Text of the China–Australia Free Trade Agreement
Full text of agreement
- English language – Chapters 1 to 17 of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement [DOCX 235 KB] | [PDF 1.08 MB]
- Schedule of the People's Republic of China (English version) [XLSX 1.22 MB] | [PDF 4.1 MB] (Australian goods exporters should refer to this as guidance)
- Read the text of the agreement in Chinese – from the official Chinese Ministry of Commerce website (ä¸æ)
Individual chapters & annexes of the agreement – English language
Preamble [DOCX 49 KB] | [PDF 118 KB]
- Chapter 1: Initial Provisions and Definitions [DOCX 37.2 KB] | [PDF 128 KB]
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Chapter 2: Trade in Goods [DOCX 47.7 KB] | [PDF 161 KB]
- Annex 2-A: Country-Specific Tariff Quota [contained in the chapter above]
- Annex 2-B: Special Agricultural Safeguard Measures [contained in the chapter above]
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Annex I: Schedules of Tariff Reduction Commitments of Australia and China [DOCX 26 KB] | [PDF 87 KB]
- Schedule of Australia [DOCX 1.45 MB] | [PDF 11 MB] | [XLSX 740 KB]
- Schedule of the People's Republic of China (English version) [XLSX 1.22 MB] | [PDF 4.1 MB] (English language – Australian goods exporters should refer to this as guidance)
- Tariff Schedule of China - CHINESE LANGUAGE ONLY [DOCX 4.61 MB] | [PDF 30.5 MB]
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Chapter 3: Rules of Origin and Implementation Procedures [DOCX 69 KB] | [PDF 245 KB]
- Annex 3-A: ChAFTA Certificate of Origin sample template (originals to be supplied by Authorised bodies only) [PDF 180 KB] | [DOCX 74 KB]
- Annex 3-B: ChAFTA Declaration of Origin (for use when an advance ruling on origin is available) [PDF 122 KB] | [DOCX 20 KB]
- Annex II: Product Specific Rules of Origin [DOCX 169 KB] | [PDF 1.46 MB]
- Chapter 4: Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation [DOCX 41 KB] | [PDF 28 KB]
- Chapter 5: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures [DOCX 40 KB] | [PDF 142 KB]
- Chapter 6: Technical Barriers to Trade [DOCX 43 KB] | [PDF 103 KB]
- Chapter 7: Trade Remedies [DOCX 42 KB] | [PDF 128 KB]
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Chapter 8: Trade in Services [DOCX 70 KB] | [PDF 314 KB]
- Annex 8-A: Sector Coverage under Article 8.7 [contained in the chapter above]
- Annex 8-B: Financial Services [contained in the chapter above]
- Annex III: Investment and Services Schedules of Australia and China [DOCX 188 KB] | [PDF 992 KB]
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Chapter 9: Investment [DOCX 79 KB] | [PDF 277 KB]
- Annex 9-A: Code of Conduct [contained in the chapter above]
- Annex 9-B: Service of Documents on a Party under Section B [contained in the chapter above]
- Annex III: Investment and Services Schedules of Australia and China [DOCX 188 KB] | [PDF 992 KB]
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Chapter 10: Movement of Natural Persons [DOCX 45 KB] | [PDF 165 KB]
- Annex 10-A: Specific Commitments on the Movement of Natural Persons [contained in the chapter above]
- Chapter 11: Intellectual Property [DOCX 44 KB] | [PDF 158 KB]
- Chapter 12: Electronic Commerce [DOCX 39 KB] | [PDF 90 KB]
- Chapter 13: Transparency [DOCX 40 KB] | [PDF 125 KB]
- Chapter 14: Institutional Provisions [DOCX 37 KB] | [PDF 11 KB]
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Chapter 15: Dispute Settlement [DOCX 51 KB] | [PDF 200 KB]
- Annex 15-A: Code of Conduct [contained in the chapter above]
- Annex 15-B: Model Rules of Procedure for the Arbitral Tribunal [contained in the chapter above]
- Chapter 16: General Provisions and Exceptions [DOCX 39 KB] | [PDF 138 KB]
- Chapter 17: Final Provisions [DOCX 36 KB] | [PDF 76 KB]
Annex IV: Side Letters [DOCX 74 KB] | [PDF 359 KB]
- Side Letter on Skills Assessment and Licensing [DOCX 39 KB] | [PDF 222 KB]
- Side Letter on Financial Services [DOCX 42 KB] | [PDF 233 KB]
- Side Letter on Education [DOCX 40 KB] | [PDF 224 KB]
- Side Letter on Legal Services [DOCX 38 KB] | [PDF 217 KB]
- Side Letter on Transparency Rules Applicable to Investor-State Dispute Settlement [DOCX 37 KB] | [PDF 215 KB]
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