China-Maldives FTA is the 16th FTA China has ever signed, and it is Maldives's first bilateral FTA with a foreign country. The signing of this agreement is the latest achievement of "promoting the construction of Free Trade Areas and an open world economy" put forward at the 19th CPC National Congress as well as a significant move to consolidate and strengthen the two countries' all-round and friendly cooperative partnership facing the future. This has set an example of the two countries' mutually beneficial cooperation with extreme scale differences, a milestone in their own trade and economic histories. This will powerfully promote the bilateral trade and economic relations to achieve greater development.

• 2024/12/31The China-Maldives FTA will enter into force on January 1, 2025
• 2017/12/08China and Maldives Sign the Free Trade Agreement
• 2017/09/20China and Maldives Concludes the Free Trade Agreement Negotiations
• 2017/03/13The 5th Round of China-Maldives FTA Negotiations Held in Maldives
• 2016/09/30The 4th Round of China-Maldives FTA Negotiations Held in Hong Kong
• 2015/09/15Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce Gao Yan Visits Maldives and Attends the 2nd Meeting of China-Maldives Joint Committee of Economy and Trade
• 2015/02/11China, Maldives Launch Feasibility Studies on Free Trade Area

Agreement

Free Trade Agreement Between The Government of The People’S Republic of China and The Government of The Republic of Maldives (English + Chinese)

Annexes

Annex 1 - Part A Tariff Schedule of China - General Notes (English + Chinese)
Annex 1 - Part A Tariff Schedule of China - Schedule of Tariff Commitments - 1 (English + Chinese)
Annex 1 - Part A Tariff Schedule of China - Schedule of Tariff Commitments - 2 (English + Chinese)
Annex 1 - Part A Tariff Schedule of China - Schedule of Tariff Commitments - 3 (English + Chinese)
Annex 1 - Part B Tariff Schedule of Maldives - General Notes (English + Chinese)
Annex 1 - Part B Tariff Schedule of Maldives - Schedule of Tariff Commitments - 1 (English + Chinese)
Annex 1 - Part B Tariff Schedule of Maldives - Schedule of Tariff Commitments - 2 (English + Chinese)
Annex 1 - Part B Tariff Schedule of Maldives - Schedule of Tariff Commitments - 3 (English + Chinese)
Annex 2 - Product Specific Rules (English + Chinese)
Annex 3 - The Format of Certificate of Origin (English + Chinese)
Annex 4 - Trade in Services as referred to in Article 91 (English + Chinese)
Annex 5 - Part A Schedule of Specific Commitments of China (English + Chinese)
Annex 5 - Part B Schedule of Specific Commitments of Maldives (English + Chinese)
Annex 6 - Customary International Law (English + Chinese)
Annex 7 - Expropriation (English + Chinese)
Annex 8 - Service of Documents on a Party under Section B of Chapter 9 (English + Chinese)
Annex 9 - Rules of Procedure of Arbitral Tribunal (English + Chinese)