Chile - Canada Free Trade Agreement

The Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Chile entered into force on 1997, fully or partially eliminating import tariff for most energy products and technologies, including: 

• Electric motors, turbines and generators; 
• Mechanical equipment including pumps, appliances, and other advanced machinery; 
• Electric accumulators, transformers, capacitors, batteries; 
• Motor vehicles; 
• Mineral ore, slag and ash; 
• Mineral fuels, oils and other products; 
• Metals and their articles e.g. iron and steel; 
• Semiconductors devices and photovoltaic cells; 

Rules of origin delineated in the Agreement include provisions preventing goods only undergoing minimal transformations in one of the signatory countries, or incorporating materials of external origin valued above 35% (according to the transaction value method ) or 25% (according to the net cost method ) of their value to benefit from the tariff treatment established by the Agreement.

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