Status: United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Vienna, 1980)

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State | Notes | Signature | Ratification, Accession(*), Approval(†), Acceptance(‡) or Succession(§) | Entry into force Albania | | | 13/05/2009(*) | 01/06/2010 Argentina | (a) | | 19/07/1983(*) | 01/01/1988 Armenia | (a), (b) | | 02/12/2008(*) | 01/01/2010 Australia | | | 17/03/1988(*) | 01/04/1989 Austria | | 11/04/1980 | 29/12/1987 | 01/01/1989 Azerbaijan | | | 03/05/2016(*) | 01/06/2017 Bahrain | | | 25/09/2013(*) | 01/10/2014 Belarus | (a) | | 09/10/1989(*) | 01/11/1990 Belgium | | | 31/10/1996(*) | 01/11/1997 Benin | | | 29/07/2011(*) | 01/08/2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina | | | 12/01/1994(§) | 06/03/1992 Brazil | | | 04/03/2013(*) | 01/04/2014 Bulgaria | | | 09/07/1990(*) | 01/08/1991 Burundi | | | 04/09/1998(*) | 01/10/1999 Cameroon | | | 11/10/2017(*) | 01/11/2018 Canada | (c) | | 23/04/1991(*) | 01/05/1992 Chile | (a) | 11/04/1980 | 07/02/1990 | 01/03/1991 China | (b) | 30/09/1981 | 11/12/1986(†) | 01/01/1988 Colombia | | | 10/07/2001(*) | 01/08/2002 Congo | | | 11/06/2014(*) | 01/07/2015 Costa Rica | | | 12/07/2017(*) | 01/08/2018 Croatia | | | 08/06/1998(§) | 08/10/1991 Cuba | | | 02/11/1994(*) | 01/12/1995 Cyprus | | | 07/03/2005(*) | 01/04/2006 Czechia | | | 30/09/1993(§) | 01/01/1993 Democratic People's Republic of Korea | (a) | | 27/03/2019(*) | 01/04/2020 Denmark | (d) | 26/05/1981 | 14/02/1989 | 01/03/1990 Dominican Republic | | | 07/06/2010(*) | 01/07/2011 Ecuador | | | 27/01/1992(*) | 01/02/1993 Egypt | | | 06/12/1982(*) | 01/01/1988 El Salvador | | | 27/11/2006(*) | 01/12/2007 Estonia | | | 20/09/1993(*) | 01/10/1994 Fiji | | | 07/06/2017 | 01/07/2018 Finland | (d) | 26/05/1981 | 15/12/1987 | 01/01/1989 France | | 27/08/1981 | 06/08/1982(†) | 01/01/1988 Gabon | | | 15/12/2004(*) | 01/01/2006 Georgia | | | 16/08/1994(*) | 01/09/1995 Germany | (e) | 26/05/1981 | 21/12/1989 | 01/01/1991 Ghana | | 11/04/1980 | | Greece | | | 12/01/1998(*) | 01/02/1999 Guatemala | | | 11/12/2019(*) | 01/01/2021 Guinea | | | 23/01/1991(*) | 01/02/1999 Guyana | | | 25/09/2014(*) | 01/10/2015 Honduras | | | 10/10/2002(*) | 01/11/2003 Hungary | | 11/04/1980 | 16/06/1983 | 01/01/1988 Iceland | (d) | | 10/05/2001(*) | 01/06/2002 Iraq | | | 05/03/1990(*) | 01/04/1991 Israel | | | 22/01/2002(*) | 01/02/2003 Italy | | 30/09/1981 | 11/12/1986 | 01/01/1988 Japan | | | 01/07/2008(*) | 01/08/2009 Kyrgyzstan | | | 11/05/1999(*) | 01/06/2000 Lao People's Democratic Republic | (b) | | 24/09/2019(*) | 01/10/2020 Latvia | | | 31/07/1997(*) | 01/08/1998 Lebanon | | | 21/11/2008(*) | 01/12/2009 Lesotho | | 18/06/1981 | 18/06/1981 | 01/01/1988 Liberia | | | 16/09/2005(*) | 01/10/2006 Liechtenstein | | | 30/04/2019(*) | 01/05/2020 Lithuania | | | 18/01/1995(*) | 01/02/1996 Luxembourg | | | 30/01/1997(*) | 01/02/1998 Madagascar | | | 24/09/2014(*) | 01/10/2015 Mauritania | | | 20/08/1999(*) | 01/09/2000 Mexico | | | 29/12/1987(*) | 01/01/1989 Mongolia | | | 31/12/1997(*) | 01/01/1999 Montenegro | | | 23/10/2006(§) | 03/06/2006 Netherlands | | 29/05/1981 | 13/12/1990(‡) | 01/01/1992 New Zealand | | | 22/09/1994(*) | 01/10/1995 North Macedonia | | | 22/11-2006(§) | 17/11/1991 Norway | (d) | 26/05/1981 | 20/07/1988 | 01/08/1989 Paraguay | (a) | | 13/01/2006(*) | 01/02/2007 Peru | | | 25/03/1999(*) | 01/04/2000 Poland | | 28/09/1981 | 19/05/1995 | 01/06/1996 Portugal | | | 23/09/2020(*) | 01/10/2021 Republic of Korea | | | 17/02/2004(*) | 01/03/2005 Republic of Moldova | | | 13/10/1994(*) | 01/11/1995 Romania | | | 22/05/1991(*) | 01/06/1992 Russian Federation | (a) | | 16/08/1990(*) | 01/09/1991 Rwanda | | | 22/09/2023(*) | 01/10/2024 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | (b) | | 12/09/2000(*) | 01/10/2001 San Marino | | | 22/02/2012(*) | 01/03/2013 Saudi Arabia | (f) | | 03/08/2023(*) | 01/09/2024 Serbia | | | 12/03/2001(§) | 27/04/1992 Singapore | (b) | 11/04/1980 | 16/02/1995 | 01/03/1996 Slovakia | (b) | | 28/05/1993(§) | 01/01/1993 Slovenia | | | 07/01/1994(§) | 25/06/1991 Spain | | | 24/07/1990(*) | 01/08/1991 State of Palestine | | | 29/12/2017(*) | 01/01/2019 Sweden | (d) | 26/05/1981 | 15/12/1987 | 01/01/1989 Switzerland | | | 21/02/1990(*) | 01/03/1991 Syrian Arab Republic | | | 19/10/1982(*) | 01/01/1988 Türkiye | | | 07/07/2010(*) | 01/08/2011 Turkmenistan | | | 04/05/2022(*) | 01/06/2023 Uganda | | | 12/02/1992(*) | 01/03/1993 Ukraine | (a) | | 03/01/1990(*) | 01/02/1991 United States of America | (b) | 31/08/1981 | 11/12/1986 | 01/01/1988 Uruguay | | | 25/01/1999(*) | 01/02/2000 Uzbekistan | | | 27/11/1996(*) | 01/12/1997 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | | 28/09/1981 | | Viet Nam | (a) | | 18/12/2015(*) | 01/01/2017 Zambia | | | 06/06/1986(*) | 01/01/1988 Parties: 97 Notes (a) This State declared, in accordance with articles 12 and 96 of the Convention, that any provision of article 11, article 29 or Part II of the Convention that allowed a contract of sale or its modification or termination by agreement or any offer, acceptance or other indication of intention to be made in any form other than in writing, would not apply where any party had his place of business in its territory. (b) This State declared that it would not be bound by paragraph 1 (b) of article 1. (c) Upon accession, Canada declared that, in accordance with article 93 of the Convention, the Convention would extend to Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and the Northwest Territories. In a declaration received on 9 April 1992, Canada extended the application of the Convention to Quebec and Saskatchewan. In a notification received on 29 June 1992, Canada extended the application of the Convention to the Yukon Territory. In a notification received on 18 June 2003, Canada extended the application of the Convention to the Territory of Nunavut. (d) Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden declared that the Convention would not apply to contracts of sale or to their formation where the parties have their places of business in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden. (e) Upon ratifying the Convention, Germany declared that it would not apply article 1, paragraph 1 (b) in respect of any State that had made a declaration that that State would not apply article 1, paragraph 1 (b). (f) This State declared that it would not be bound by Part III pursuant to the provision of Paragraph (1) of Article (92) of the Convention.

Referencing norms: Article95DeclarationFromSnapshot, Article96DeclarationFromSnapshot, ContractingStateFromSnapshot, ListedAsParty