MERCOSUR-Chile Free Trade Agreement

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The Free Trade Agreement between MERCOSUR and Chile entered into force in 1996, fully or partially eliminating import tariff for most energy products and technologies, including: 

  • Agglomerated and reduced iron;
  • Ammonia and Crude steel;
  • Aluminium and Nitrogen fertilizers;
  • Solar PV modules and cells and Solar wafers;
  • Polysilicon and Battery packs;
  • Battery cells and Electrolysers;
  • Heat Pumps and Electric cars and ICE cars; 


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 40% of the transaction value of the good to benefit from the tariff treatment established by the Agreement.

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