Abbreviations

AANZFTAASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
ABSAustralian Bureau of Statistics
ACCIAustralian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
ACIARAustralian Centre for International Agricultural Research
ACl-FTAAustralia-Chile Free Trade Agreement
ADBAsian Development Bank
AFASAustralian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme
AFGCAustralian Food and Grocery Council
AFTINETAustralian Fair Trade and Investment Network Ltd
AIFFPAustralian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific
AIIBAsian Instructure Investment Bank
AiGAustralian Industry Group
AMICAustralian Meat Industry Council
ANUAustralian National University
ANZCERTAAustralia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations
APECAsia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
ASEANAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations
ASBFEOAustralian Small Business & Family Enterprise Ombudsman
AUSFTAAustralia-United States Free Trade Agreement
AustradeAustralian Trade and Investment Commission
CCESCentre for Customs and Excise Studies
ChAFTAChina-Australia Free Trade Agreement
CoOCertificate of Origin
COVID-19
2019 novel coronavirus
CPTPP
Comprehensive & Prog. Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
CSGs
Country Specific Guidelines
DAC
Development Assistance Committee of the OECD
DAWE
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
DESE
Department of Education, Skills and Employment
DFAT
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
DISER
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
ECA
Export Council of Australia
EFA
Export Finance Australia
EMDG
Export Market Development Grants
FDI
Foreign Direct Investment
fDi Markets
Database of Foreign Direct Investment
FEMM
Forum Economic Ministers Meeting
FTA
Free Trade Agreement
G20
Group of Twenty (governments and central bank governors)
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GEi
Global Energy Institute
GIs
Geographical indications
GTPA
Global Trade Professionals Alliance
GVC
Global Value Chains
IFC
International Financial Corporation
IMF
International Monetary Fund
IP
Intellectual property
iXC
DFAT’s innovationXchange hub
JAEPA
Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement
LDC
Least Developed Country
MCA
Minerals Council of Australia
MDF
Market Development Facility
MHRA
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
MLA
Meat and Livestock Australia
MoP
Margin of Preference
MRA
Mutual Recognition Agreement
MSME
Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprise
NAQLA
National Agriculture and Quarantine Inspection Authority
NFF
National Farmers’ Federation
NGO
Non-governmental organisation
NPPOs
National Plant Protection Organisations
NSB
National Standards Body
NTB
Non-tariff Barrier
NZMPI
New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries
OCO
Oceania Customs Organisation
ODA
Official Development Assistance
ODE
DFAT’s Office of Development Effectiveness
OECD
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
PACER Plus
Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus
PAFTA
Peru--Australia Free Trade Agreement
PANG
Pacific Network on Globalisation
PICs
Pacific island countries
PIFPacific Islands Forum
PSI
Public Service International
PTA
Preferential Trade Agreement
PV
Photovoltaic
R&D
Research and development
RCEP
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
RDP
Regulatory data protection
RoO
Rules of Origin
SCHS
Sea Container Hygiene System
SME
Small and Medium Enterprise
SMEx
Small and Medium Exporter
SPS
Phyto-Sanitary standards
SWP
Seasonal Worker Programme
TA
Tourism Australia
TBT
Technical Barriers to Trade
TCO
Tariff Concession Order
TPP
Trans-Pacific Partnership
TPP 11
The 11 remaining TPP countries after the US withdrew
TRQ
Tariff rate quota
UA
Universities Australia
UK
United Kingdom
UN
United Nations
UNDP
UN Development Program
UNESCO
UN Economic, Social and Cultural Organisation
UNICEF
UN Children’s Fund
UNFCCC
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
US
United States of America
VAT
Value Added Tax
WBG
World Bank Group
WTOWorld Trade Organization

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