Preamble

1. Establishment of the Free Trade Area and Definitions
   

   Annex 1-A Certain Definitions

2. National Treatment and Market Access for Goods
   

   Annex 2-A Application of Chapter Two

   Section A : Measures of the United States
   
   Section B : Measures of Australia

   Annex 2-B Tariff Elimination

   Common Notes (PDF) | (RTF)
   
   General Notes of Australia (PDF) | (RTF)
   
   Schedule of Australia (PDF ]
   
   General Notes of the United States (PDF) | (RTF)
   
   Schedule of the United States (PDF ]

   Annex 2-C Pharmaceuticals

3. Agriculture
   

   Annex 3-A Agricultural Safeguard Measures

   Section A : Price-Based Safeguard for Horticultural
   
   Section B : Quantity-Based Safeguard for Beef
   
   Section C : Price-Based Safeguard for Beef

4. Textiles and Apparel
   

   Annex 4-A Textile or Apparel Specific Rules of Origin (Chapters 42, 50-63, 70 & 94)

5. Rules of Origin
   
   

   Section A : Rules of Origin
   
   Section B : Supporting Information and Verification
   
   Section C : Consultation and Modifications
   
   Section D : Application and Interpretation
   
   Section E : Definitions

   Annex 5-A, General Interpretative Note and Product-Specific Rules (PDF) | (RTF)
   
   For a description of the products covered by Annexes 4-A and 5-A, please refer to the US International Trade Commission 2004 Tariff Database. Please note, however, that the tariff rates listed on this site are current base rates and do not reflect the preferential tariff treatment available to Australian goods under AUSFTA.

6. Customs Administration
7. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
   

   Annex 7-A Standing Technical Working Group on Animal and Plant Health Measures

   Section A : Establishment of the Standing Technical Working Group on Animal and Plant Health Measures
   
   Section B : Development of Specific Work Plans

8. Technical Barriers to Trade
   

   Annex 8-A Chapter Coordinator

9. Safeguards
10. Cross-border Trade in Services
    

    Annex 10-A Professional Services

11. Investment
    

    Annex 11-A Customary International Law
    
    Annex 11-B Expropriation

12. Telecommunications
    

    Section A : Access to and Use of Public Telecommunications Services
    
    Section B : Suppliers of Public Telecommunications Services
    
    Section C : Conduct of Major Suppliers of Public Telecommunications Services
    
    Section D : Other Measures

13. Financial Services
    

    Annex 13-A Cross-Border Trade
    
    Annex 13-B Specific Commitments
    
    Annex 13-C Authorities Responsible for Financial Services

14. Competition-related Matters
15. Government Procurement
    

    Section 1 : Central Government Entities
    
    Section 2 : Regional Government Entities
    
    Section 3 : Government Enterprises
    
    Section 4 : Goods
    
    Section 5 : Services
    
    Section 6 : Construction Services
    
    Section 7 : General Notes
    
    Section 8 : Threshold Adjustment Formula

16. Electronic Commerce
17. Intellectual Property Rights
18. Labour
19. Environment
20. Transparency
21. Institutional Arrangements and Dispute Settlement
    

    Section A : Institutional Arrangements and Administration
    
    Section B : Dispute Settlement Proceedings

    Annex 21-A Inflation Adjustment Formula for Monetary Assessments

22. General Provisions and Exceptions
23. Final Provisions

Non Conforming Measures (Chapters 10, 11 & 13)

Annex I (PDF) | (RTF)

Schedule of Australia

Schedule of United States

Annex II (PDF) | (RTF)

Schedule of Australia

Schedule of United States

Annex III (Australia) (PDF) | (RTF)

Schedule of Australia

Schedule of United States

Annex III (United States) (PDF) | (RTF)

Schedule of Australia

Schedule of United States

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Side letters

Chapter 2

• PBS
• Blood Plasma
• Waiver of Customs Duties
• Distinctive Products
• Temporary Entry Without Bond

Chapter 3

• BSE

Chapter 9

• Safeguards

Chapter 10

• Air Services Consultations
  • US to Australia
  • Australia to US
• Clarification on National Treatment
• Education: States
• Educational Criteria
• Immigration
• Express Delivery
• Gambling

Chapter 11

• FIRB
• FIRB Review

Chapter 12

• Telstra
• Telecom Consultations

Chapter 13

• FSSA
• Recognition
• Securities
• Insurance
• Guarantees

Chapter 15

• Government Procurement

Chapter 17

• ISP Liability
• Application of IPR
• IPR and National Treatment