The South Australian Minister for Trade is leading a delegation to Dubai to leverage Australia's free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and increase air freight capacity between the two nations. Both nations signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) which takes effect mid-2025...
There has been a significant rise in agricultural exports such as Australian beef, honey, sugar, and lamb exports, as well as a solid boost in two-way trade since the broad removal of tariffs under the 2023 Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the UK and Australia. In...
The 3-day stocktake visit for the India-Australia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) was held in New Delhi in December 2024. This meeting marked a significant step in strengthening trade and strategic ties between the two nations. Discussions focused on several key areas of the CECA, including...
New Zealand is rolling out a modernised trade certification system to enhance the reliability and adaptability of its export processes, with particular benefits for the wine industry under the recent European Union Free Trade Agreement. The new system is being implemented in phases, starting with wine...
Australia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have finalised the highly anticipated Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), representing a significant milestone in the strengthening of the trade relationship. This agreement provides Australian farmers, producers, manufacturers, service providers, exporters, and workers with unprecedented access and preferential treatment...
The Australian Government will undertake trade agreement negotiations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in order to achieve a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement that will drive imports, support economic growth and increase jobs stimulus across the country. As Australia's largest trade and investment partner in the...
The European Parliament has approved the European Union's free trade agreement with New Zealand (NZ), which may come into effect in early 2024. This agreement will remove 140 million euros ($A233 million) of annual tariffs on EU exports such as clothing, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and cars, as...
The proposed trade agreement between Australia and the European Union will not proceed after negotiations failed to achieve the desired outcome. Whilst discussions have been underway since 2018, the proposed trade deal was believed to have disadvantaged Australian farmers, as it did not let enough of...
In what is welcome news to the Australian wine industry, China has announced that it will commence the review of tariffs on Australian wine imports from 30 November 2023. China’s wine tariffs originally came into effect November 2020, and imposed a charge, which started at 107.1%...
With the recent announcement that China has officially ended tariffs on Australian barley, the Australian Government has confirmed they will aim to replicate the effort on remaining sanctions against wine. Agriculture Minister Murray Watt hailed the end of Chinese tariffs on Australian barley and said the...