Australia's free trade agreements (FTAs)

A free trade agreement (FTA) is an international treaty between two or more economies that reduces or eliminates certain barriers to trade in goods and services, as well as investment. Australia negotiates FTAs to benefit Australian exporters, importers, producers and investors by reducing and eliminating certain barriers to international trade and investment.

Free trade agreements in force

The following are Australia’s free trade agreements (listed with the entry-into-force date).

Australia-New Zealand (ANZCERTA or CER) – 1 January 1983
Singapore-Australia (SAFTA) – 28 July 2003
Australia-United States (AUSFTA) – 1 January 2005
Thailand-Australia (TAFTA) – 1 January 2005
Australia-Chile (ACl-FTA) – 6 March 2009
ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand (AANZFTA) – 1 January 2010 for eight countries: Australia, New Zealand, Brunei, Burma, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam. For Thailand: 12 March 2010. For Laos: 1 January 2011. For Cambodia: 4 January 2011. For Indonesia: 10 January 2012
Malaysia-Australia (MAFTA) – 1 January 2013
Korea-Australia (KAFTA) – 12 December 2014
Japan-Australia (JAEPA) – 15 January 2015
China-Australia (ChAFTA) – 20 December 2015
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) – 30 December 2018
Australia-Hong Kong (A-HKFTA) – 17 January 2020
Peru-Australia (PAFTA) — 11 February 2020
Indonesia- Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) – 5 July 2020
Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus – 13 December 2020

FTAs concluded but not yet in force

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)

On 15 November 2020, Ministers from 15 countries signed the Agreement.

For more information about RCEP, visit our Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) page.

FTAs under negotiation

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