CETA: A progressive trade agreement for a strong middle class
What is CETA?
The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) will create jobs, strengthen economic relations and boost Canada's trade with the world’s second-largest market. CETA is a progressive free trade agreement which covers virtually all sectors and aspects of Canada-EU trade in order to eliminate or reduce barriers. For example, prior to CETA’s entry into force, only 25 percent of EU tariff lines on Canadian goods were duty-free. With CETA, 98 percent of EU tariff lines are now duty-free for Canadian goods. Once CETA is fully implemented, the EU will have eliminated tariffs on 99 percent of its tariff lines.
What does CETA mean for Canadian companies?
Outpace your competition
Learn how preferential access to the EU market can benefit your company—access that firms from most other countries won't have.
Boost your bottom line
Learn how CETA opens the door for originating Canadian goods and gives Canadian services exporters the best market access the EU has ever granted a free trade partner.
Learn about CETA
Learn about what CETA covers and what it delivers.
CETA tariff rate quotas for cheese
Information on the CETA cheese quotas.
CETA origin quotas
Information on the new CETA origin quotas is now available through Notices to Exporters/Importers.
European Union Export Business Forums
Workshops on market opportunities in the European Union.
What does CETA mean for foreign investors?
Make Canada your gateway to the world
Why preferential access to nearly half of the world’s output of goods and services means Canada is your investment destination of choice.
Explore Canada
How investing in Canada’s provinces, territories and cities will fuel your company’s growth.
The EU for you
Key sectors
Inside information for Canadian firms about opportunities in the EU in 12 key sectors.
The EU’s markets
Learn more about the dynamic markets that make up the EU and the unique qualities of the world’s most integrated economy.
Canada Tariff Finder
Consult this tool to explore tariff information for the EU market, and other countries with which Canada has a free trade agreement.
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