Department for International Trade (DIT)
launch of public consultation on
Free Trade Agreements with
USA, Australia & New Zealand
DIT has launched public consultations to seek views on potential free trade agreements with the United States, Australia and New Zealand, as well as on its intention to potentially seek accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
These four consultations, announced by the Secretary of State at the Royal Society last week, have now been launched and are available online. They will remain open for 14 weeks and close on 26 October.
The United States, Australia and New Zealand are some of the UK’s closest strategic allies
with whom we have no existing trade agreements.
The US is the UK's largest single national export market. Australia and NZ have a commitment to modern, high quality trade agreements.
Whilst there are many other markets the UK will look to for new agreements in the future, agreements with these three countries can provide a strong start to delivery of the UK's independent trade policy.
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is an ambitious and deep trade deal with a bloc of countries representing
13-14% of global GDP and covering 500m people.
The consultations are a great opportunity for all stakeholders – individuals, businesses and business organisations, civil society and public-sector bodies - to share their views on the objectives and impacts of these potential agreements.
It is anticipated that the evidence provided through the consultations will not only address trade policy matters but will also deal with market access issues and export promotion.
To view the public consultations please click here