On 09 March 2004, after three rounds of negotiation, CARICOM and Costa Rica signed a free trade agreement in Jamaica. The CARICOM-Costa Rica negotiations were launched in October 2002 in Trinidad and Tobago.

Documents related to the negotiations
09 March 2004	Kingston, Jamaica. CARICOM and Costa Rica sign free trade agreement
15 March 2003	San José, Costa Rica. Conclusion of CARICOM-Costa Rica negotiations, third round of negotiations
11-14 March 2003	San José, Costa Rica. Third round of CARICOM-Costa Rica negotiations
18-20 December 2002	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Second round of CARICOM-Costa Rica negotiations
23-24 October 2002	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. First round of CARICOM-Costa Rica negotiations
Source: CARICOM Secretariat; Ministerio de Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica (COMEX)

The Costa Rican legislature approved the free trade agreement on 9 August 2005. Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago exchanged ratification instruments and the agreement entered into force for these two countries on 15 November 2005. The agreement entered into force between Costa Rica and Guyana on 30 April 2006 and between Costa Rica and Barbados on 1 August 2006.

Documents related to entry into force
01 August 2006	CARICOM-Costa Rica enters into force between Costa Rica and Barbados
30 April 2006	CARICOM-Costa Rica enters into force between Costa Rica and Guyana
15 November 2005	CARICOM-Costa Rica enters into force between Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago
09 August 2005	Costa Rican legislature approves CARICOM-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement
14 June 2005	Result of consultation on the constitutionality of the CARICOM-Costa Rica free trade agreement
Source: CARICOM Secretariat; Ministerio de Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica (COMEX)

• CARICOM Secretariat
• Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery
• Ministerio de Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica (COMEX)