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Bahrain Free Trade Agreement
Upon entry into force of the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in August 2006, 100 percent of bilateral trade in consumer and industrial products became duty free. Bahrain will phase out tariffs on the remaining handful of agricultural product lines by 2015.
Textiles and apparel trade is duty free, promoting new opportunities for U.S. and Bahraini fiber, yarn, fabric and apparel manufacturing.
As a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Bahrain applies the GCC common external tariff of 5 percent for most non-U.S. products, with a limited number of GCC-approved country-specific exceptions. Bahrain's exceptions include alcohol (125 percent) and tobacco (100 percent). Some 432 food and medical items are exempted from customs duties entirely.
7/27/2006
1/11/2006
12/7/2005
Statement of USTR Rob Portman on House Passage of Bahrain Free Trade Agreement
9/14/2004
United States and Bahrain Sign Free Trade Agreement
7/19/2004
3/14/2005
U.S. - Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Supports Bahrain’s Labor Reforms
9/15/2004
U.S. - Bahrain FTA: Textile and Apparel Provisions
9/14/2004
U.S.-Bahrain FTA: Fact Sheet on Access to Medicines
5/27/2004
Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Fact Sheet
3/2/2004
Middle East Free Trade Initiative: U.S. Regional Plan to Spur Economic Growth