U.S. trade agreement frameworks with Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Guatemala
United States will work with each country to finalize the agreements for signature
President Trump on November 13, 2025, announced frameworks of trade agreements with Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Guatemala that aim to enhance market access for U.S. exporters, address non-tariff barriers, and strengthen bilateral trade and investment cooperation.
The main points for each trade agreement framework are described by the White House fact sheet and are outlined below.
Argentina
- Argentina has committed to facilitating digital trade with the United States by refraining from discrimination against U.S. digital services or digital products.
- Argentina will provide preferential market access for U.S. goods exports, including medicines, chemicals, machinery, information technology products, medical devices, motor vehicles, and agricultural products.
- Argentina has committed to addressing structural challenges cited in the Office of the United States Trade Representative’s 2025 Special 301 report, including patentability criteria, patent backlog, and geographical indications.
- The agreement includes efforts to align Argentina’s intellectual property (IP) regime with international standards.
Read the joint statement
Ecuador
- Ecuador has committed to facilitate digital trade, including through commitments to not impose DSTs that discriminate against U.S. companies and to support adoption of a permanent moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions at the WTO.
- Ecuador has committed to adopting high levels of environmental protection, improving forest sector governance, and combating illegal logging.
- The agreement includes full implementation of obligations under the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies.
- Ecuador will remove or decrease tariff barriers on key goods sectors, including tree nuts, fresh fruit, pulses, wheat, wine, and distilled spirits, and eliminate a variable tariff on many agricultural products under the Andean Price Band System.
Read the joint statement
El Salvador
- El Salvador has recommitted to preventing barriers to services and digital trade with the United States and committed to refrain from imposing discriminatory digital services taxes (DSTs). In addition, the United States and El Salvador will support a permanent multilateral moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions.
- El Salvador has committed to streamlining regulatory requirements for U.S. exports, including accepting vehicles and automotive parts built to U.S. motor vehicle safety and emissions standards.
- The agreement includes acceptance of FDA certificates and prior marketing authorizations for medical devices and pharmaceuticals.
- El Salvador will reduce non-tariff barriers for U.S. agricultural products, ensuring that U.S. exporters are not restricted due to the use of certain cheese and meat terms.
Read the joint statement
Guatemala
- Guatemala has committed to facilitating digital trade by refraining from imposing DSTs or discriminatory measures against U.S. digital services or products. In addition, Guatemala will support a permanent multilateral moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
- Guatemala will prohibit the importation of goods produced by forced or compulsory labor and strengthen its labor laws and enforcement.
Read the joint statement
Next steps
In the coming weeks, the United States will work with these countries to finalize the agreements for signature.
The United States will also grant Most Favored Nation (MFN -tariff treatment for certain originating goods from these countries that cannot be grown, mined, or naturally produced in the United States in sufficient quantities.
For El Salvador and Guatemala, the United States will remove reciprocal tariffs from certain products, such as textiles and apparel, under the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA).