ISDS Case Map
El Salvador
When the Trump administration imposed so-called "reciprocal," country-specific tariff rates in April 2025, it made clear that the measures were intended not only to protect US industry but also as negotiating leverage to extract bilateral concessions.
The Trump administration released a new “Agreement on Reciprocal Trade” with Guatemala, following the nearly identical one released yesterday with El Salvador.
Both countries agree to recognize US regulatory certificates and to protect common cheese and meat terms.
Continuing the spree of trade agreements being negotiated by the Trump administration, November saw the announcement of four more agreements — with Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
The US announced new trade agreements with Argentina, Guatemala, El Salvador and Ecuador.
The Peruvian Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister announced that Peru and El Salvador agreed to resume negotiations to sign a Free Trade Agreement.
Taiwan will suspend implementation of a free trade agreement with El Salvador from May 15, following the former Central American diplomatic ally's decision to repeal the deal.
The coffee sector in El Salvador has very favorable expectations about a Free Trade Agreement in denial with the People's Republic of China, sources from the sector said.
The Chinese and Salvadoran authorities announced that they have begun negotiations to achieve a Free Trade Agreement between the two countries "as soon as possible".
