Free Trade Agreements

Trade Agreements

Trade agreements between two or more countries make international trade easier and more efficient.
The New Zealand government in recent times has  committed to liberalising trade through a number of regional, bilateral and multilateral trade agreements.

Agreements in Force:

• New Zealand-Hong Kong, China Closer Economic Partnership (NZ-HK CEP was signed on 29 March 2010 but not yet entered into force) 
• New Zealand-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement (MNZFTA was signed on 26 October 2009 but not yet entered into force) 
• ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA) - 2010 
• New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement (NZ-China FTA) - 2008
• Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TransPac) - 2005
• New Zealand-Thailand Closer Economic Partnership (NZTCEP) - 2005 
• New Zealand-Singapore Closer Economic Partnership (NZSCEP) - 2001 
• Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relationship (CER) - 1983
  

Agreements under Negotiation:

• Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 
• New Zealand-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement (NZ-GCC FTA negotiations have been concluded but not yet signed) 
• Expansion of the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TPP)
• New Zealand-Korea Free Trade Agreement (NZ-Korea FTA) 
• New Zealand-India Free Trade Agreement (NZ-India FTA)

For more information on these agreements click here.