What is Free Trade Agreement? A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is an agreement signed bilaterally or multilaterally by countries to reduce tax for products/services traded among them. With a goal of boosting international trade, these FTAs encourage easier market access, bring new business opportunities and stimulate foreign direct investment. To check if your product is eligible for FTA(s), please visit our FTA Tariff Gateway HERE. Here are some FTA resources for your reference. Overview of Trade Agreements2010 Policy Brief - On salient 2010 trade information of ACFTA, JPEPA, AKFTA, AANZFTA 2008 Policy Brief - On the importance, rationale, gains/losses of Philippines' free trade agreements. MultilateralWorld Trade Organisation - Position Paper on Doha Round Completion WTO TBT Enquiry - On Philippines Enquiry Point by Department of Trade and Industry Standards and Conformance Portal - On standards (e.g. PSN), regulations (e.g. TBT) and conformity assessment activities in the Philippines and other WTO member countries. Latest Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Notifications WTO Policy Review -On countries foreign trade policies Regional Free Trade AgreementASEAN Agreements - On ASEAN Organisation and its trade agreements ASEAN Press Releases, Agreements and Declarations, and Schedule on: ASEAN-Australia New Zealand ASEAN-India ASEAN-Japan ASEAN-Korea ASEAN-China ASEAN-Australia New Zealand FTA Primer - On objectives, coverage and benefits of AANZFTA ASEAN-China FTA Primer - On background, coverage and benefits of ASEAN-China FTA Bilateral Free Trade AgreementsPhilippines - Japan Economic Partnership Agreement - On background, features and implementation of PJEPA Philippines - EU Looking to capture new markets and outperform your competitors? PHILEXPORT is where Philippine exporters get the support they need to achieve export revenue growth. | |