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 Agriculture |  China | Corporate Sustainability | Import  | Free Trade Agreements  |  Security | TPA/Fast Track

FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS (FTAs)

WCIT is committed to implementing free trade agreements that lower tariffs, improve market access, and ensure high environmental and labor standards. FTAs level the playing field for Washington State companies and help our partners abroad on the path to economic development.

Currently four FTAs have been negotiated by the USTR and are awaiting ratification votes in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. These FTAs are with South Korea, Peru, Panama, and Colombia. The only vote that has occurred so far is Peru in the U.S. House of Representatives. The House approved the Peru FTA on November 8, 2007 by a vote of 285-132.

WCIT Research

Please click here to read WCIT's policy briefing paper and support of the U.S.-Korea FTA (KORUS). Last updated 9/13/07. [Microsoft Word document]

Please click here to read WCIT's policy briefing paper and support of the FTAs with Peru, Panama, and Colombia. Last updated 11/05/07. [PDF document]

Other Helpful Links

• Description of benefits of FTAs from the U.S. Government's Export Portal
• Official Homepage on FTAs from the U.S. Trade Representative
• "The Pros and Cons of Pursuing Free-Trade Agreements" from the Congressional Budget Office, July 31, 2003