El Salvador and Belize Sign Partial-Scope Trade Deal Covering 400 Tariff Lines
El Salvador and Belize have signed a Partial Scope Agreement covering around 400 tariff lines, a targeted goods deal that widens San Salvador's regional trade reach and still awaits ratification. The post El Salvador and Belize Sign Partial-Scope Trade Deal Covering 400 Tariff Lines appeared first on The Rio Times .
El Salvador and Belize have inked a Partial Scope Agreement, a preferential trade deal focusing on 400 categories of goods. This pact is not a full free-trade agreement, but rather a targeted agreement designed to swiftly expand market access for both nations. The accord was signed on July 2, 2026 in San Salvador by El Salvador's Economy Minister, Maria Luisa Hayem, and Belize's Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Marconi Leal.
Both governments must still ratify the deal before it takes effect, though no specific date has been set. The agreement covers sectors such as agro-industry, pharmaceuticals, plastics, textiles and metalworking, and also aims to reduce non-tariff barriers. For Belize, this deal represents a move towards diversification by opening new export markets in Latin America.
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