Costa Rica is China 's second largest trading partner in Central America while China is the second largest trading partner of Costa Rica . In recent years, bilateral trade between the two countries has grown rapidly. In June 2007, China and Costa Rica established diplomatic relations. In November 2008, Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Costa Rica and announced with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias the launch of China-Costa Rica free trade negotiations.

• 2011/08/03China-Costa Rica FTA entered into force on August 1
• 2010/12/06Costa Rican FM hails FTA with China
• 2010/04/10Vice Minister Yi Xiaozhun and Costa Rica Foreign Trade Minister Marco Ruiz Attended the Celebration Banquet for China-Costa Rica FTA
• 2010/02/12China and Costa Rica Complete FTA Talks
• 2010/02/11China and Costa Rica Held the Sixth Round FTA Negotiation
• 2009/11/11The Fifth Round China-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement Negotiation Made Substantial Progress
• 2009/06/19Positive Progress Made at Third-Round China-Costa Rica FTA Negotiation
• 2009/04/28Positive Progress Made at Second-Round China-Costa Rica FTA Talks
• 2009/02/05China-Costa Rica FTA Talks Comprehensively Launched
• 2008/07/16Sino-Costa Rica FTA Joint Feasibility Study Completed
• 2008/05/11The 2nd Session of China-Costa Rica Joint Working Group on FTA Feasibility Research Opens

Free Trade Agreement

PREAMBLE [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
Chapter 1　Initial Provisions [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
Chapter 2　Definitions of General Application [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
Chapter 3　National Treatment and Market Access for Trade in Goods [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish
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Chapter 4　Rules of Origin and Related Operational Procedures [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
Chapter 5　Customs Procedures [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
Chapter 6　Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
Chapter 7　Technical Barriers to Trade [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
Chapter 8　Trade Remedies [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
Chapter 9　Investment, Trade in Services and Temporary Entry of Business Persons [Chinese Version] [English Version]
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Chapter 10　Intellectual Property [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
Chapter 11　Cooperation, Promotion and Enhancement of Trade Relations [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish
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Chapter 12　Transparency [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
Chapter 13　Administration of the Agreement [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
Chapter 14　Dispute Settlement [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
Chapter 15　Exceptions [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
Chapter 16　Final Provisions [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]

Annexes

Annex 1　National Treatment and Import and Export Restrictions [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
Annex 2　Tariff Elimination [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
　　　　Schedule of the People's Republic of China [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
　　　　Schedule of the Republic of Costa Rica [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
　　　　General Notes Schedule of the Republic of Costa Rica [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version] Annex 3　Product Specific Rules of Origin [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
Annex 4　Certificate of Origin [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
Annex 5　Contact Points for Sanitary and Phytosanitary Matters [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
Annex 6　Contact Points for Technical Barriers to Trade [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
Annex 7　Schedules of Specific Commitments
　　　　Section 1: Schedule of China [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
　　　　Section 2: Schedule of Costa Rica [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
Annex 8　Working Group on Temporary Entry of Business Persons [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
Annex 9　Geographical Indications as Referred to in Article 116.1 [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
Annex 10　Geographical Indications as Referred to in Article 116.2 [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
Annex 11　The Free Trade Commission [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]
Annex 12　Implementation of Modifications Approved by the Free Trade Commission [Chinese Version] [English
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Annex 13　Free Trade Agreement Coordinators [Chinese Version] [English Version] [Spanish Version]

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