November
03 November 2025
Trade Policy Developments
Common Market of the Southern Cone (MERCOSUR)-India Trade Agreement:
Brazil-India Joint Declaration on the Deepening of the agreement
Canada-Common Market of the Southern Cone (MERCOSUR):
Resumption of free trade negotiations
Panama- Common Market of the Southern Cone (MERCOSUR) Economic Complementation Agreement No. 76:
Panama ratifies the agreement
Colombia-Japan:
Fourteenth round of negotiations for an economic partnership agreement
October
13 October 2025
Trade Policy Developments
MERCOSUR and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Sign Free Trade Agreement
Text of the Free Trade Agreement between the EFTA States and MERCOSUR
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transpacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP):
Negotiations on Costa Rica's Accession Advance
Costa Rica-China Free Trade Agreement:
Second meeting of the Free Trade Commission
Negotiations of a Partial Scope Agreement between El Salvador and Belize:
Third round of negotiations
August
18 August 2025
Trade Policy Developments
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP):
Third round of negotiations of the Working Group for Costa Rica's accession
Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Chile and the United Arab Emirates:
Chile’s Senate Finance Committee approves the agreement
Chile - The Philippines:
Second round of negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
July
24 July 2025
Trade Policy Developments
World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Policy Reviews:
Colombia
Chile-Mexico Free Trade Agreement (FTA):
Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies approves modernization of the agreement
Chile and Switzerland sign modernization of bilateral agreement on investment promotion and protection
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP):
II Meeting of Senior Officials and Working Group for Costa Rica's Accession to the Treaty
Economic Complementation Agreement (ACE) No. 58 Mercosur-Peru:
Peru and Uruguay announce Terms of Reference for the bilateral improvement and deepening of the agreement
Latest MERCOSUR Decisions
MERCOSUR and EFTA conclude free trade negotiations
June
25 June 2025
TRADE POLICY DEVELOPMENTS
U.S. Trade Representative 2025 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE)
U.S.-UK Reach Historic Trade Deal:
Fact Sheet
Office of the United States Trade Representative:
2025 Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property Rights
Advanced Framework Agreement (AFA) between Chile and the European Union:
Provisional application of nine chapters begin
Argentina-Chile Economic Complementation Agreement No 35:
Third Administrative Commission of the Trade Agreement and Seventh Binational Meeting on Trade, Investment and Economic Relations
First Meeting of the Labor Committee
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transpacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP):
Costa Rica begins meetings to join the CPTPP
Chile-India:
First round of negotiations of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
XIII Round of Negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement between MERCOSUR and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
Free Trade Agreement Chile-MERCOSUR (ECA No 35):
Sixty-Ninth Additional Protocol
Negotiations for a free trade agreement between El Salvador and Peru:
Second round of concludes successfully
Peru and Thailand resume negotiations to deepen trade agreement
Pacific Alliance:
Free Trade Agreement with Singapore comes into force
Peru and Guatemala sign a protocol to implement their Free Trade Agreement
Panama-Peru Free Trade Agreement (FTA):
First Meeting of the Free Trade Commission
Peru and India resume negotiations to reach a Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
Ecuador and the United Arab Emirates consolidate progress toward a trade agreement
Costa Rica-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement:
Entry into force
Text of the Costa Rica-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transpacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP):
Costa Rica begins meetings to join the Agreement
February
11 February 2025
Trade Policy Developments
MERCOSUR – El Salvador:
Argentina - representing MERCOSUR and El Salvador sign terms of reference to begin negotiations for a free trade agreement
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP):
The United Kingdom formally enters the Agreement
Interim Agreement Commercial between Chile and the Union European:
Entry into force of the Agreement
Pacific Alliance - Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore:
Senate of Chile approves economic-trade agreement between the Pacific Alliance and Singapore
Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA):
Conclusion of substantial discussions on Costa Rica's accession to this agreement
Chile - Panama Free Trade Agreement:
Extraordinary session of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Affairs Committee
Chile-Brazil Free Trade Agreement:
Chile and Brazil held the first meeting of the Trade and Environment Committee
Tratado de Libre Comercio Colombia - EE.UU.:
Decisión No. 9 de la Comisión de Libre Comercio - Nota interpretativa sobre capítulo de inversiones del Acuerdo
Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement on Trade and Investment (CEPA) Costa Rica - United Arab Emirates:
Notes of ratification of the Agreement exchanged
Canada – Ecuador:
Canada welcomes successful conclusion of free trade agreement negotiations between Canada and Ecuador
El Salvador – Peru:
Joint declaration agreeing to restart negotiations to sign a free trade agreement
Pacific Alliance:
Admission of Costa Rica as a candidate for membership in the bloc