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This post tracks the status of all Mercosur trade agreements and memberships. I will keep this updated as negotiations move forward. Image above works best on desktops.

Membership Status

Category	Countries
Full Members	🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇵🇾 Paraguay, 🇺🇾 Uruguay, 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Suspended	🇻🇪 Venezuela
Associate Members	🇨🇱 Chile, 🇨🇴 Colombia, 🇵🇪 Peru, 🇪🇨 Ecuador, 🇬🇾 Guyana, 🇸🇷 Suriname, 🇵🇦 Panama

Trade Agreements Status

Status	Partners
FTAs in Force	🇪🇺 European Union, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇪🇬 Egypt, 🇵🇸 Palestine
PTAs in Force	🇮🇳 India, 🇨🇺 Cuba, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🌍 SACU (🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇧🇼 Botswana, 🇱🇸 Lesotho, 🇳🇦 Namibia, 🇸🇿 Eswatini)
Signed & Awaiting Ratification	🇸🇬 Singapore, 🌍 EFTA (🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein)
Under Official Negotiation	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇱🇧 Lebanon, 🇸🇻 El Salvador⁴
Under Consideration	🇯🇵 Japan¹, 🇻🇳 Vietnam, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇬🇧 UK², 🇨🇳 China³, 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic⁴

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FTA – Free Trade Agreement:

A Free Trade Agreement is a treaty between two or more countries that eliminates tariffs and other trade barriers on substantially all goods traded between them, usually through a phased reduction schedule. FTAs typically include detailed rules of origin and often go beyond goods to cover services, investment, intellectual property, government procurement, dispute settlement, and regulatory cooperation. The goal is deep economic integration and broad market access.

PTA – Preferential Trade Agreement:

A Preferential Trade Agreement is a limited trade arrangement that grants reduced tariffs on a defined list of products between the participating countries. It does not eliminate tariffs across most trade and usually does not include the broader regulatory and services commitments found in an FTA. PTAs improve market access in specific sectors but do not create comprehensive trade liberalization.

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Sources:

https://www.gov.br/siscomex/pt-br/acordos-comerciais/acordos-comerciais

¹ https://www.mercosur.int/pt-br/reuniao-com-japao-e-outros-avancos-nas-relacoes-externas-do-mercosul

² https://www.bloomberglinea.com.br/internacional/mercosul-e-reino-unido-se-preparam-para-iniciar-negociacoes-comerciais-dizem-fontes/

³ https://en.mercopress.com/2026/02/03/orsi-xi-jinping-sign-cooperation-deals-in-beijing-as-uruguay-backs-one-china-and-trade-talks-with-mercosur-are-floated

⁴ https://aduananews.com/mercosur-avanza-en-su-agenda-externa-durante-el-primer-semestre-de-2026/

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Last update:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Mercosur/comments/1rjo1pk/mercosur_2026_trade_agreement_and_membership/