017 The European Union has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs: • Albania SAA (2009) • Algeria AA (2005) • Andorra CU (1991) • Bosnia and Herzegovina SAA (2015) • Canada: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (provisionally applied) • Central America AAChile AA (2003) • Egypt AA (2004) • Faroe Islands, autonomous entity of Denmark (1997) • Georgia AA/DCFTA (2014) • India FTA (2027) • Indonesia CEPA (2027) • Israel AA (2000) • Japan EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (2019) • Jordan AA (2002) • Lebanon AA (2006) • Macedonia SAA (2004) • Mexico AA (2000) • Montenegro SAA (2010) • Monaco CU (1958, Franco-Monegasque Treaties) • Morocco AA (2000) • Palestinian Authority interim AA (1997) • San Marino CU (2002) • Serbia SAA (signed 2008, entry into force on 1 September 2013) • South Africa AA (2000) • South Korea: European Union–South Korea Free Trade Agreement (entered in to force on 13 December 2015) • Switzerland FTA (1973) • Tunisia AA (1998) • Turkey CU (1996) • EU Overseas Countries and TerritoriesVietnam: European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (2020) • United Kingdom: European Union-United Kingdom Trade and Cooperation Agreement (entry into force 1 May 2021) Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands have bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs: • EFTA Member States (The Hoyvík Agreement) • European Union Member StatesTurkey (October 1, 2017) Georgia Georgia has bilateral free trade agreements with the following countries and blocs: • ArmeniaAzerbaijanChinaEFTA (Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway, Switzerland)EURussiaTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUzbekistanUnited States: Georgia is a beneficiary country of the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program. Gulf Cooperation Council The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs: • Lebanon (Entry into force: November 2005) • Singapore (Entry into force: 1 September 2013) • EFTA (Entry into force: 1 July 2014) • South Korea (Agreement date: 28 December 2023) Hong Kong Hong Kong has bilateral free trade agreements with the following countries and blocs: • ASEANAustraliaChileChinaEFTA (Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway, Switzerland)MacauNew ZealandSingapore (Separate from ASEAN Free Trade Agreement) India India has bilateral trade agreement with the following countries and blocs: • AfghanistanASEANAsia–PacificAustraliaBhutanEuropean Free Trade AssociationEuropean UnionJapanMalaysiaMauritiusNepalNew ZealandOmanSAARCSingaporeSouth KoreaSri LankaUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Kingdom Indonesia Indonesia has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs: • CanadaCanada–Israel Free Trade AgreementColombiaEuropean Free Trade AssociationEuropean UnionGuatemalaJordanMexicoMercosurPanamaSouth KoreaTurkeyUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesIsrael–United States Free Trade AgreementVietnam Japan Japan has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs: • ASEAN (Entry into force 2009) • Australia (Entry into force 2015) • Brunei (Entry into force 2009) • European Union (EU–Japan Economic Partnership Agreement) (Entry into force in 2019) • India (Entry into force in 2011) • Indonesia (Japan–Indonesia Economic Partnership Agreement) (Entry into force in 2008) • Malaysia (Entry into force in 2006) • Mexico (Entry into force in 2005) • Mongolia (Entry into force in 2016) • Peru (Entry into force in 2012) • Philippines (Entry into force in 2008) • Singapore (Entry into force in 2003) • Switzerland (Entry into force in 2009) • Thailand (Japan–Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement) (Entry into force in 2007) • Vietnam (Entry into force in 2009) • United Kingdom (signed in 2020) • United States (Entry into force in 2020) Jordan Jordan has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs: • BahrainCanadaIraqIsraelKuwaitMoroccoSaudi ArabiaSingaporeSudanSyriaTunisiaUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Kingdom • United States (United States–Jordan Free Trade Agreement) • The Palestinian Territories • The European Free Trade Association • The European Union Kazakhstan Kazakhstan has bilateral agreements with the following countries: • Australia (Separate from ASEAN Free Trade Agreement) • India (Separate from ASEAN Free Trade Agreement) • Japan (Separate from ASEAN Free Trade Agreement) • New Zealand (Separate from ASEAN Free Trade Agreement) • PakistanSingapore (Separate from ASEAN Free Trade Area) • Turkey Marshall Islands Marshall Islands has signed bilateral agreements with the following countries: • Micronesia (1986) • Palau (1994) • United States (1986) • Taiwan (2023, Not yet in effect) In addition, Marshall Islands and Taiwan have signed the agreement in 2019, approved it in 2023 and will take effect at a future date: Mercosur Mercosur has signed bilateral agreements with the following countries: • IsraelEgyptLebanonThe Palestinian Territories Mexico Mexico has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs: • Free trade agreements • USMCACPTPPChile (Chile–Mexico Free Trade Agreement) • Colombia (Colombia–Mexico Free Trade Agreement) • Costa Rica (Costa Rica–Mexico Free Trade Agreement) • EFTA (EFTA-Mexico Free Trade Agreement) (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland) • European Union (EU-Mexico Economic Partnership) • Israel (Israel–Mexico Free Trade Agreement) • Japan (Japan–Mexico Economic Association Agreement) • Nicaragua (Nicaragua–Mexico Free Trade Agreement) • Northern Triangle (El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala) • PanamaUruguay (Uruguay-Mexico Free Trade Agreement) • Framework agreements • MERCOSUR–Mexico Economic Association (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela) • Preferential trade agreements • ArgentinaBrazilEcuadorParaguayPanamaPeru Micronesia Micronesia has bilateral agreements with the following countries: • People’s Republic of China (Separate from ASEAN Free Trade Agreement) • European Free Trade Association (EFTA) • European Union (EU) • Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) • United StatesEuropean Union South Korea South Korea has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs: • ASEAN (entered in to force on 1 June 2007) • Australia (see Korea–Australia Free Trade Agreement KAFTA) (entered in to force on 12 December 2014) • Canada (see South Korea–Canada Free Trade Agreement) (entered in to force on 1 January 2015) • Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama) (entered in to force on 1 March 2021) • China (see South Korea–China Free Trade Agreement) (entered in to force on 20 December 2015) • Chile (entered in to force on 1 April 2004) • Colombia (entered in to force on 15 July 2016) • Ecuador (signed on 11 October 2023) • European Free Trade Association (entered in to force on 1 September 2006) • European Union (European Union–South Korea Free Trade Agreement) (entered in to force on 13 December 2015) • Albania (Signed: 17.12.2009: Entry into force: 01.11.2010) • Bosnia-Herzegovina (Entry into force: 01.01.2015) • Canada (Entry into force 01.07.2009) • Chile (Entry into force: 01.12.2004) • People's Republic of China (Entry into force: July 1, 2014) • European Free Trade AssociationJapan (Japan–Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement signed in 2007) • New ZealandPeruSri Lanka Tunisia Tunisia has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs: • MoroccoEuropean Free Trade AssociationJordanSenegalEgyptAlgeriaLibyaMauritaniaTurkey Turkey Turkey has bilateral and multilateral agreements with: • European Free Trade Association (September 1, 1992, updated June 25, 2018) • European Union (December 31, 1995) • Organization of the Black Sea Economic CooperationEconomic Cooperation Organization Trade AgreementAlbania (May 1, 2008) • Azerbaijan (February 25, 2020) • Bosnia-Herzegovina (July 1, 2003) • Chile (March 1, 2011) • Egypt (March 1, 2007) • Faroe Islands (October 1, 2017) • Georgia (November 1, 2008) • Israel (May 1, 1997) • Kosovo (September 1, 2019) • Macedonia (September 7, 1999) • Malaysia (August 1, 2015) • Mauritius (June 1, 2013) • Moldova (November 1, 2016) • Montenegro (March 1, 2010) • Morocco (January 1, 2006) • Palestinian Authority (July 20, 2004) • North Macedonia (September 1, 2000) • Serbia (September 1, 2010, updated June 1, 2019) • Singapore (October 1, 2017) • South Korea (May 1, 2013, updated August 1, 2018) • Tunisia (July 1, 2005) • Ukraine (February 3, 2022) • United Kingdom (December 29, 2020) • Venezuela (May 17, 2018) United Kingdom The United Kingdom has bilateral and multilateral agreements with: • (2021) • Andean Community (2021) • (2023)(2021)(2021)CARIFORUM (2021) • Central America (2021) • (2021) • Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (2024) • East African Community (2021) • (2021) • European Union (2021) • (2021) • (2021) • (2021) • (2021) • (2021) • (2021)(2021) • (2021) • (2021) • (2021) • (2021) • (2021) • (2021) • (2021) • (2021) • (2023) • (2021) • (2021) • Palestinian Authority (2021) • (2021) • (2021) • (2021) • Southern Africa Customs Union and Mozambique (2021) • (2021) • (2021) • (2021) • (2021) • (2021) United States United States has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs: • AustraliaBahrainCanadaChileColombiaCosta RicaDominican RepublicEl SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasIsraelJapanJordanMarshall Islands (Compact of Free Association) • MexicoMicronesia (Compact of Free Association) • MoroccoNicaraguaOmanPanamaPalau (Compact of Free Association) • PeruSouth KoreaSingapore Vietnam Vietnam has bilateral free trade agreements with the following countries and blocs: • Japan (Entry into force in 2009) • Chile (Entry into force in 2014) • South Korea (Entry into force in 2015) • European Union (Entry into force in 2020) • Israel (Entry into force in 17 November 2024) Table (to be merged) == Signed agreements ==
Signed agreements
Agreements that have been negotiated and signed by the respective heads of states of each country, but not yet ratified by the country's legislative body. == Proposed bilateral agreements ==
Proposed bilateral agreements
List of agreements being in negotiations and being proposed to be signed by the respective parties involved: • AfghanistanIranUzbekistanAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)African UnionBangladeshCanadaEuropean UnionEurasian Economic UnionGulf Cooperation CouncilPakistanUnited KingdomAustraliaBrunei (Separate from ASEAN - Australia Free Trade Agreement) • ColombiaEuropean UnionGulf Cooperation CouncilUnited Arab EmiratesAzerbaijanTurkeyBangladeshASEANBhutanBrazilIndiaNepalPakistanSri LankaTurkeyBhutanBangladeshNepalPakistanSri LankaBruneiAustralia (Separate from ASEAN - Australia Free Trade Agreement) • United StatesCambodiaEurasian Economic UnionJapanSouth KoreaCanadaAndean CommunityCARICOMChileGuatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua (Canada Central American Free Trade Agreement) • Dominican RepublicEuropean UnionSingaporeNicaraguaMainland ChinaGulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – China–GCC Free Trade AgreementIsraelChina–Israel Free Trade AgreementJapan and South Korea: China–Japan–Korea Free Trade AgreementNorwayChina–Norway Free Trade AgreementSri LankaChina–Sri Lanka Free Trade AgreementCosta RicaAustraliaJapanMalaysiaNew ZealandVietnamColombiaAustraliaJapanNew ZealandTurkeyEurasian Economic UnionASEANCambodiaIndiaIsraelMERCOSURMongoliaTunisiaEuropean UnionACP countries via Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) • European Union Economic Partnership Agreement with the Pacific ACP Countries (EU–PACP) • Andean Community (Exclude Bolivia) (Only applies to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) (AA) • Angola (SIFA: Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement) • CACM + PanamaKenya (Economic Partnership Agreement) (EPA) • Kosovo (Stabilisation and Association Agreement) (SAA) • Moldova (Association Agreement) (AA) • New Zealand (Free Trade Agreement) (FTA) • United States (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) • Russia (EU–Russia Common Economic Space) • Andean CommunitySouth Korea (European Union–Korea Free Trade Agreement) • European Union Central American Association Agreement (EU–CAAA) • European Free Trade AssociationAlbaniaUkraineGulf Cooperation Council (GCC) • ASEANIndiaNew ZealandChinaEurasian Economic UnionGuatemalaIndiaVietnam • Japan • Gulf Cooperation Council • Australia (Conducting feasibility study as of 19 September 2006). • New Zealand – (Conducting feasibility study as of 14 May 2008) • JordanIraqPalestinian AuthorityPakistan • New Zealand • United States • South Korea • Japan • Hong KongCooperation Council for the Arab States of the GulfAssociation of Southeast Asian NationsPeruVietnam • India • Russia • Peru • Mexico • Costa RicaRepublic of China (Taiwan)Singapore is negotiating bilateral free trade agreements with the following countries and blocs: • EU • • • • • • • • • Gulf Cooperation Council • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • {{cite web|date= 3 May 2020|title=UK–US trade talks to begin on Tuesday • United States : • Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (2008?) • Panama – United States Trade Promotion Agreement (2008?) • United States–Thailand Free Trade Agreement (on hold since the 2006 Thai coup d'état) • United States–New Zealand Free Trade AgreementUnited States–Ghana Free Trade AgreementUnited States–Indonesia Free Trade AgreementUnited States–Kenya Free Trade AgreementUnited States–Kuwait Free Trade Agreement (Expert-level trade talks held in February 2006) (part of US–MEFTA initiative) • United States–Malaysia Free Trade Agreement (next meeting on January 14, 2008 in Kuala Lumpur) • United States–Mauritius Free Trade AgreementUnited States–Mozambique Free Trade AgreementUnited States–United Arab Emirates Free Trade Agreement (5th round of talks are yet to be scheduled) (part of US–MEFTA initiative) • United States–Southern African Customs Union Free Trade Agreement (on hold since 2006 due to US demands on intellectual property rights, government procurement rights and investment) • United States–Ecuador Free Trade AgreementUnited States–Qatar Free Trade Agreement (on hold since 2006) (part of US–MEFTA initiative) == Obsolete agreements ==
Obsolete agreements
The following bilateral free trade agreements are no longer active. == See also ==
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