List of Bilateral Free Trade Agreements - Operating Agreements

Operating Agreements

List of agreements between two states, two blocs or a bloc and a state.

• ASEAN has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:

• • ASEAN – Australia – New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) is a free trade area between ASEAN and ANZCERTA, in effect as of 1 January 2010
  • ASEAN–China Free Trade Area (ACFTA), in effect as of 1 January 2010
  • 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

• Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has bilateral agreements with the following countries:
  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
  • Dominican Republic

• People's Republic of China has bilateral agreements with the following blocs, countries, and its two special administrative regions:

• • ASEAN, ASEAN–China Free Trade Area
  • Chile
  • Hong Kong, Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)
  • Macau, Mainland and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)
  • Pakistan, China – Pakistan Free Trade Agreement
  • Peru, China–Peru Free Trade Agreement
  • New Zealand, New Zealand – China Free Trade Agreement
  • Thailand
  • Singapore
  • Republic of China (Taiwan), Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement
  • Costa Rica

• Costa Rica has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs and took effect on (see date):

• • Canada (1 November 2002)
  • Chile (15 February 2002)
  • China (1 August 2011)
  • Caribbean Community (CARICOM) (15 November 2005)
    • • Trinidad & Tobago (15 November 2005)
      • Guyana (30 April 2006)
      • Barbados (1 August 2006)
      • Belize (10 March 2011)
      • Jamaica (1 May 2013)
  • Dominican Republic (7 March 2002)
  • El Salvador Customs union, (1963, re-launched on 29 October 1993)
  • 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).
  • United States (1 January 2009)

• EFTA has bilateral agreements with the following countries – including dependent territories – and blocs:

• • Albania
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Gulf Co-operation Council
  • Faroe Islands (autonomous entity of Denmark)
  • Egypt
  • Hong Kong
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Macedonia
  • Mexico
  • Morocco
  • Palestinian Authority
  • Serbia
  • Singapore
  • Southern African Customs Union
  • Tunisia
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine

• European Union free trade agreements:

• • Albania SAA (2009)
  • Algeria AA (2005)
  • Andorra CU (1991)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina SAA (signed 2008, entry into force pending)
  • Chile AA (2003)
  • Egypt AA (2004)
  • Faroe Islands, autonomous entity of Denmark (1997)
  • Israel AA (2000)
  • Jordan AA (2002)
  • Lebanon AA (2006)
  • Macedonia SAA (2004)
  • Mexico AA (2000)
  • Montenegro SAA (2010)
  • Morocco AA (2000)
  • Palestinian Authority interim AA (1997)
  • San Marino CU (2002)
  • Serbia SAA (signed 2008, entry into force pending)
  • Singapore European Union Free Trade Agreement (negotiations concluded, to be signed)
  • South Africa AA (2000)
  • Switzerland FTA (1973)
  • Tunisia AA (1998)
  • Turkey CU (1996)
  • EU Overseas Countries and Territories

• Faroe Islands has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
  • Switzerland
  • Norway
  • Iceland (The Hoyvík Agreement)
  • The European Union

• Georgia has bilateral agreements with the following countries:
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Kazakhstan (Entry into force: 16 July 1999)
  • Russian Federation (Entry into force: 10 May 1994)
  • Turkmenistan (Entry into force: 1 January 2000)
  • Ukraine

• India has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:

• • SAFTA (Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan)
  • ASEAN (ASEAN–India Free Trade Area)
  • European Union (final stage)
  • Sri Lanka
  • Singapore
  • Thailand (separate from FTA agreement with ASEAN)
  • Malaysia (separate from FTA agreement with ASEAN)
  • Japan
  • European Free Trade Association (EFTA) (negotiation ongoing)
  • Canada (negotiation ongoing)
  • South Korea (India-Korea CEPA)

• Iran has a bilateral agreement with the following country:
  • Venezuela

• Japan has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
  • ASEAN (signed in Hanoi as of 1 April 2008)
  • Chile (signed in 2006)
  • Brunei (signed in 2007)
  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia (Japan-Malaysia Economic Partnership Agreement signed in 2005)
  • Mexico (took effect in 2005)
  • Peru
  • Philippines (signed in 2006)
  • Thailand (Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement signed in 2007)
  • Singapore (signed in 2002)
  • Vietnam (signed in 2008)
  • Switzerland (signed in 2009)

• Jordan has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
  • Algeria
  • Libya
  • Syria
  • Kuwait
  • Bahrain
  • Peru
  • United States (United States-Jordan Free Trade Agreement)
  • The European Free Trade Association
  • The European Union

• Kyrgyz Republic has bilateral agreements with the following countries:
  • Kazakhstan (Entry into force: 11 November 1995)
  • Moldova (Entry into force: 21 November 1996)
  • Russian Federation (Entry into force: 24 April 1993)
  • Ukraine (Entry into force: 19 January 1998)
  • Uzbekistan (Entry into force: 20 March 1998)

• Lebanon has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
  • Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
  • Iraq
  • The European Union

• Malaysia has bilateral agreements with the following countries:
  • India
  • USA
  • Australia

• Mexico free trade agreements:

• Free Trade Agreements
  • Chile-Mexico Free Trade Agreement
  • Colombia-Mexico Free Trade Agreement
  • Costa Rica-Mexico Free Trade Agreement
  • EFTA-Mexico Free Trade Agreement: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland
  • European Union (EU)-Mexico Economic Partnership:
• Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
  • Israel-Mexico Free Trade Agreement
  • Japan-Mexico Economic Association Agreement
  • (NAFTA) North American Free Trade Agreement: Canada, United States
  • Nicaragua-Mexico Free Trade Agreement
  • Northern Triangle)-Mexico: El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala
  • Uruguay-Mexico Free Trade Agreement
• Framework Agreements
  • MERCOSUR-Mexico Economic Association: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela
• Partial Preferential Agreements
  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Ecuador
  • MERCOSUR
  • Paraguay
  • Panama
  • Peru

• New Zealand free trade agreements:
  • Australia (as Closer Economic Relations)
  • Malaysia
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • Chile
  • People's Republic of China (see China-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement)
  • Brunei (see Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership)
  • Hong Kong

• Panama has bilateral agreements with the following countries:
  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua
  • Republic of China (Taiwan)

• Republic of China (Taiwan) has bilateral agreements with the following countries:
  • People's Republic of China Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement
  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama

• Peru has bilateral agreements with the following countries:
  • Canada
  • EFTA
  • People's Republic of China
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • United States

• Serbia has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
  • EU (SAA)
  • EFTA
  • CEFTA
  • Russia
  • Belarus
  • Turkey
  • Kazakhstan
  • United States (GSP)

• Singapore has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
  • Australia
  • Chile
  • India
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • New Zealand (separate from the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (see above) and is still in force)
  • Panama
  • Peru
  • South Korea
  • People's Republic of China
  • European Union (concluded negotiations, to be signed)
  • the EFTA

• South Korea has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
  • ASEAN
  • Chile
  • EFTA
  • India (Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement)
  • Peru
  • Singapore
  • United States (US)
  • European Union (European Union–South Korea Free Trade Agreement)

• Switzerland has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
  • Albania (Signed: 17.12.2009: Entry into force: 01.11.2010)
  • Canada (Entry into force 01.07.2009)
  • Chile (Entry into force: 01.12.2004)
  • Colombia (Signed: 25.11.2008. Entry into force: 01.07.2011)
  • Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) (Signed: 22.06.2009 Entry into force expected 2nd semester 2012)
  • Egypt (Entry into force: 01.09.2008)
  • European Community (EC) (Entry into force: 01.01.1973; bilateral CH-EC)
  • EFTA-Convention (Entry into force: 03.05.1960)
  • Faeroe Islands (Entry into force: 01.03.1995; bilateral CH-Faeroe)
  • Israel (Entry into force: 01.07.1993)
  • Japan (Entry into force: 01.09.2009. Bilateral CH-Japan)
  • Jordan (Entry into force: 01.09.2002)
  • Republic of Korea (Entry into force: 01.09.2006)
  • Lebanon (Entry into force: 01.01.2007)
  • Macedonia (Entry into force: 01.05.2002)
  • Mexico (Entry into force: 01.07.2001)
  • Morocco (Entry into force: 01.12.1999)
  • Palestinian Authority (Entry into force: 01.07.1999)
  • Peru (Signed: 24.06.2010 (EFTA) and 14.07.2010 (Peru). Entry into force on 01.07.2011)
  • Serbia (Signed: 17.12.2009: Entry into force: 01.10.2010)
  • Singapore (Entry into force: 01.01.2003)
  • SACU (Entry into force: 01.05.2008)
  • Tunisia (Entry into force: 01.06.2006)
  • Turkey (Entry into force: 01.04.1992)
  • Ukraine (Signed 24.06.2010. Entry into force expected 01.06.2012)

• Thailand has bilateral agreements with the following countries:
  • Australia
  • India
  • New Zealand
  • Peru
  • Chile
• Tunisia has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
  • Morocco
  • The European Free Trade Association
  • Jordan
  • Senegal
  • Egypt
  • the Greater Arab Free Trade Area
  • Algeria
  • Libya
  • Mauritania
  • Turkey
  • The European Union

• United States free trade agreements:

• • Korea
  • Colombia
  • Panama
  • NAFTA
    • Canada
    • Mexico
  • Australia
  • Chile
  • Singapore
  • Peru
  • Oman
  • Morocco
  • Bahrain
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement
    • Costa Rica
    • El Salvador
    • Guatemala
    • Honduras
    • Nicaragua
    • the Dominican Republic

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