AreaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Commodity GroupMilk and dairy products

CommodityDairy products

Date16/12/2021

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentTrade agreement

DescriptionSigned an agreement with Australia to gradually increase tariff-free quotas for dairy products on equal instalments during a period of five years. For cheese and butter, immediate duty-free access will be granted at 24 000 tonnes and 5 500 tonnes, rising to 48 000 tonnes and 11 500 tonnes respectively. For other dairy products, annual duty-free access will be granted at 20 000 tonnes.