Chile-Central America Free Trade Agreement

The Chile -Central America Free Trade Agreement entered into force in February 2002, fully or partially eliminating import tariff for most energy products and technologies, including: 

• Agglomerated and reduced iron;
• Alumina, scrap metal, ammonia;
• Crude steel, aluminium, nitrogen fertilizers;
• Solar PV modules, solar cells, solar wafers;
• Polysilicon, battery packs, battery cells;
• Anodes and cathodes, electrolysers;
• Heat pumps, electric vehicles, 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 above a threshold value to benefit from preferential tariff treatment.

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