ISivumelwano soRhwebo olungaHlelekileyo (FTA) sisivumelwano esenziwe phakathi kwamazwe amabini nangaphezulu ngenjongo yokukhuthaza urhwebo phakathi kwamazwe ngokuthomalalisa okanye ukuphelisa iirhafu, izabelo, kunye neminye imiqobo ekurhwebeni kuyo yonke impahla neenkonzo.
Ezi zivumelwano zihlala zibandakanya amalungiselelo amalunga nokukhuselwa kwamalungelo epropathi enomgangatho ophezulu wokuqonda, ukumisela imigangatho yokuthengwa kwempahla karhulumente, ukukhuthaza umgaqo-nkqubo wokhuphiswano, ukomeleza umanyano lwezoqoqosho, kunye nokwandisa ukhuphiswano lwehlabathi lwamazwe athatha inxaxheba.
Ngelixa inciphisa ukungenelela kukarhulumente ngokunciphisa imiqobo yorhwebo, ii-FTAs zilungelelanisa imeko-bume yorhwebo lwamazwe ngamazwe ngokuyenza icace ngakumbi, kwaye isebenze kakuhle kwezoqoqosho.