--- title: "Trade and Arbitration Law in Ethiopia | ACA Legal Partnership" description: "Ethiopia opens the corridor to East African markets. We support exporters, distributors and insurers on contracts, cargo claims and the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards." canonical_url: "https://acalegalpartnership.com/countries/ethiopia" locale: en meta: "og:description": "Ethiopia opens the corridor to East African markets. We support exporters, distributors and insurers on contracts, cargo claims and the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards." "og:image": "https://acalegalpartnership.com/_og/d/a_Trade%2Band%2BArbitration%2BLaw%2Bin%2BEthiopia%2Cc_Aca%2Ctitle_Trade%2Band%2BArbitration%2BLaw%2Bin%2BEthiopia%2Ckicker_Addis%2BAbaba%2Cimage_~L21lZGlhL2NvdW50cnktZXRoaW9waWEtZDk4OTU0MWUyNi53ZWJw%2Cdir_ltr%2Cp_Ii9jb3VudHJpZXMvZXRoaW9waWEi%2Cs_yyEGQRkUSUwdPbDL.png" "og:image:alt": "Trade and Arbitration Law in Ethiopia" "og:image:height": "630" "og:image:type": image/png "og:image:width": "1200" "og:title": "Trade and Arbitration Law in Ethiopia" "twitter:image": "https://acalegalpartnership.com/_og/d/a_Trade%2Band%2BArbitration%2BLaw%2Bin%2BEthiopia%2Cc_Aca%2Ctitle_Trade%2Band%2BArbitration%2BLaw%2Bin%2BEthiopia%2Ckicker_Addis%2BAbaba%2Cimage_~L21lZGlhL2NvdW50cnktZXRoaW9waWEtZDk4OTU0MWUyNi53ZWJw%2Cdir_ltr%2Cp_Ii9jb3VudHJpZXMvZXRoaW9waWEi%2Cs_yyEGQRkUSUwdPbDL.png" "twitter:image:alt": "Trade and Arbitration Law in Ethiopia" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://acalegalpartnership.com/llms.txt) [Countries](https://acalegalpartnership.com/countries) # Ethiopia Ethiopia opens the corridor to East African markets. We support exporters, distributors and insurers on contracts, cargo claims and the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards. ![Addis Ababa at dusk seen from the eucalyptus-covered Entoto hills](https://acalegalpartnership.com/media/country-ethiopia-d989541e26.webp) ![Addis Ababa at dusk seen from the eucalyptus-covered Entoto hills](https://acalegalpartnership.com/media/country-ethiopia-d989541e26.webp) Addis Ababa office ### Ethiopia Africa/Addis\_Ababa Ethiopia opens the corridor to East African markets. We support exporters, distributors and insurers on contracts, cargo claims and the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards.
Time zone
UTC+3 · Africa/Addis_Ababa
New York Convention
Party since 2020
Arbitration institution
Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations Arbitration Institute (AACCSA AI)
Federal working language
Amharic
Currency
Ethiopian birr (ETB)
## A newer framework for enforcement Ethiopia has been a party to the New York Convention since 2020, which gives foreign arbitral awards a clearer route to recognition. Institutional arbitration is available through the Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations Arbitration Institute (AACCSA AI). ## What we do here We draft distribution and supply contracts with the place of enforcement in mind, follow cargo insurance claims for goods bound for Ethiopia, and prepare applications for the recognition of foreign arbitral awards. ## Updates and articles [![A bound arbitral award tied with a navy ribbon and gold seal, beside a globe and a fountain pen](https://acalegalpartnership.com/media/arbitral-award-cover-ce9bc5f78b.webp)26 October 2026Türkiye · Iran · Ethiopia

Enforcing a Foreign Arbitral Award in Türkiye, Iran and Ethiopia: A Practical Guide

Winning the award is half the job. What the New York Convention changes in Türkiye, Iran and Ethiopia, where to apply, which documents to file, why courts refuse, and how to draft the clause.](https://acalegalpartnership.com/insights/enforcing-arbitral-awards-turkiye-iran-ethiopia) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@id":"https://acalegalpartnership.com/#website","@type":"WebSite","description":"Legal counsel for trade between Türkiye, Iran and Ethiopia: contracts, customs, cargo insurance, arbitration and enforcement.","inLanguage":"en-US","name":"ACA Legal Partnership","url":"https://acalegalpartnership.com/","publisher":{"@id":"https://acalegalpartnership.com/#identity"},"workTranslation":[{"@id":"https://acalegalpartnership.com/tr#website"},{"@id":"https://acalegalpartnership.com/fa#website"},{"@id":"https://acalegalpartnership.com/am#website"}]},{"@id":"https://acalegalpartnership.com/countries/ethiopia#webpage","@type":"WebPage","description":"Ethiopia opens the corridor to East African markets. We support exporters, distributors and insurers on contracts, cargo claims and the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards.","name":"Trade and Arbitration Law in Ethiopia","url":"https://acalegalpartnership.com/countries/ethiopia","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://acalegalpartnership.com/#website"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https://acalegalpartnership.com/countries/ethiopia"]}],"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://acalegalpartnership.com/#logo"}},{"@id":"https://acalegalpartnership.com/#identity","description":"Legal counsel for trade between Türkiye, Iran and Ethiopia: contracts, customs, cargo insurance, arbitration and enforcement.","email":"avukat@gorur.org","name":"ACA Legal Partnership","slogan":"Trust Beyond Borders, Solutions That Hold","telephone":"+905344345147","url":"https://acalegalpartnership.com/","@type":["Organization","LegalService"],"address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"Arifiye Mh. Kıbrıs Şehitleri Cd., Sipahi İş Mrk. No: 12/303, Odunpazarı / Eskişehir, Türkiye","addressLocality":"Eskişehir","addressCountry":"TR"},"areaServed":[{"@type":"Country","name":"Türkiye"},{"@type":"Country","name":"Iran"},{"@type":"Country","name":"Ethiopia"}],"knowsLanguage":["en","tr","fa","am"],"sameAs":[]},{"@id":"https://acalegalpartnership.com/#logo","@type":"ImageObject","caption":"ACA Legal Partnership","contentUrl":"https://acalegalpartnership.com/logo.png","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://acalegalpartnership.com/logo.png"},{"@id":"https://acalegalpartnership.com/#organization","@type":"Organization","logo":"https://acalegalpartnership.com/logo.png","name":"ACA Legal Partnership","url":"https://acalegalpartnership.com/","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"Arifiye Mh. Kıbrıs Şehitleri Cd., Sipahi İş Mrk. No: 12/303, Odunpazarı / Eskişehir, Türkiye","addressLocality":"Eskişehir","addressCountry":"TR"},"sameAs":[]}]} ``` ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](https://acalegalpartnership.com/sitemap.md) for all pages.