Chile - Japan Strategic Economic Partnership

The Strategic Economic Partnership between Chile and Japan entered into force on 2007, 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 valued above 30-45% of the transaction value of the good to benefit from the tariff treatment established by the Agreement.

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