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Free Trade Agreements

​​​​​​OTHER PREFERENTIAL ARRANGEMENTS

Australia has eleven other preferential arrangements that provide preferential rates of customs duty on a reciprocal or non-reciprocal basis to goods that are the produce or manufacture of countries and places to which that arrangement applies.

Preferential arrangements
AcronymPreferential arrangement titleOther partiesWorking tariff schedule
ADC Additional Duty CountriesBelarus (BY), Russia (RU) 3*

CANATA Canada-Australia Trade AgreementCanada (CA) 3

MATA Malaysia-Australia Trade AgreementMalaysia (MY) 3

PATCRA II Papua New Guinea-Australia Trade And Commercial Relations AgreementPapua New Guinea (PG) 3

EXT Preferential Arrangements Under Various Commonwealth Enactments For External Territories - Norfolk, Christmas And Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos (Keeling) Islands (CC), Christmas Island (CX), Norfolk Island (NF)Not applicable

SPARTECA South Pacific Regional Trade And Economic Cooperation Agreement - Forum Island CountriesSee Schedule 1, Part 1 of Customs Tariff Regulations 2004 3

LDC Australian System Of Tariff Preferences For Developing Countries - Least Developed Country (LDC) RateSee Schedule 1, Part 2 of Customs Tariff Regulations 2004 3

DC Australian System Of Tariff Preferences For Developing Countries – Developing Countries (DC) RateSee Schedule 1, Part 3 of Customs Tariff Regulations 2004 3

DCS Australian System Of Tariff Preferences For Developing Countries – Developing Countries Status (DCS) RateSee Schedule 1, Part 4 of Customs Tariff Regulations 2004 3

DCT Australian System Of Tariff Preferences For Developing Countries - Developing Country Category T (DCT) RateSee Schedule 1, Part 5 of Customs Tariff Regulations 2004 3

DCU Developing Country - Ukraine (DCU) RateUkraine (UA) 3

*For goods that are the produce or last place of manufacture in an additional duty country, additional duty of 35 per cent added to the general rate of customs duty must be applied.

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