- Tariffs eliminated on over 99 per cent of Australia’s exports to the UAE by value, with most tariffs eliminated on entry-into-force or locked in at zero and others eliminated over three or five years.
- For agricultural products, tariffs eliminated on key Australian exports to the UAE, except for culturally and religiously sensitive goods.
- For industrial goods, immediate elimination of tariffs on exports of aluminium oxide, vehicle parts, and cosmetics.
- UAE market access commitments in more than 120 services sectors and subsectors, 60 more than in the WTO, covering professional services, R&D services, financial Services, health services, education devices, environmental services
- High-quality rules to address behind-the-border barriers to services trade.
- Commitment to allow full Australian ownership for services firms in selected sectors.
- Support for mobility of business persons between Australia and the UAE with commitments on intra-corporate transferees, contractual service suppliers and business visitors.
- A Council on Investment to facilitate investment for priority sectors to support Australia’s clean energy transition and Future Made in Australia agenda.
- Five Investment Cooperation MOUs in sectors of national priority: Green and Renewable Energy; Data Centres and Artificial Intelligence Projects; Food and Agriculture; Minerals; and Infrastructure Development.
- Investment protections for Australian businesses and non-discrimination provisions in a standalone Investment Protocol
- No Investor-State Dispute Settlement provisions.
- Digital trade rules benefiting Australian businesses, workers and consumers covering data flows and data localisation, source code and cryptography, acceptance of electronic trade documents, e-signatures, e-payments, and e-invoicing.
- A prohibition on customs duties on electronic transmissions.
- Modern, flexible and trade-facilitating outcomes on Rules of Origin, complemented by the inclusion of streamlined Customs cooperation.
- Government Procurement outcomes that provide Australian suppliers with access to the UAE market for the first time, and commensurate access for UAE suppliers.
- Intellectual Property outcomes that encourage innovation and creativity and promote effective and balanced protection of IP rights.
- It maintains Australia’s ability to take measures to protect public health and promote access to medicines for all.
- Australia’s first FTA to include a First Nations Peoples chapter, covering business networks, investment, traditional knowledge, digital trade, agriculture and environment.
- UAE’s first dedicated chapter covering trade and labour
- promoting compliance with ILO standards and enforcement of labour laws
- establishing a Dialogue on Labour to advance Labour Rights, including through engaging with stakeholders
- promoting cooperation on labour matters of mutual interest.
- Dedicated chapter on environment and the transition to net zero.
- Dedicated chapter covering trade, gender balance and women’s economic empowerment.
- Framework for supporting Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in securing benefits from the agreement.
- Rules covering transparency and fairness, consumer protections and State Owned Enterprises.
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