PH-EFTA FTA

Home to about 893 species of seaweed, the Philippines is one of the world’s leading suppliers of carrageenan.

In this episode, Marco Reyes of Hancole, a global supplier of coconut and coconut derivatives, walks us through the company’s experience exporting to Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland under the PH-EFTA free trade agreement.

In this episode, the DTI-Bureau of Philippine Standards goes over the fifth chapter of the PH-EFTA free trade deal covering technical barriers to trade.

In this episode, the Department of Agriculture discusses the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures that seek to guard against the entry and spread of pests, disease-carrying or disease-causing organisms, and food-borne risks that may arise from the free flow of goods and services under the PH-EFTA free trade agreement.

In this episode, the National Economic Development Authority details the opportunities for Filipino service suppliers that opened up under the PH-EFTA free trade agreement. For example, skilled Filipino workers and professionals, particularly architects and engineers, can benefit from cross-border supply of services and movement of natural persons to EFTA member states.

What are the rules of origin (ROO) under the PH-EFTA free trade agreement?

Did you know that under the PH-EFTA free trade agreement, all industrial products from the Philippines enjoy duty-free market access to Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland?

Total agri-fishery trade between the Philippines and EFTA member states hit USD48 million in 2020, but there’s room for further improvement.

DTI Undersecretary Ceferino Rodolfo explains how the Philippines-European Free Trade Association free trade agreement opens new markets for Philippine exporters, MSMEs, and industries.