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Free Trade Agreements Help Center
Practical guidance on preferential tariff treatment for 20 countries with whom the United States has Free Trade Agreements.

Free Trade Agreements Help Center

Free trade agreements (FTA) between the United States and select trading partners provide low-duty or duty-free access and other benefits, including stronger intellectual property protection, fair treatment for U.S. investors, opportunities for U.S. exporter input in the development of FTA country product standards, enhanced opportunities to compete for foreign government procurements, and opportunities for U.S. service providers.  

These resources can help you research and discover if your product or service would benefit from an FTA. Take advantage of FTAs today to increase your competitiveness in markets representing almost 40 percent of U.S. exports.   

Advantages of Doing Business with FTA Countries

Exporting to U.S. FTA partner countries can boost your bottom line. FTAs offer U.S. companies greater market access through reduced trade barriers such as tariff reduction and other provisions.

Resources and Tools to Navigate FTAs

Search by Country for Free Trade Agreements
How to identify rules of origin and other related treatments in FTA countries.
Free Trade Agreements Overview
U.S. FTA partner countries offer U.S. exporters greater market access. Learn about the essentials: tariff reduction, strengthened intellectual property protection, and more.

FTA Overview
U.S. FTA Partner Countries
Looking to grow your export sales? Start from our list of 20 U.S. FTA partner countries. Each resource details FTA parameters and greater market access opportunities through reduced tariffs and other provisions.
FTA Countries
Check if Your Product Is Eligible For FTA Tariff Rate
Is your product eligible for FTA duty-free or reduced duties? Take these steps to determine if your product qualifies and the standard export documentation to use. Find duty rates by using the FTA Tariff Tool.
Check Your Product
Identify and Apply FTA Rules of Origin
FTA Rules of Origin are key to determining whether your product qualifies for FTA preferential tariff treatment. Understand Rules of Origin types, and how to read and apply them.
Rules
FTA Certification of Origin
When shipping your product under a FTA preferential tariff rate, be sure to include a Certificate of Origin. Learn how to certify the origin of your products and about the responsibilities of seller and buyer, and other tips.  
Document Origin
FTA Resources Toolbox
Is there an FTA preferential tariff rate for your product? These export tools can help you make that determination by allowing you to compare the FTA and applied (current) tariff rates.
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Global Business Navigator Chatbot Beta

Welcome to the Global Business Navigator, an artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot from the International Trade Administration (ITA). This tool, currently in beta version testing, is designed to provide general information on the exporting process and the resources available to assist new and experienced U.S. exporters. The Chatbot, developed using Microsoft’s Azure AI services, is trained on ITA’s export-related content and aims to quickly get users the information they need. The Chatbot is intended to make the benefits of exporting more accessible by understanding non-expert language, idiomatic expressions, and foreign languages.

Limitations

As a beta product, the Chatbot is currently being tested and its responses may occasionally produce inaccurate or incomplete information. The Chatbot is trained to decline out of scope or inappropriate requests. The Chatbot’s knowledge is limited to the public information on the Export Solutions web pages of Trade.gov, which covers a wide range of topics on exporting. While it cannot provide responses specific to a company’s product or a specific foreign market, its reference pages will guide you to other relevant government resources and market research. Always double-check the Chatbot’s responses using the provided references or by visiting the Export Solutions web pages on Trade.gov. Do not use its responses as legal or professional advice. Inaccurate advice from the Chatbot would not be a defense to violating any export rules or regulations.

Privacy

The Chatbot does not collect information about users and does not use the contents of users’ chat history to learn new information. All feedback is anonymous. Please do not enter personally identifiable information (PII), sensitive, or proprietary information into the Chatbot. Your conversations will not be connected to other interactions or accounts with ITA. Conversations with the Chatbot may be reviewed to help ITA improve the tool and address harmful, illegal, or otherwise inappropriate questions.

Translation

The Chatbot supports a wide range of languages. Because the Chatbot is trained in English and responses are translated, you should verify the translation. For example, the Chatbot may have difficulty with acronyms, abbreviations, and nuances in a language other than English.

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