EFTA has the following objectives in its free trade agreements. The EFTA States have a highly developed and diversified industrial base. EFTA FTAs normally grant total elimination of import duties for all industrial products.

EFTA has an extensive worldwide network of free trade relations. Its third-country policy aims to safeguard the economic interests of its Member States, support and reinforce European and interregional integration, and contribute to global efforts to liberalise trade and investment.

欧贸联的宗旨是在联盟区域内实现成员国之间工业品的自由贸易和扩大农产品贸易；保证成员国之间的贸易在公平竞争的条件下进行；发展和扩大 世界贸易 并逐步取消贸易壁垒。 其主要任务是：逐步取消成员国内部工业品的关税和其他贸易壁垒，以实现“自由贸易”；对其他国家的工业品仍各保持不同的关税率；扩大农产品的贸易；不谋求任何形式的欧洲政治一体化 [3]。 秘书长威廉·罗歇（William Rossier，瑞士人），2000年9月1日上任，任期为3年。 副秘书长彼得·索尔斯坦 …

It was established on 3 May 1960 to serve as an alternative trade bloc for those European states that were unable or unwilling to join the then European Economic Community (EEC), the main predecessor of the EU.

EFTA has an extensive worldwide network of free trade relations. Its third-country policy aims to safeguard the economic interests of its Member States, support and reinforce European and interregional integration, and contribute to global efforts to liberalise trade and investment.

EFTA's goal is to promote economic growth by minimizing trade barriers between member countries. This includes reducing import tariffs and standardizing regulations to support more efficient international transportation. EFTA often cooperates with the EU, resulting in harmonization of standards without EFTA countries losing their autonomy.

The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is an intergovernmental organization created in 1960 to promote free trade and economic integration between Austria, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

EFTA was established by its members because of their dissatisfaction with the social and political goals of the European Economic Community (EEC). The EEC was created by the Treaty of Rome for the purpose of gradually integrating its members' economies.

The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) aims to foster economic and trade relations between the two countries by eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers. The Agreement prohibits the application of any custom duties on the trdaed goods in the EFTA region. The Agreement also includes rules of origin and local content provisions.

Its third-country policy aims to safeguard the economic interests of its Member States, support and reinforce European and interregional integration, and contribute to global efforts to liberalise trade and investment.