Partial Preferential Agreements
DR-CAFTA (Central America Dominican Republic - United States)
5 August 2004
Central America - Panama (Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua)
6 March 2002
Central America - Chile (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua)
18 October 1999
Central America - Dominican Republic (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua)
16 April 1998
Venezuela (AAP.A25TM N° 27)
10 March 1986
(Source: OAS 2014)
SECTION 4.0: TOP MARKET OPPORTUNITIES & PROSPECTS 4.1 Aerated Beverages Products El Salvador is a net importer of aerated beverages, where the imported value of aerated beverages each year exceeds the value being exported. There were minimal increases in the values of imported drinks from 2007 to 2011, however the exported values of the beverages almost doubled over the five years. In the year 2007, El Salvador imported almost three times as much drinks as they exported but by the year 2011 imports exceeded exports by less than 40%. Six countries were responsible for all of El Salvador’s imports of aerated/soft drinks during 2011. Guatemala was the principal supplier of the imported soft drinks to El Salvador during 2011. The market is very concentrated as Guatemala alone supplied over 95% of the imports. The products are usually transported via road across the border from Guatemala to El Salvador. Of the top exporting countries only Mexico, Spain and USA pay between 10-15% tariffs, while the remaining countries which have free trade agreement with El Salvador pay no tariffs. A total number of seventy-four aerated beverages were observed in the market and 35% of the drinks were imported from Embotelladora La Mariposa which is in Guatemala. The most promising sub-sectors for Aerated Beverages are: Non-alcoholic beverages (excl. water, fruit or vegetable juices) Waters including mineral & aerated, containing sugar or sweeting matter or flavored
Market Guide for Exporting Goods from Trinidad and Tobago to El Salvador
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