{"id":5180,"date":"2014-02-27T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2015-03-05T10:33:19","modified_gmt":"2015-03-05T13:33:19","slug":"celebrando-un-decada-de-libre-comercio","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/amchamchile.cl\/en\/noticia\/celebrando-un-decada-de-libre-comercio\/","title":{"rendered":"<!--:es-->Celebrando un D\u00e9cada de Libre Comercio <!--:--><!--:en-->Celebrating a Decade of Free Trade<!--:-->"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--:es--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">El tratado de libre comercio (TLC) entre Estados Unidos y Chile entr\u00f3 en vigencia el 1 de enero del 2004. Una d\u00e9cada m\u00e1s tarde es considerado uno de los tratados de libre comercio m\u00e1s exitosos que Estados Unidos haya suscrito con cualquier pa\u00eds de Am\u00e9rica.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Los n\u00fameros hablan por s\u00ed mismos: un aumento del 400% en el intercambio comercial desde el 2003 y Estados Unidos es ahora el m\u00e1s importante socio comercial de Chile en t\u00e9rminos de variedad de exportaciones y el segundo m\u00e1s importante en t\u00e9rminos de comercio general (12% de las exportaciones de Chile tuvieron como destino Estados Unidos en el 2012, pa\u00eds que proporcion\u00f3 el 23% de las importaciones).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Quiz\u00e1s una de las estad\u00edsticas m\u00e1s impresionantes es que, hoy en d\u00eda, poco m\u00e1s del 99% de las exportaciones chilenas -cerca de 7.650 productos\u2013 ingresan a Estados Unidos libres de aranceles, cifra que se elevar\u00e1 al 100% el pr\u00f3ximo a\u00f1o. Productos clave enviados a Estados Unidos incluyen exportaciones no tradicionales tales como salm\u00f3n, vino, frutas y productos madereros.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Los aranceles cero no han sido el \u00fanico beneficio. Como analizamos en el Reportaje Principal de este mes, el acuerdo ha facilitado el comercio a trav\u00e9s de una serie de medidas como procedimientos aduaneros expeditos y el certificado anual de origen emitido a los exportadores chilenos. La secci\u00f3n Negocios de esta edici\u00f3n destaca el ejemplo de los productores de aceite de oliva de Chile, los que en la actualidad env\u00edan m\u00e1s de la mitad de su producci\u00f3n a Estados Unidos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">El acuerdo tambi\u00e9n ha facilitado la inversi\u00f3n. Las compa\u00f1\u00edas estadounidenses han invertido m\u00e1s de US$25.000 millones en Chile, mientras que las empresas chilenas han invertido US$5.000 millones en Estados Unidos en sectores que van desde la viticultura hasta la banca. Esto demuestra que el flujo de inversi\u00f3n no ha sido en una sola direcci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">El TLC fue un acuerdo hist\u00f3rico en muchos sentidos y no solamente porque incluy\u00f3 cl\u00e1usulas laborales y medioambientales. Tambi\u00e9n sent\u00f3 las bases para que Chile fuera el primer pa\u00eds sudamericano en ser invitado a unirse al programa de Exenci\u00f3n de Visa de Estados Unidos (Visa Waiver) el a\u00f1o pasado y el \u00fanico de tan solo un pu\u00f1ado en suscribir un convenio para evitar la doble tributaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sin embargo, el acuerdo no se alcanz\u00f3 de la noche a la ma\u00f1ana. Cost\u00f3 casi una d\u00e9cada que los dos pa\u00edses llegaran a un acuerdo. Parte de la raz\u00f3n de la demora fue el tiempo que tard\u00f3 el Congreso estadounidense en renovar las facultades de fast-track, que hab\u00edan expirado en el a\u00f1o 1994, para que el presidente sometiera el tratado a una votaci\u00f3n que lo aceptara o rechazara, lo que significaba que ninguna enmienda pod\u00eda retrasar su aprobaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sin embargo, hubo otro problema. Hab\u00eda una sospecha generalizada de que los acuerdos comerciales como este har\u00edan que la inversi\u00f3n abandonara Estados Unidos y llevara los puestos de trabajo a pa\u00edses con menores costos. El hecho de que esto no haya ocurrido es un tributo a la visi\u00f3n de quienes trabajaron ardua y prolongadamente en ambos pa\u00edses para conseguir que el acuerdo se aprobara. Por el contrario, las inversiones de las compa\u00f1\u00edas chilenas en Estados Unidos han creado empleos ah\u00ed y viceversa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hoy en d\u00eda, Chile y Estados Unidos participan de las negociaciones para un nuevo acuerdo comercial junto con Jap\u00f3n, Per\u00fa, Colombia, Australia y Nueva Zelanda, entre otros. El Acuerdo de Asociaci\u00f3n Transpac\u00edfico (TPP, por su sigla en ingl\u00e9s) es una propuesta ambiciosa destinada a abrir las fronteras entre al menos 12 pa\u00edses de la regi\u00f3n del Asia-Pac\u00edfico, un \u00e1rea responsable de un tercio del PIB global y de m\u00e1s del 40% del comercio mundial.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chile ya cuenta con acuerdos de comercio bilateral con estos pa\u00edses, pero el TPP incluir\u00e1 reglas de origen acumulativas y altos est\u00e1ndares en nuevas \u00e1reas. Otros beneficios potenciales incluyen iniciativas para eliminar las barreras no arancelarias al comercio entre las que se cuentan regulaciones sanitarias, una menor competencia desleal de parte de las compa\u00f1\u00edas estatales y la homogenizaci\u00f3n de las regulaciones.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mucho depende de lo que ocurra en Washington en los pr\u00f3ximos meses. Seg\u00fan Robert Zoellick, ex representante de comercio de Estados Unidos entrevistado en esta edici\u00f3n, a\u00fan queda por ver si el presidente Obama obtendr\u00e1 las facultades de fast track para presentar el TPP al Congreso.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pero cuando los legisladores estadounidenses analicen las ventajas de tener fronteras abiertas, el TLC con Chile seguramente ser\u00e1 mencionado. AmCham y los equipos negociadores de ambos pa\u00edses pueden estar orgullosos de este resultado mientras celebran el 10\u00ba Aniversario de un acuerdo espectacular.<\/p>\n<p><!--:--><!--:en--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the United States and Chile came into force on January 1, 2004. A decade later it is regarded as one of the most successful free trade agreements that the United States has signed with any country in the Americas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The numbers speak for themselves: a 400% increase in trade since 2003 with the United States now Chile\u2019s most important trading partner in terms of variety of exports, and second most important in terms of overall trade (12% of Chile\u2019s exports went to the US in 2012, which provided 23% of imports).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Perhaps one of the most impressive statistics is that, today, just over 99% of Chilean exports \u2013 some 7,650 products \u2013 enter the US duty-free, which will rise to 100% next year. Key products shipped to the United States include non-traditional exports such as salmon, wine, fruit, and wood products.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zero tariffs have not been not the only benefit. As discussed in this month\u2019s Cover Story, the agreement has facilitated trade through measures such as expedited customs procedures and the annual certificate of origin issued to Chilean exporters. This issue\u2019s Trade Testimonial highlights the example of Chile\u2019s olive oil producers, which today ship over half of their output to the United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The agreement has also facilitated investment. US companies have invested over US$25 billion in Chile while Chilean companies have invested US$5 billion in the United States in sectors ranging from viticulture to banking. This proves that the flow of investment has not been just one way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was a landmark agreement in many ways and not just because it included labor and environmental provisions. It also laid the foundation for Chile to be the first South American country to be invited to join the US Visa Waiver program last year and one of only a handful to sign a Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, the agreement was not reached overnight. It took nearly a decade for the two countries to reach a deal. Part of the reason for the delay was the time it took the US Congress to renew fast-track authority, which had expired in 1994, for the President to submit the agreement for an up-or-down vote, meaning no amendments could hold up approval.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But there was another problem. There was widespread suspicion that trade agreements such as this one would cause investment to flee the US and take jobs to countries with lower costs. The fact that this has not happened is a tribute to the vision of those in both countries who worked hard and long to get the agreement approved. On the contrary, investments by Chilean companies in the United States have created jobs there and vice versa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today, Chile and the United States are involved in negotiations for a new trade agreement along with Japan, Peru, Colombia, Australia and New Zealand among others. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is an ambitious proposal aimed at opening borders between at least 12 countries in the Asia-Pacific region \u2013 a region responsible for one third of global GDP and over 40% of world trade.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chile already has bilateral trade agreements with these countries but the TPP would include cumulative rules of origin and high standards in new areas. More potential benefits include efforts to remove non-tariff barriers to trade including sanitary regulations, reduced unfair competition from state-owned companies and the harmonization of regulations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Much depends on what happens in Washington in the next few months. According to Robert Zoellick, the former United States Trade Representative interviewed in this issue, it remains to be seen if President Obama will get fast track authority to submit the TPP agreement to Congress.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But when US representatives discuss the advantages of open borders the Chile FTA surely deserves mention. AmCham and the negotiating teams in both countries can be proud of this result as they celebrate the ten-year anniversary of an outstanding agreement.<\/p>\n<p><!--:--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!--:es--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">El tratado de libre comercio (TLC) entre Estados Unidos y Chile entr\u00f3 en vigencia el 1 de enero del 2004. Una d\u00e9cada m\u00e1s tarde es considerado uno de los tratados de libre comercio m\u00e1s exitosos que Estados Unidos haya suscrito con cualquier pa\u00eds de Am\u00e9rica.<\/p>\n<p><!--:--><!--:en--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">El tratado de libre comercio (TLC) entre Estados Unidos y Chile entr\u00f3 en vigencia el 1 de enero del 2004. 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