Trade agreements and import & export rules
Which agreement applies between two of our 16 countries, what duty to expect, and what each country asks from importers and exporters — with links to the official sources.
Agreements between the 16 countries
Rows are the exporting country, columns the importing country. Tap a square for the details.
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Trade agreements
Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA / PAFTA)
Under the Agreement on Facilitating and Developing Inter-Arab Trade, members phased out customs duties on each other's goods from 1998 and reached full liberalisation in 2005. All 15 …
GCC Customs Union
The six Gulf states apply a common customs law and a common external tariff to goods from outside the GCC. Foreign goods pay duty once at the first …
Agadir Agreement (Arab Mediterranean Free Trade Area)
Signed in 2004 by Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia and Morocco, the agreement entered into force in 2006 and is run by the Agadir Technical Unit in Amman; Lebanon and …
COMESA Free Trade Area
The COMESA Free Trade Area, launched in October 2000 with Egypt as a founding member, gives duty-free access between participating states in eastern and southern Africa. Egypt, Libya …
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
The AfCFTA aims to cut tariffs on most goods traded between African countries. Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco have ratified it, while Sudan and Libya have signed but …
Turkey–Egypt Free Trade Agreement
Signed in December 2005 and in force since 1 March 2007. Turkey removed duties on Egyptian industrial goods immediately, while Egypt phased out duties on Turkish industrial goods …
Turkey–Morocco Free Trade Agreement
Signed in April 2004 and in force since 1 January 2006, it removed duties on most industrial goods. Because of a large trade imbalance, the two sides amended …
Turkey–Tunisia Free Trade Agreement
Signed in November 2004 and in force since 1 July 2005, it removed duties on most industrial goods. It was revised in December 2023, letting Tunisia charge temporary …
Turkey–UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
Signed on 3 March 2023 and in force since 1 September 2023. Both sides opened around 80% of tariff lines, with duties removed at once or over 3 …
Turkey–Qatar Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement
Signed on 26 November 2018 and in force since 1 August 2025. It removes customs duties on a large share of goods traded both ways and also covers …
Turkey–Jordan Free Trade Agreement
The FTA was in force from 1 March 2011 until Jordan revoked it on 22 November 2018. It was followed only by a non-preferential Trade and Economic Cooperation …
Turkey–Syria Free Trade Agreement
The FTA entered into force on 1 January 2007 and has been suspended since 6 December 2011. After the change of government in Syria, the two sides agreed …
Turkey–Sudan Free Trade Agreement
Signed on 24 December 2017 but not yet in force: it is still in the ratification process. Until it takes effect, goods pay normal MFN duties.
Turkey–GCC Free Trade Agreement (under negotiation)
Turkey and the GCC Secretariat signed a framework to launch FTA talks in March 2024; the third round was held in Ankara in April 2025, covering goods, rules …
UAE–Jordan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
The UAE's first CEPA with an Arab country, signed on 6 October 2024 and in force since 15 May 2025. It goes beyond GAFTA by covering services, digital …