Trade agreements in force
As an independent trading nation, the UK now has 39 trade agreements in place with 73 partners. These agreements are in force for 72 partners. The UK signed an agreement with Comoros (12 April 2022) under the economic partnership agreement with Eastern and Southern African countries (ESA), and will be covered by this agreement when they bring it into effect domestically.
Recent trade agreements that have come into force include:
- The UK-Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
- UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement
- UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
- Singapore Digital Economy Agreement
- Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
- Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein Free Trade Agreement
- UK-Ukraine Digital Trade Agreement
The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement treaty covers all UK trade with the EU.
See all the trade agreements the UK has:
Trade agreements signed but not in force
These are the trade agreements that businesses can use soon, but that are not yet in force.
Once an agreement is reached, it is signed and then scrutinised by Parliament. Following this, the agreement can then be ratified. Only when this is complete, and any implementing legislation has been passed, can it be entered into force, which means it can be used by businesses trading with that country.
The UK signed an agreement with Comoros (12 April 2022) under the economic partnership agreement with Eastern and Southern African countries (ESA).
Trade agreements we are negotiating
The UK is currently negotiating with several countries to draw up new agreements.
The UK’s priorities in 2024 include progressing negotiations with India, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, Israel and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
Before starting a new trade negotiation, we open a public consultation, seeking input on which aspects of our current trading arrangements to improve or amend.
We use this information to help inform our approach for starting negotiations on a trade agreement in the future.
Submit your responses to any open consultations, or read the outcomes to recently closed consultations.