US-Chile FTA
U.S. – Chile Free Trade Agreement
In the last 10 years, Chile has signed bilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with –among other countries— Canada, Central American nations, the European Union, the European Free Trade Association, South Korea, Mexico, and the United States. In addition, Chile is also concluding negotiations for a new FTA with New Zealand and Singapore and began negotiations –with similar purposes— with China, Japan and India.
June 6, 2003: U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick and Chile's Minister of Foreign Affairs Soledad Alvear sign the U.S. - Chile Free Trade Agreement in Miami, FL. (For more information, click on the picture)
The negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Chile and the United States concluded in December 2002. The Treaty was signed by USTR Ambassador Robert Zoellick and the Chilean Foreign Minister Soledad Alvear on June 6 th, 2003 and entered into force on January 1 st, 2004. This Agreement has paved the way for increasing bilateral trade and has created new business opportunities for investors and entrepreneurs. During the first year of the FTA, U.S. exports to Chile expanded by 32% while shipments from the later to the U.S. market grew at a rate of more than 30%.
The section that follows provide links to websites of U.S. and Chilean government agencies that give you direct access to the information you need on the FTA. It also presents an international perspective and experts’ views on this bilateral Treaty.
