AreaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Commodity GroupMilk and dairy products

CommodityDairy products

Date31/03/2023

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentTrade agreement

DescriptionConcluded negotiations on joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a free trade agreement (FTA) including 11 members: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. The agreement will secure improved access to Canada, Chile and Mexico for UK dairy exporters through TRQs. An additional quota of 16 500 tonnes of shared tariff-free access to cheese will be secured for Canada. The tariff for dairy products, including cheese, butter and cream, will be liberated for Chile. For Mexico, an additional 16 500 tonnes of shared tariff-free access to cheese will be secured.