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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

Companies have closely watched U.S. labor complaints play out since the 2020 start of the USMCA, which replaced NAFTA.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2023

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

After the passage of NAFTA, U.S. car manufacturers began to make use of parts produced inexpensively in Mexico that would have been much more expensive had they been produced in the United States.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022