Published 31 March 2023
Last updated 29 November 2024 — See all updates
The UK will accede to
CPTPP on 15 December 2024
From 15 December 2024, UK traders will be able to trade with the
following Parties under
CPTPP:
- Japan
- Singapore
- Chile
- New Zealand
- Vietnam
- Peru
- Malaysia
- Brunei
This is because those Parties have ratified the UK's accession to
CPTPP.
From 24 December 2024, UK traders will be able to trade with the
following Parties under
CPTPP:
Canada and Mexico have not yet ratified the UK's accession to
CPTPP, therefore UK businesses will not be able to trade
under
CPTPP with these Parties until they do so.
When a
CPTPP Party ratifies the UK's accession to
CPTPP, the agreement will be ready to be applied with that
Party 60 days later.
We'll update this page when each Party ratifies the UK's
accession.
The
CPTPP is a Treaty incorporating, by reference, the
provisions of the original Trans-Pacific Partnership
(TPP) signed on 4
February 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand, with certain provisions
suspended. The
CPTPP text, setting out the incorporations and
suspensions, can be found on the website of the Depositary,
New Zealand. The UK's Protocol of Accession to the
CPTPP can be found on this page.
Business guidance
Once CPTPP enters into force for the UK, this page will be a tool
for businesses to access resources that help maximise their
utilisation of the agreement, including to:
These documents outline the top 10 benefits to the UK from
accession and how sectors across the economy will benefit
following entry into force.
