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The U.S. is a signatory party to the CAFTA-DR agreement, which serves as the regulatory framework for trade exemptions and rules of origin between the U.S. and its partners as described in [1], [2], [3], and [4].

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Tracking Trump's Trade Deals | Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org Inu Manak, Allison J. Smith · Council on Foreign Relations 4 facts
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.
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.
claimThe 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 certain products, such as textiles and apparel products, originating in CAFTA-DR.
claimThe U.S.-El Salvador Agreement on Reciprocal Trade provides a reciprocal tariff exemption for goods that qualify as originating under the rules of origin of the CAFTA-DR, marking the first time the United States has provided this specific exemption to an existing Free Trade Agreement partner.