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non-European countries the largest trade partners in imports are China, Japanand the USA. From the neighbouring countries the main trade partner in importis Turkey, followed by Greece.Imports - main trade partners and regions, 2006(%)BalcanCountries11,5%America7,5%Asia10,3%Othercountries2,1%EU 2546,8%Europe21,7%Source: Bulgarian National BankMajor Trade AgreementsSince January 1st 2007 Bulgaria is EU member and applies the EU Common CustomTariff. Bulgaria also shares the common trade policy of the EU in trade relationswith third countries.Bulgaria is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) since December1st 1996.Since July 1988 to the end of 2006 Bulgaria was member of the Central EuropeanFree Trade Agreement (CEFTA).To the end of 2006 Bulgaria was a part of free trade agreements with: Turkey(since January 1999); Macedonia (since January 2000); Estonia and Israel (sinceJanuary 2002); Lithuania (since March 2002); Latvia (since April 2003). Actuallythese countries are EU member states or have preferential trade agreementswith the EU.www.sme.government.bg 23