The impact of the UK joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

The following articles look at:

• What opportunities there might be in the CPTPP markets
• How competitive CPTPP countries might be in the UK marketplace
• How agriculture in the CPTPP countries stacks up against the UK in terms of size and scale

Through this work, published in 2023 before the UK joined the CPTPP, we hoped to quantify the potential impacts a trade deal might have, and opportunities for UK producers.

Introduction

Overview of CPTPP

Charts and infographics showing overall trade between the UK and CPTPP countries in 2019‒2021

Opportunities in each of the 11 member countries:

• Australia 2021 economic modelling analysis (including trade and production)
• Brunei
• Canada
• Chile
• Japan
• Malaysia
• Mexico
• New Zealand 2022 economic modelling analysis (including trade and production)
• Peru
• Singapore
• Vietnam

Economic modelling of the UK-CPTPP deal by sector (2023) (beef, sheep, dairy and pork)

Download the trade model technical report (PDF)

The UK joins CPTPP (16 December 2024)

Visit our trade and policy webpages with all the latest information on the changing policy and trade landscape.

Our blog series takes a fresh look at the changes and challenges of our new trading relationships since leaving the EU.

Our exports team works with partners to remove technical barriers of access to new markets and opportunities, as well as developing existing international markets for British exporters.

Our international market research helps potential exporters better understand consumers and retail environments in key exports markets.