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The U.S. and El Salvador are linked by the U.S.-El Salvador Agreement on Reciprocal Trade and Investment, which aims to strengthen their economic relationship and build upon the existing CAFTA-DR framework [1], [2]. This agreement involves mutual commitments regarding trade barriers, economic security, and investment cooperation [3], [4], [5], [6].
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Tracking Trump's Trade Deals | Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org 13 facts
claimEl Salvador agreed to not purchase nuclear reactors, fuel rods, or enriched uranium from countries that present national security concerns to the United States.
accountThe U.S.-El Salvador Agreement on Reciprocal Trade and Investment was announced on November 13, 2025, with the framework agreement text released as a joint statement on the same day.
claimThe trade agreement between the United States and Guatemala requires Guatemala to address unfair practices of companies "owned or controlled by third countries," which differs from the requirement for El Salvador to address unfair trade practices of companies operating within its territory.
claimEl Salvador agreed to take measures of equivalent restrictive effect to measures the United States takes to further economic or national security objectives, including cooperation on investment screening, export controls, and other related measures.
claimThe objective of the U.S.-El Salvador Agreement on Reciprocal Trade and Investment is to strengthen the economic relationship between the two countries and build upon the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), which entered into force in 2006.
claimThe framework agreement between the United States and El Salvador is a pared-down version of the agreement between the United States and Ecuador, likely because the existing CAFTA-DR agreement already eliminates most trade barriers.
claimEl Salvador agreed to cooperate with the United States on economic security priorities, including export controls, duty evasion, investment screening, and addressing nonmarket practices, as part of the U.S.-El Salvador Agreement on Reciprocal Trade.
claimEl Salvador committed to facilitate greenfield investment in the United States and to facilitate U.S. investment in critical minerals, energy, and other important sectors.
claimThe U.S.-El Salvador framework agreement does not specify a new tariff baseline, but the United States agreed to tariff exemptions for items that cannot be grown, mined, or naturally produced in the United States in sufficient quantities, as well as for certain products originating in CAFTA-DR, such as textiles and apparel.
claimEl Salvador agreed to cooperate with the United States through appropriate border measures if the United States adopts border measures to combat regulatory arbitrage that would disadvantage U.S. workers and businesses.
claimEl Salvador is encouraged to increase its purchases of U.S. liquified natural gas.
claimUnder the U.S.-El Salvador Agreement on Reciprocal Trade, El Salvador agreed to address nontariff barriers by accepting U.S. standards on automobiles and expediting product registration for U.S. exports.
quoteSalvadoran Economy Minister Maria Luisa Hayem stated: “El Salvador signs a trade agreement with the United States that eliminates the 10 percent tariff on Salvadoran exports, consolidating the strong relationship between both nations.”