FTAs (Free Trade Area)

Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is a treaty between two or more countries with the aim to facilitate trade
and eliminate trade barriers. Under this FTA, goods can be purchased and sold across international
borders with little to no government tariffs, quotas, subsidies which help to create an open and
competitive international marketplace.
 

According to the Department of Trade Negotiations, to date with Thailand there are 14 signed & 13 effective.
Free Trade Agreement (FTAs) with 18 countries.
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Bilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)

• Thailand-Australia Free Trade Area (TAFTA)
• Thailand-New Zealand Closer Economic Partnership (TNZCEP)
• Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA)
• Thailand-India Free Trade Agreement (TIFTA)
• Thailand-Chile Free Trade Agreement (TCFTA)
• Thailand-Peru Free Trade Agreement (TPFTA)
   

Multilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)

• ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA)
• ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA)
• ASEAN-India Free Trade Area (AIFTA)
• ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP)
• ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Area (AKFTA)
• ASEAN-Australia and New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANAFTA)
• ASEAN-Hong Kong, China Free Trade Agreement (AHKFTA)
• Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) (signed but not yet effective)
   

Free Trade Agreements with Thailand where Negotiations have been launched

• Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Free Trade Area
• Pakistan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (PATHAFTA)
• Sri Lanka-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (SLTFTA)
• Thailand-Turkey Free Trade Agreement (THTRFTA)

For more information: Details of Thailand's FTAs