Trade Agreements
World Trade Organization
World Trade Organization Belize became a General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) contracting party in 1983 and is an original Member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The WTO was formed in 1994 by the Marrakesh Agreement that was negotiated in Marrakesh, Morocco (View Agreement). The WTO is a multilateral organization that replaced the GATT. More importantly,
CARICOM
CARICOMCARICOM Bi-Lateral Trade AgreementsCaribbean Basin InitiativeCARIBCANCotonou Partnership AgreementCariforum – Eu Economic Partnership AgreementCARICOM Bi-Lateral Trade Agreements There are various trade agreements that CARICOM has negotiated bi-laterally. The various trade agreements between CARICOM and its regional counterparts all mark another step in the widening process of trade and economic relations between CARICOM and the countries in
Belize – Guatemala Partial Scope Agreement
Belize – Guatemala Partial Scope Agreement The Belize-Guatemala Partial Scope Agreement (PSA) is the first trade agreement that Belize has signed with another country bi-laterally. (View Agreement) Negotiations were launched on 22 November 2004. Belize had signed the Agreement on 26 June 2006, and the Congress of the Federal Government of Guatemala had approved the PSA in
Bilateral Investment Treaties
Bilateral Investment Treaties Belize’s investment policy focuses on promoting and protecting investments in Belize. To achieve that objective, Belize has signed a number of Bi-lateral Investment Treaties (BIT) with other countries. Some are: Belize- Netherlands BIT Belize-Austria BIT Belize-United Kingdom BIT Belize-China BIT Belize-Cuba BIT Belize-El Salvador BIT Trade & Investment Zone Home Sectors Agriculture
THE BELIZE-TAIWAN PARTIAL SCOPE AGREEMENT
The Belize-Taiwan Partial Scope Agreement (PSA), having been ratified by the Senate last week, provides Belizean exporters of close to 200 class of goods with preferential access to the Taiwanese market.
The products benefiting from the preferential treaty under the PSA are listed under ANNEX I of the AGREEMENT ON ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN) AND THE GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE (The Agreement).
Among the goods receiving complete duty-free entry (dubbed “Category A” goods) we find crude soy bean oil (HS 15071000), cheese (0406), lobster (0306), and more. The full list can be viewed starting on page 30 of the Agreement or via the Annex extract provided HERE.
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