The slide attempts to highlight the key milestones in the context of NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement since its inception

1. December 1992
• US President George H.W. Bush, Mexican President Carlos
Salinas and Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney sign
NAFTA
NAFTA- Key Milestones- (1/2)
August 1993
• US President Bill Clinton negotiates within NAFTA in regards to Labour &
Environment
1989
• Canada – US Free Trade
Agreement gets signed
December 1993
• US President Bill
Clinton sign NAFTA
into law

2. 2017
Onwards
January 1998
• Mexico eliminates tariffs on US fruits
• US eliminates tariffs on Mexican cotton & wheat
• US-Canada remove the remaining trade tariffs
January 2003
• Mexico eliminates tariffs on US dairy, pork, rice & wheat
• US eliminates tariffs on Mexican dairy, rice &/ vegetables
• US-Canada remove the remaining trade tariffs
• Mexico eliminates the remaining tariffs on US & Canadian care and auto parts
January 1994
• US eliminates tariffs on
Mexican beef, corn,
pork, poultry and other
agricultural products
• Mexican automotive
products get unfettered
access to US &
Canadian markets
• Mexican tariffs on US
& Canadian autos drop
from 20% to 10%
October 2007
• US – Mexico eliminate the
remaining sugar tariffs
Continuity of NAFTA doubtful under
President Elect Donald J Trump’s tenure
NAFTA- Key Milestones- (2/2)