Information about China-Sweden Free Trade Agreement

A free trade agreement is a legally binding contract between two or more countries, aiming at promoting economic integration. One of its goals is to eliminate tariff and non-tariff barriers for most commodities and allow products and services to flow freely between countries.

China's free trade partners have reached 19 countries and regions, including ASEAN 10 countries, Pakistan, New Zealand, Chile, Peru, Costa Rica and Iceland, as well as China, Hongkong, Macau and Taiwan Province Province.

Apart from Switzerland, which has signed a memorandum with China, China is building five free trade zones, namely GCC, Norway and Southern African Customs Union. Chinese: Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, General Administration of Customs, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, China Banking Regulatory Commission, China Securities Regulatory Commission, National Copyright Administration, State Forestry Administration, China National Intellectual Property Administration and other departments.

Switzerland: Ministry of Economic Affairs, General Administration of Customs, Intellectual Property Office, Ministry of Environment, Agriculture Bureau, Immigration Bureau and other departments. Free trade zone's goods trade tax reduction mode, service trade, rules of origin, animal and plant health and quarantine measures/technical barriers to trade, intellectual property rights, competition policy, trade remedy, economic and technical cooperation and other related contents.