The European Free Trade Association is abbreviated as EFTA. It is a free trade zone and regional trade organisation comprised of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. These countries are not members of the European Union, but they are all members of the European Economic Area, with the exception of Switzerland. Its free trade agreements call for the abolition of import duties on industrial goods and seafood. In addition, in response to globalisation, the EFTA States have added substantive rules and commitments on services, investment, and/or public procurement to the agreements.