Free Trade Agreements in Force
Here is a list of free trade agreements of which New Zealand is part. In parentheses, the abbreviation, if applicable, membership if not stated before, and the date of coming into force are to be seen.
- Australia: Closer Economic Relations (1983)
- China: New Zealand–China Free Trade Agreement (2008)
- Thailand: New Zealand and Thailand Closer Economic Partnership (2005)
- Singapore: New Zealand and Singapore Closer Economic Partnership (2001)
- Brunei: Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (2005)
- Chile: Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (2005)
- Singapore: Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (2005) - Auxiliary to New Zealand and Singapore Closer Economic Partnership
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations: - negotiating along with Australia since (2004)
- Malaysia: Malaysia–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement announced on 2 June 2009
- Hong Kong: Hong Kong-New Zealand Closer Economic Partnership (2011) (negotiating since 2001)
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