Free trade agreements of Australia

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Australia is party to 18 free trade agreements (FTAs) worldwide covering 30 economies.^[1]^[2]

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Free trade agreements in force

Australia has bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements with the following blocs and countries:^[3]

Bilateral agreements

New Zealand: Closer Economic Relations (1983)^[4]
Singapore: Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) (2003)
United States: Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) (2005)
Thailand: Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA) (2005)
Chile: Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement (ACl-FTA) (2009)
Malaysia: Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA) (2013)
South Korea: Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA) (2014)
Japan: Japan-Australia Free Trade Agreement (JAEPA) (2015)
China: China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) (2015)
Hong Kong: Australia-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement (A-HKFTA) (2020)
Peru: Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement (PAFTA) (2020)
Indonesia: Indonesia- Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) (2020)
India: Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) (2022)
United Kingdom: Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UKFTA) (2023)

Multilateral agreements

ASEAN Australia NZ FTA (2009),^[5] with:
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- New Zealand
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) (2018),^[6] with:
- Brunei
- Canada
- Chile
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- New Zealand
- Peru
- Singapore
- United Kingdom
- Vietnam
PACER Plus (2020),^[7] with:
- Cook Islands
- Kiribati
- New Zealand
- Niue
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) (2022),^[8] with:
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- China
- Japan
- New Zealand
- South Korea
- Laos
- Thailand
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- Vietnam

Free trade agreements under negotiation

European Union: Australia-European Union Free Trade Agreement, entered negotiations in 2019, suspended since 2023.^[9]
United Arab Emirates: Australia-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, negotiations starting in 2024.^[10]
India: Australia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA), negotiating since 2011, suspended from 2016 to 2022.^[11]

See also

References

^ "Free trade agreements | Austrade". www.austrade.gov.au. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
^ "About free trade agreements (FTAs)". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
^ "Australia's free trade agreements (FTAs)". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
^ Australia and New Zealand Closer Economic Relations – NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
^ "ASEAN Australia New Zealand FTA (AANZFTA)". Retrieved 22 January 2019.
^ "Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)". Retrieved 22 January 2019.
^ "PACER Plus". Retrieved 19 August 2024.
^ "Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)". Retrieved 2 March 2022.
^ Heydon, Ken (29 November 2023). "Australia's troubled EU trade deal still second best". East Asia Forum. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
^ "Australia says it will begin trade talks with UAE in 2024". Reuters. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
^ "Australia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA)". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 9 September 2024.

External links

Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade – Official site

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