Trade agreements

The Australia-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement (DEA) upgrades the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) through a new Digital Economy chapter, providing modernised trade rules that assist businesses and consumers to engage with and benefit from digital trade and the digital economy. 

The Australia-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement (DEA) will help ensure that Australian businesses and consumers can continue to benefit from growing digital trade opportunities. 

Singapore is Australia's largest trade and investment partner in ASEAN. As two vibrant and open economies, we share a vision for improved economic integration between our countries. Australia and Singapore are leading the way in the digital economy and we are eager to continue to work with Singapore to maximise ambition in areas of common interest.

Australia has concluded an ambitious and comprehensive FTA with the EU to drive Australian exports, economic growth and job creation.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) continues to welcome submissions from interested individuals and groups on the potential opportunities and impacts of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom (UK).

Australia-UK free trade agreement news.

DFAT's Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership webpages offer a range of practical resources that will help Australian importers and exporters to take advantage of the Agreement.

Updates from CPTPP Commission meetings.

The A-UKFTA was signed on 17 December 2021 and entered into force on 31 May 2023. A-UKFTA contains commercially significant commitments that will create new export opportunities and reduce input costs for business, strengthen trade diversification and help ease cost-of-living pressures for consumers.