| apec | Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| apta | Asia Pacific Trade Agreement |
| asean | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| avhe | Audiovisual Home Entertainment |
| cafta-dr | Central America Free Trade Agreement – Dominican Republic |
| cariforum | Caribbean Forum |
| cfiec | China Film Import and Export Corporation |
| cpc | Central Product Classification |
| crtc | Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission |
| dda | Doha Development Agenda |
| ds | Dispute Settlement |
| dsu | Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes |
| dth | Direct to Home (Satellite Service) |
| dvd | Digital Video Disc |
| ec | European Commission |
| ecj | European Court of Justice |
| efta | European Free Trade Association |
| epa | Economic Partnership Agreement |
| EU | European Union |
| fcc | Federal Communications Commission (US) |
| fdi | Foreign Direct Investment |
| fta | Free Trade Agreement |
| gatt | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| gats | General Agreement on Trade in Services |
| gdp | Gross Domestic Product |
| gi | Geographical Indication |
| gpa | Government Procurement Agreement |
| hs | Harmonized System |
| icsid | International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes |
| inr | Initial Negotiating Right |
| ip | Intellectual Property |
| ipr | Intellectual Property Right |
| ita | Information Technology Agreement |
| itc | International Trade Centre |
| ito | International Trade Organization |
| mfn | Most-Favoured Nation |
Motion Picture Association of America | |
| nafta | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| oecd | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| pta | Preferential Trade Agreement |
| rmb | Ren Min Bi (Chinese currency) |
| rta | Regional Trade Agreement |
| sagit | Sectoral Advisory Group on International Trade (Canada) |
| scm | Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
| sdg | Sustainable Development Goal |
| sparteca | South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement |
| tessd | Trade and Environmental Sustainability Structured Discussions |
| tfeu | Treaty on the Functioning of the EU |
| tpp | Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement |
| tprm | Trade Policies Review Mechanism |
| trips | Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights |
| ttip | Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership |
| unctad | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| undp | United Nations Development Programme |
| unesco | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| usmca | United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement |
| ustr | US Trade Representative |
| vat | Value Added Tax |
| vclt | Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties |
| vcd | Video Compact Disc |
| wto | World Trade Organization |