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NAFTA

American  
[naf-tuh] / ˈnæf tə /
Or Nafta

noun

  1. North American Free Trade Agreement.


NAFTA British  
/ ˈnæftə /

acronym

  1. North American Free Trade Agreement

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Again, this does not include products which meet the terms of NAFTA.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

On the other hand, imported fruits such as avocados and strawberries aren’t subject to tariffs because they’re protected under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the Trump administration’s successor to NAFTA, but grapes are.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

To qualify, 75% of a car and its parts had to come from North America, up from 62.5% under NAFTA.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023

Supporters of NAFTA, for example, argued that the United States would benefit from reduced trade barriers, lower prices for agricultural goods from Mexico, and newly available jobs for lower-wage workers.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Under the tougher rules of the new trade pact, which replaced NAFTA, factories that violate worker rights could lose their tariff-free status on exports.

From Reuters • May 27, 2022

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