Free trade agreements of Israel

Israel and the USA signed a free trade agreement which was Israel's first and the first by the United States with a country outside of North America. The FTA came into force on September the first, 1985.[1] The goods are organized in groups: A. Goods without any restrictions. B. Goods with limited restrictions on amount without duty fees. C. Goods with duty fees which would reduce by the years.

The goods need to be a product of Israel or the US and if not, the goods must have had a significant portion produced in Israel or USA.

Israel and the US signed a second FTA in 2004, which extended the trade on agriculture,[2][3][4][5][6][7] as well as on telecommunication equipment.[8]

In 2017 Israel and the US signed an FTA on Rules of Origin.[9]

As well as Israeli-American bilateral agreements, in 2004 USA, Israel and Egypt signed the QIZ (Qualified Industrial Zone) agreement.[10][11][12] The agreement is to promote co-production between Israel and Egypt.

Israel and ETFA - European Free Trade Association, which includes Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, signed an FTA in 1992 which came into force in 1993.[13] The FTA includes trade of goods, rules of origin, IPR and more. In 2018 the FTA was updated to extend to agriculture.[14][15][16][17][18][19]

• Israel–Switzerland relations
• Israel–Norway relations
• Israel–Iceland relations

The FTA between Israel and Jordan was signed in 1995, a year after the peace agreement in 1994. The agreement of 1995 includes[20] rules of origin and goods that are 100%, 50% or 30% duty-free. In 2004 the FTA was updated.[21]

The first agreement between Israel and the EU was signed on the 20 of November 1995 and came into force on the first of June 2000; the FTA covers all 27 EU member states.[22] The FTA includes agreements on rules of origin, duties, agriculture, service and industrial trades and co-operations, tourism, transport, etc. The FTA was updated in 2010 on the matter of agriculture.[23] In 2013 Israel and the EU signed the ACAA - Agreement on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial.[24] The ACAA gives GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) exemption to the Israeli medical industry and easing the export of medical goods from Israel to the European Union.

• Austria–Israel relations
• Belgium–Israel relations
• Bulgaria-Israel relations
• Croatia–Israel relations
• Cyprus–Israel relations
• Czech Republic–Israel relations
• Denmark–Israel relations
• Estonia-Israel relations
• Finland–Israel relations
• France–Israel relations
• Germany–Israel relations
• Greece–Israel relations
• Hungary–Israel relations
• Ireland–Israel relations
• Israel–Italy relations
• Israel-Latvia relations
• Israel–Lithuania relations
• Israel-Luxembourg relations
• Israel-Malta relations
• Israel–Netherlands relations
• Israel–Poland relations
• Israel-Portugal relations
• Israel–Romania relations
• Israel-Slovakia relations
• Israel-Slovenia relations
• Israel–Spain relations
• Israel–Sweden relations

Israel and Turkey signed an FTA on the March 14, 1996, and the FTA came into force on May the first, 1997. The FTA covers topics from duties on agriculture, industry and services to right and origin.[25] The FTA was updated in 2006 and 2007.[26][27]

Israel and Canada signed their first FTA on 31.07.1996, and the FTA came into force in 01.01.1997, listing a number of goods without duties or with low fees of duty.[28] Israel and Canada also signed an agreement on Telecommunication equipment.[29] The first FTA was updated in 2019,[30] eliminating tariffs on goods from Israel and Canada.[31][32]

Israel and Mexico signed a free trade agreement in 2000,[33] and updated the FTA in 2008 on the matter of technology.[34]

Israel and Mercosur signed a free trade agreement on 8 December 2007 and the free trade agreement came into force on the first of June 2010.[35] The free trade agreement covers the Mercosur member states, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Venezuela is also member state but placed under suspension from Mercosur due to human rights violation, and Venezuela suspended the relationship with Israel in 2009. Mercosur extended the free trade agreement with Israel in 2012.[36]

• Argentina–Israel relations
• Brazil–Israel relations
• Israel–Paraguay relations
• Israel–Uruguay relations

The free trade agreement between Israel and Colombia was signed in 2013 and came into force in 2020.[37] The FTA includes exemption or reduction of duties on different types of goods as mendicants, textile, gadgets and other industrial goods, which enjoys 5% - 35% duties. The agreement includes other sectors such as agriculture, for example.[38][39][40][41]

The FTA between Israel and Panama was signed in 2018 and came into force in 2020.[42]

Israel and Ukraine signed their FTA on the 21.01.2019; it came into force on the 01.01.2021.[43] Thousands of goods are exempted from duties, from industry, agriculture, raw materials and more.[44][45]

Due to Brexit, the United Kingdom is not included in the FTA between the EU and Israel. Israel and the UK signed their FTA in 2019 before the withdrawal of the UK from the EU came into effect. The FTA came into force on the 01.01.2021 and replaced the Israeli-EU FTA.[46]

Israel and the Republic of Korea signed the FTA on 12 May 2021.[47]

As a result of the Abraham Accords, Israel and the UAE established a warm relationship, and 1 April 2022 Israel and the UAE signed the Free trade agreement.[48]

FTA between Australia and Israel is proposed.[49]

Israel and China are negotiating since 2016, and the FTA is in high possibility to be signed in the future.[50][51]

The Eurasian Economic Union leads by Russia and includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan was negotiating with Israel since 2018, but the Russian invasion to Ukraine could affect on the negotiation processes.[52]

• Israel–Russia relations
• Armenia–Israel relations
• Belarus–Israel relations
• Israel–Kazakhstan relations
• Kyrgyzstan-Israel relations

Israel and Guatemala negotiation of FTA is since 2019.[53]

Israel and India are negotiating FTA since 2010, and the FTA is in high possibility to be signed in the future.[54][55]

FTA between Japan and Israel is proposed.[56][57]

Israel and Vietnam negotiation of FTA is since 2016.[58]