Free Trade Agreements

EU's Free Trade Network Summary

The EU has preferential trade arrangements or bilateral free trade agreements, many of which cover textiles and apparel, with countries worldwide, including in Africa and Asia, and with Mexico and many Central and South American countries. Information on the EU’s trading arrangements, by world region, is available here. The following summarizes European Union Trade Agreements:

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EU-Latin America Preferential Apparel Trade

This summary reviews key features of the treatment of apparel articles under the EU’s free trade agreements as listed below as well as the treatment of such articles under the EU’s GSP+ Program as it applies to Latin American countries.

Economic Partnership Agreement with Mexico

Economic Partnership Agreement with the CARIFORUM States

Trade Agreement between the European Union and Colombia and Peru

EU-Central America Association Agreement

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Summaries for Latin American Countries of Interest

Latin American countries have established numerous preferential agreements governing trade in the region. This summary, titled Selected Latin American Free Trade Agreements and Other Preferential Trade Arrangements Affecting Apparel Trade,  reviews key features of the treatment under some of these agreements, including: 

Mexico-El Salvador-Guatemala-Honduras (Mexico-Northern Triangle)

Mexico-Costa Rica and Mexico-Nicaragua

Mexico-Colombia

Mexico-Peru

Chile-Central America

Chile-Colombia

Chile-Peru

Chile-Ecuador

Chile-Mexico

Bolivia-Colombia-Ecuador-Peru

Colombia-El Salvador-Guatemala-Honduras (Colombia-Northern Triangle)

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Japan

This summary discusses preferential treatment for cotton yarns, fabrics, apparel, and household textile products under the ASEAN agreement and on a bilateral basis between Japan and Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. The full text of each of Japan’s EPAs is available at here. The following summarizes Japanese Trade Agreements:

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USA