Free trade agreements of the United States

  United States

  Countries with U.S. free trade agreements (bilateral, USMCA, and CAFTA-DR)

The United States is party to many free trade agreements (FTAs) worldwide.

Beginning with the Theodore Roosevelt administration, the United States became a major player in international trade, especially with its neighboring territories in the Caribbean and Latin America. The United States helped negotiate the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (later the World Trade Organization).

Active agreements

The following agreements are currently in effect, signature and entry into force dates are as listed by the World Trade Organization. ^[1]

Nation (s)	No of nations represented	Signed	Effective	Treaty	Ref.
Australia	1	May 18, 2004	January 1, 2005	Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement	[2] [3]
Bahrain	1	September 14, 2005	August 1, 2006	Bahrain–United States Free Trade Agreement	[4] [5]
CAFTA-DR Costa Rica Dominican Republic El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua	6	August 5, 2004	March 1, 2006	Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement	[6] [7]
Chile	1	June 6, 2003	January 1, 2004	Chile–United States Free Trade Agreement	[8] [9]
Colombia	1	November 20, 2006	May 15, 2012	United States–Colombia Free Trade Agreement	[10] [11]
Israel Palestine Authority	2	April 22, 1985	August 19, 1985	Israel–United States Free Trade Agreement	[12] [13]
Jordan	1	October 24, 2000	December 17, 2001	Jordan–United States Free Trade Agreement	[14] [15]
Morocco	1	June 15, 2004	January 1, 2009	Morocco–United States Free Trade Agreement	[16] [17]
Oman	1	November 15, 2004	January 1, 2006	Oman–United States Free Trade Agreement	[18] [19]
Panama	1	June 28, 2007	October 31, 2012	Panama–United States Trade Promotion Agreement	[20] [21]
Peru	1	April 12, 2006	February 1, 2009	Peru–United States Trade Promotion Agreement	[22] [23]
Singapore	1	May 6, 2003	January 1, 2004	Singapore–United States Free Trade Agreement	[24] [25]
South Korea	1	June 30, 2007	March 15, 2012	United States–Korea Free Trade Agreement	[26] [27]
USMCA Canada Mexico	2	November 30, 2018	July 1, 2020	United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement	[28] [29]

Negotiations

The following agreements have begun negotiations since 2020.

Nation (s)	No of nations represented	Status	Note	Treaty	Ref.
Kenya	1	Negotiations ongoing	Eighth round of negotiations took place in September 2024.	Kenya–United States Free Trade Agreement	[30] [31]
United Kingdom	1	Negotiations stagnated	Fifth round of negotiations took place in October 2020.	United Kingdom–United States Free Trade Agreement	[32] [33]

Obsolete agreements

Nation (s)	No of nations represented	Signed	Effective	Obsolete	Treaty	Superseded by	Ref.
Canada	1	January 2, 1988	January 1, 1989	January 1, 1994	Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement	NAFTA Canada Mexico	[34]
NAFTA Canada Mexico	2	December 17, 1992	January 1, 1994	July 1, 2020	North American Free Trade Agreement	USMCA Canada Mexico	[35]

Failed proposals

Free Trade Area of the Americas

Antigua and Barbuda   Argentina   Bahamas   Barbados   Belize   Bolivia   Brazil   Canada   Chile   Colombia   Costa Rica   Dominica

Dominican Republic   Ecuador   El Salvador   Grenada   Guatemala   Guyana   Haiti   Honduras   Jamaica   Mexico   Nicaragua

Panama   Paraguay   Peru   Saint Kitts and Nevis   Saint Lucia   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   Suriname   Trinidad and Tobago   United States   Uruguay   Venezuela

Trans-Pacific Partnership

•   Australia
•   Brunei
•   Canada
•   Chile
•   Japan
•   Malaysia
•   Mexico
•   New Zealand
•   Peru
•   Singapore
•   Vietnam

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

•   European Union

See also

• Business and economics portal
• Lists portal

• Bilateral Investment Treaty
• European Union free trade agreements
• Free trade agreements of the United Kingdom
• List of free trade agreements
• Trade and Investment Framework Agreement

References

1. "Regional Agreements Database (United States)". World Trade Organization .
2. "Australia Free Trade Agreement". USTR.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
3. "United States - Australia". World Trade Organization .
4. "Bahrain Free Trade Agreement". USTR.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
5. "United States - Bahrain". World Trade Organization .
6. "CAFTA-DR (Dominican Republic-Central America FTA)". USTR.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
7. "Dominican Republic - Central America - United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR)". World Trade Organization .
8. "Chile Free Trade Agreement". USTR.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
9. "United States - Chile". World Trade Organization .
10. "United States- Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement". USTR.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
11. "United States - Colombia". World Trade Organization .
12. "Israel Free Trade Agreement". USTR.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
13. "United States - Israel". World Trade Organization .
14. "Jordan Free Trade Agreement". USTR.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
15. "United States - Israel". World Trade Organization .
16. "Morocco Free Trade Agreement". USTR.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
17. "United States - Morocco". World Trade Organization .
18. "Oman Free Trade Agreement". USTR.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
19. "United States - Oman". World Trade Organization .
20. "U.S.- Panama Trade Promotion Agreement". USTR.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
21. "United States - Panama". World Trade Organization .
22. "Peru Free Trade Agreement". USTR.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
23. "United States - Peru". World Trade Organization .
24. "Singapore Free Trade Agreement". USTR.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
25. "United States - Singapore". World Trade Organization .
26. "U.S. - Korea Free Trade Agreement". USTR.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
27. "Korea, Republic of - United States". World Trade Organization .
28. "United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement". USTR.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
29. "United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA/CUSMA/T-MEC)". World Trade Organization .
30. Office of the United States Trade Representative (February 6, 2020). "President Trump Announces Intent to Negotiate Trade Agreement with Kenya". Office of the United States Trade Representative . Archived from the original on December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
31. Office of the United States Trade Representative (September 9, 2024). "United States and Kenya to Hold Eighth Negotiating Round Under the Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership". Office of the United States Trade Representative. Archived from the original on December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
32. Truss, Elizabeth (November 2, 2020). "Negotiations on the UK's Future Trading Relationship with the US: Update". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
33. Giordano, Chiara (January 21, 2021). "We'll fix US economy before signing trade deals, says Biden's Treasury pick Janet Yellen". The Independent . Archived from the original on November 26, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
34. "Canada - US Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA)". World Trade Organization . Retrieved May 20, 2023.
35. "North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)". World Trade Organization . Retrieved May 20, 2023.

External links

• The Transatlantic Colossus: Global Contributions to Broaden the Debate on the EU-US Free Trade Agreement A collaborative publication with over 20 articles on the global implications of the TAFTA | TTIP