List Of Non-EU Countries | European Union And European Economic Area Countries

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List of Non-EU Countries and Tax Arrangement

The table below presents the complete list of Non-European Countries of the world and their recent Tax arrangements:

CountryARRANGEMENTS APPLICABLE
AfghanistanEBA
AlbaniaPAN EURO MED
AlgeriaPAN EURO MED
American SamoaNo preferential arrangements applicable
AndorraCUSTOMS UNIONS (Andorra)
AngolaEBA
AnguillaOCT
AntarcticaNo preferential arrangements applicable
Antigua And BarbudaACP (CARIFORUM-EU EPA)
ArgentinaNo preferential arrangements applicable
ArmeniaGSP+
ArubaOCT
AustraliaNo preferential arrangements applicable
AzerbaijanNo preferential arrangements applicable
BahamasACP (CARIFORUM-EU EPA)
BahrainNo preferential arrangements applicable
BangladeshEBA
BarbadosACP (CARIFORUM-EU EPA)
BelarusNo preferential arrangements applicable
BelizeACP (CARIFORUM-EU EPA)
BeninEBA
BermudaOCT
BhutanEBA
BoliviaGSP+
Bosnia And HerzegovinaPAN EURO MED
BotswanaACP (EU-SADC FTA – MAR), GSP (until 31/12/2015)
Bouvet IslandOCT
BrazilNo preferential arrangements applicable
British Indian Ocean TerritoryOCT
Brunei DarussalamNo preferential arrangements applicable
Burkina FasoEBA
BurundiEBA
CambodiaEBA
CameroonACP (Interim Central Africa-EU EPA- MAR), GSP
CanadaNo preferential arrangements applicable
Cape VerdeGSP+
Cayman IslandsOCT
Central African RepublicEBA
CeutaCEUTA AND MELILLA
ChadEBA
ChileLATIN AMERICA
ChinaNo preferential arrangements applicable
Christmas IslandNo preferential arrangements applicable
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsNo preferential arrangements applicable
ColombiaFTA GSP (until 31/12/2015)
ComorosEBA
CongoGSP
Cook IslandsGSP
Costa RicaFTAGSP+ (until 31/12/2015)
Cote D’ivoireACP (EU-ECOWAS EPA – MAR), GSP
CubaNo preferential arrangements applicable
Democratic Republic Of CongoEBA
DjiboutiEBA
DominicaACP (CARIFORUM-EU EPA)
Dominican RepublicACP (CARIFORUM-EU EPA)
EcuadorGSP+ (until 31/12/2014)
EgyptPAN EURO MED
El SalvadorFTAGSP+ (until 31/12/2015)
Equatorial GuineaEBA
EritreaEBA
EthiopiaEBA
Falkland IslandsOCT
Faroe IslandsPAN EURO MED
FijiACP (Interim Pacific-EU EPA – MAR), GSP
French PolynesiaOCT
French Southern And Antarctic LandsOCT
GabonNo preferential arrangements applicable
GambiaEBA
GeorgiaGSPEASTERN PARTNERSHIP
GhanaACP (EU-ECOWAS EPA – MAR), GSP
GibraltarOCT
GreenlandOCT
GrenadaACP (CARIFORUM-EU EPA)
GuamNo preferential arrangements applicable
GuatemalaFTA, GSP+ (until 31/12/2015)
GuineaEBA
Guinea-BissauEBA
GuyanaACP (CARIFORUM-EU EPA)
HaitiEBA
Heard And Mc Donald IslandsNo preferential arrangements applicable
HondurasFTAGSP (until 31/12/2015)
Hong KongNo preferential arrangements applicable
IcelandPAN EURO MED
IndiaGSP
IndonesiaGSP
IranNo preferential arrangements applicable
IraqGSP
IsraelPAN EURO MED
JamaicaACP (CARIFORUM-EU EPA)
JapanNo preferential arrangements applicable
JordanPAN EURO MED
KazakhstanNo preferential arrangements applicable
KenyaGSP
KiribatiEBA
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of (North)No preferential arrangements applicable
Korea, Republic Of (South)FTA
Kosovo*ATM
KuwaitNo preferential arrangements applicable
KyrgyzstanGSP
LaosEBA
LebanonPAN EURO MED
LesothoEBA
LiberiaEBA
LibyaNo preferential arrangements applicable
LiechtensteinPAN EURO MED
MacauNo preferential arrangements applicable
Republic Of North MacedoniaPAN EURO MED
MadagascarACP (Interim ESA-EU EPA), EBA
MalawiEBA
MalaysiaNo preferential arrangements applicable
MaldivesNo preferential arrangements applicable
MaliEBA
Marshall Islands (The Republic Of)GSP
MauritaniaEBA
MauritiusACP (Interim ESA-EU EPA)
MelillaCEUTA AND MELILLA
MexicoLATIN AMERICA
Micronesia (Federated States Of)GSP
Moldova (The Republic Of)PAN EURO MED
MongoliaGSP+
MontenegroPAN EURO MED
MontserratOCT
MoroccoPAN EURO MED
MozambiqueEBA
MyanmarEBA
NamibiaACP (EU-SADC EPA – MAR), GSP (until 31/12/2015)
NauruGSP
NepalEBA
Netherlands AntillesOCT
New CaledoniaOCT
New ZealandNo preferential arrangements applicable
NicaraguaFTAGSP (until 31/12/2015)
NigerEBA
NigeriaGSP
NiueGSP
Norfolk IslandNo preferential arrangements applicable
Northern Mariana IslandsNo preferential arrangements applicable
NorwayPAN EURO MED
Palestine**PAN EURO MED
OmanNo preferential arrangements applicable
PakistanGSP+
PalauNo preferential arrangements applicable
PanamaFTAGSP+ (until 31/12/2015)
Papua New GuineaACP (Interim Pacific-EU EPA)
ParaguayGSP+
PeruFTAGSP+ (until 31/12/2015)
PhilippinesGSP
Pitcairn IslandsOCT
QatarNo preferential arrangements applicable
Russian FederationNo preferential arrangements applicable
RwandaEBA
Saint BarthelemyOCT
Saint Helena (Incl Ascension Island And Tristan De Cunha)OCT
Saint Kitts And NevisACP (CARIFORUM-EU EPA)
Saint LuciaACP (CARIFORUM-EU EPA)
Saint Pierre And MiquelonOCT
Saint Vincent And The GrenadinesACP (CARIFORUM-EU EPA)
SamoaEBA (until 31/12/2016, thereafter GSP)
San MarinoCUSTOMS UNIONS (San Marino)
Sao Tome And PrincipeEBA
Saudi ArabiaNo preferential arrangements applicable
SenegalEBA
SerbiaPAN EURO MED
SeychellesACP (Interim ESA-EU EPA)
Sierra LeoneEBA
SingaporeNo preferential arrangements applicable
Solomon IslandsEBA
SomaliaEBA
South AfricaSOUTH AFRICA
South Georgia And The South Sandwich IslandsOCT
South SudanEBA
Sri LankaGSP
SudanEBA
SurinameACP (CARIFORUM-EU EPA)
SwazilandACP (EU-SADC EPA – MAR), GSP
SwitzerlandPAN EURO MED
SyriaCooperation agreement 1977, GSP
TaiwanNo preferential arrangements applicable
TajikistanGSP
TanzaniaEBA
ThailandNo preferential arrangements applicable
Timor LesteEBA
TogoEBA
TokelauNo preferential arrangements applicable
TongaGSP
Trinidad And TobagoACP (CARIFORUM-EU EPA)
TunisiaPAN EURO MED
TurkeyCUSTOMS UNION (Turkey)PAN EURO MED
TurkmenistanGSP (until 31/12/2015)
Turks And Caicos IslandsOCT
TuvaluEBA
UgandaEBA
UkraineGSPATM (until 31/12/2015), EASTERN PARTNERSHIP
United Arab EmiratesNo preferential arrangements applicable
United KingdomTCA
United StatesNo preferential arrangements applicable
United States Minor Outlying IslandsNo preferential arrangements applicable
UruguayNo preferential arrangements applicable
UzbekistanGSP
VanuatuEBA
Vatican City State (Holy See)No preferential arrangements applicable
VenezuelaNo preferential arrangements applicable
VietnamGSP
Virgin Islands (British)OCT
Virgin Islands (U.S.)No preferential arrangements applicable
Wallis And Futuna IslandsOCT
YemenEBA
ZambiaEBA
ZimbabweACP (Interim ESA-EU EPA)

* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence
** This designation shall not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of the Member States on this issue

List of European Union (EU) Countries

The following are the complete list of European Union (EU) Countries:

AustriaEstoniaItalyPortugal
BelgiumFinlandLatviaRomania
BulgariaFranceLithuaniaSlovakia
CroatiaGermanyLuxembourgSlovenia
CyprusGreeceMaltaSpain
Czech RepublicHungaryThe NetherlandsSweden
DenmarkIrelandPoland 


The United Kingdom left the EU on 31 January 2020. During the period from 1 February 2020 to 31 December 2020, known as the implementation period or transition period, EU law continued to apply in the UK.

EU Candidate Countries

There are five EU candidate countries. These are countries that are already in the process of incorporating EU legislation into national law.

  • Albania
  • Montenegro
  • North-Macedonia
  • Serbia
  • Türkiye

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo are potential candidates. These are countries that do not yet meet the conditions for EU membership.

List of European Economic Area (EEA) Countries

The European Economic Area (EEA) was established via the Agreement on the European Economic Area, an international agreement which enables the extension of the European Union’s single market to member states of the European Free Trade Association.

The EEA links the EU member states and three EFTA states (Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway) into an internal market governed by the same basic rules. These rules aim to enable free movement of persons, goods, services, and capital within the European single market, including the freedom to choose residence in any country within this area.

The EEA was established on 1 January 1994 upon entry into force of the EEA Agreement. The contracting parties are the EU, its member states, and Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

The EEA Treaty is a commercial treaty and differs from the EU Treaties in certain key respects. According to Article 1 its purpose is to “promote a continuous and balanced strengthening of trade and economic relation”. The EFTA members do not participate in the Common Agricultural Policy or the Common Fisheries Policy.

The complete lists of the 30 EEA countries include the following:

AustriaCzech RepublicGermanyItalyMaltaRomania
BelgiumDenmarkGreeceLatviaNetherlandsSlovakia
BulgariaEstoniaHungaryLiechtensteinNorwaySlovenia
CroatiaFinlandIcelandLithuaniaPolandSpain
CyprusFranceIrelandLuxembourgPortugalSweden


The United Kingdom left the EEA when it left the EU on 31 January 2020.

Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway are EEA member states, but they are not members of the European Union (EU).

Switzerland is not a member of the EU or the EEA. However, Swiss nationals have rights which are similar to those of nationals of EEA countries.

United Kingdom EEA Countries Iceland Lichtenstein Norway Switzerland is a member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). It took part in negotiating the European Economic Area (EEA) agreement with the European Union. It signed the agreement on 2 May 1992, and submitted an application for accession to the EU on 20 May 1992.

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