A free trade agreement (FTA) is an international treaty between two or more economies that reduces or eliminates certain barriers to trade in goods and services, as well as investment. Australia negotiates FTA's to benefit Australian exporters, importers, producers and investors by reducing and eliminating certain barriers to international trade and investment.
Free trade agreements in force
The following are Australia’s free trade agreements (listed with the entry-into-force date).
Australia-New Zealand (ANZCERTA or CER) – 1 January 1983
Singapore-Australia (SAFTA) – 28 July 2003
Australia-United States (AUSFTA) – 1 January 2005
Thailand-Australia (TAFTA) – 1 January 2005
Australia-Chile (ACl-FTA) – 6 March 2009
ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand (AANZFTA) – 1 January 2010 for eight countries: Australia, New Zealand, Brunei, Burma, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam. For Thailand: 12 March 2010. For Laos: 1 January 2011. For Cambodia: 4 January 2011. For Indonesia: 10 January 2012
Malaysia-Australia (MAFTA) – 1 January 2013
Korea-Australia (KAFTA) – 12 December 2014
Japan-Australia (JAEPA) – 15 January 2015
China-Australia (ChAFTA) – 20 December 2015
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) – 30 December 2018
Australia-Hong Kong (A-HKFTA) and associated Investment Agreement (IA) – 17 January 2020
Peru-Australia (PAFTA) — 11 February 2020
Indonesia- Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) – 5 July 2020
Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus – 13 December 2020
FTAs under negotiation
Australia-European Union Free Trade Agreement
Australia-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Free Trade Agreement
Australia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement
Environmental Goods Agreement
Pacific Alliance Free Trade Agreement
Trade in Services Agreement
For a current list of agreements, go to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: here
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David James Connolly