free trade
noun
: trade based on the unrestricted international exchange of goods with tariffs used only as a source of revenue
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Under a decadeslong free trade agreement, South Korean tariffs on most U.S. goods are already zero, meaning there are fewer concessions Seoul can offer, analysts say.
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arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2025
An administration official said the expectation was that imports the United States currently taxes at 25% would rise to 35%, but that those exempted by the US-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement would continue to be exempted.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Canada already faces 25% tariffs on exports to the U.S., though those levies exclude a host of goods compliant with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, a free trade agreement.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 July 2025
These agreements — considered a notch below a free trade pact — align with the UAE’s goal of increasing non-oil trade to $1.1 trillion annually by 2031, a target Abu Dhabi expects to reach nearly four years ahead of schedule.
—semafor.com, 11 July 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2025
An administration official said the expectation was that imports the United States currently taxes at 25% would rise to 35%, but that those exempted by the US-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement would continue to be exempted.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Canada already faces 25% tariffs on exports to the U.S., though those levies exclude a host of goods compliant with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, a free trade agreement.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 July 2025
These agreements — considered a notch below a free trade pact — align with the UAE’s goal of increasing non-oil trade to $1.1 trillion annually by 2031, a target Abu Dhabi expects to reach nearly four years ahead of schedule.
—semafor.com, 11 July 2025
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“Free trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20trade. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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