Free Trade Agreements in Force
Here is a list of free trade agreements of which the United States is part. In parentheses, the abbreviation, if applicable, membership if not stated before, and the date of coming into force are to be seen.
- Israel: Israel–United States Free Trade Agreement (incl. Palestinian Authority; 1985)
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (incl. Canada and Mexico; 1994)
- Jordan: Jordan–United States Free Trade Agreement (2001)
- Australia: Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement (2004)
- Chile: Chile–United States Free Trade Agreement (2004)
- Singapore: Singapore–United States Free Trade Agreement (2004)
- Bahrain: Bahrain–United States Free Trade Agreement (2006)
- Morocco: Morocco-United States Free Trade Agreement (2006)
- Oman: Oman–United States Free Trade Agreement (2006)
- Peru: Peru–United States Trade Promotion Agreement (2007)
- Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA; incl. Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic; 2005)
- Panama: Panama–United States Trade Promotion Agreement (2011)
- Colombia: United States–Colombia Free Trade Agreement (2011)
- South Korea: United States–Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement (2011)
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