Following its withdrawal from the European Union on 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom began negotiations on several free trade agreements to remove or reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade, both to establish new agreements and to replace previous EU trade agreements. Withdrawal ended 47 years of membership during which all its trading agreements were negotiated by the European Commission on behalf of the bloc. The UK did not actually withdraw from the European Single Market and the European Union Customs Union (and its trade agreements) until 31 December 2020.
These treaties are divided into two types of free trade agreements: continuity agreements and 'new' agreements. Continuity agreements, also named rollover agreements, make use of a mutatis mutandis concept in order to quickly replicate the existing EU agreements, only having to call out those minor areas of differentiation. Most continuity treaties were provisionally applied, or through a "bridging mechanism", thus continuity was achieved. [1] Trade agreements negotiated after Brexit are termed 'new', or enhanced agreements: these agreements have been negotiated from scratch or have been renegotiated to expand the deal since Brexit. [2]
As of December 2024 [update] , the United Kingdom has 39 active free trade agreements with nations and trade blocs, covering 102 countries and territories. [3] [1] [4] Five of these are 'new' trade agreements, such as with Australia and New Zealand. [5] The UK is also a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. The remaining 33 are continuity agreements. Furthermore, the UK has a customs union with its three Crown Dependencies. [6] The UK has further arrangements covering free trade with its 14 British Overseas Territories. [7]
The United Kingdom has suspended negotiations for a free trade agreement on two occasions; it suspended free trade negotiations with Canada in January 2024, and Israel in May 2025. [8] [9]
According to UK law the United Kingdom Parliament has the power to pass law in all policy areas. [10]
The UK's negotiating team will consult with its Strategic Trade Advisory Group throughout the negotiations. [11]
The responsibility for concluding treaties involving the UK lies with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs. This remains the case even when the negotiation of the treaty is led by another government department. [12]
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office's legal advisers and Treaty Section:
Unless expressly authorised to do so by the United Kingdom government, Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories do not have the authority to contract treaties in their own right. The UK must extend the territorial scope of its ratification of treaties to include them. This may be done either at the time of ratification, or at some later date. [12]
The following free trade agreements are currently in effect. The following lists include three types of trade agreements as classified by the World Trade Organization, including: free trade agreements (FTA), economic integration agreements (EIA), and customs unions (CU). Signature and entry into force dates are as listed by the World Trade Organization. [3]
The following bilateral and plurilateral free trade agreements are currently active independently from a trade bloc:
Nation(s) | No. of nations represented | Agreement [1] | Signed | Effective | Coverage | Type | WTO | Mechanism [1] | Trade value (2023) [1] [13] | Ref. |
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![]() | 1 | Albania–UK Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement | 5 February 2021 | 3 May 2021 | Goods & Services | Continuity | FTA & EIA | Full ratification | £362m | [14] [15] |
Andean Countries ![]() ![]() ![]() | 3 | Andean Countries–UK Trade Agreement | 15 May 2019 | 1 January 2021 [a] | Goods & Services | Continuity | FTA & EIA | Full ratification | £4,051m | [17] [18] |
![]() | 1 | Australia–UK Free Trade Agreement | 16 December 2021 | 31 May 2023 | Goods & Services | New | FTA & EIA | Full ratification | £20,036m | [19] [20] |
![]() | 1 | Cameroon–UK Economic Partnership Agreement | 28 December 2020 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | Continuity | FTA | Full ratification | £1,029m | [21] [22] |
![]() | 1 | Canada–UK Trade Continuity Agreement | 22 December 2020 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services [b] | Continuity | FTA & EIA | Full ratification | £26,287m | [24] [25] |
CARIFORUM ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 14 | CARIFORUM–UK Economic Partnership Agreement | 22 March 2019 [c] | 1 January 2021 [d] | Goods & Services | Continuity | FTA & EIA | Provisional application | £5,537m | [28] [29] |
Central America ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 6 | Central America–UK Association Agreement | 18 July 2019 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | Continuity | FTA & EIA | Full ratification | £2,478m | [30] [31] |
![]() | 1 | Chile–UK Association Agreement | 30 January 2019 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | Continuity | FTA & EIA | Full ratification | £1,804m | [32] [33] |
Eastern and Southern Africa ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 | Eastern and Southern Africa–UK Economic Partnership Agreement | 31 January 2019 [e] | 1 January 2021 [f] | Goods | Continuity | FTA | Full ratification | £2,027m [g] | [35] [36] |
![]() | 1 | Egypt–UK Association Agreement | 5 December 2020 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | Continuity | FTA | Full ratification | £4,659m | [37] [38] |
![]() | 31 [l] | EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement | 30 December 2020 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | New | FTA & EIA | Full ratification | £805,000m | [39] [40] |
![]() | 1 | Faroe Islands–UK Free Trade Agreement | 31 January 2019 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | Continuity | FTA | Full ratification | £1,108m | [41] [42] |
![]() | 1 | Georgia–UK Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Agreement | 21 October 2019 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | Continuity | FTA & EIA | Full ratification | £500m | [43] [44] |
![]() | 1 | Ghana–UK Interim Trade Partnership Agreement | 2 March 2021 | 5 March 2021 | Goods | Continuity | FTA | Provisional application | £1,188m | [45] [46] |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 3 | Iceland–Liechtenstein–Norway–UK Free Trade Agreement | 8 July 2021 | 1 December 2021 | Goods & Services [m] | New | FTA & EIA | Full ratification | £41,537m [n] | [47] [48] |
![]() | 1 | Israel–UK Trade and Partnership Agreement | 18 February 2019 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | Continuity | FTA | Full ratification | £6,137m | [49] [50] |
![]() | 1 | Ivory Coast–UK Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement | 15 October 2020 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | Continuity | FTA | Full ratification | £841m | [51] [52] |
![]() | 1 | Japan–UK Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement | 23 October 2020 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | New | FTA & EIA | Full ratification | £27,575m | [53] [54] |
![]() | 1 | Jordan–UK Association Agreement | 5 November 2019 | 1 May 2021 | Goods | Continuity | FTA | Full ratification | £1,313m | [55] [56] |
![]() | 1 | Kenya–UK Economic Partnership Agreement | 8 December 2020 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | Continuity | FTA | Full ratification | £1,427m | [57] [58] |
![]() | 1 | Kosovo–UK Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement | 3 December 2019 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | Continuity | FTA & EIA | Full ratification | £12m | [59] [42] |
![]() | 1 | Lebanon–UK Association Agreement | 19 September 2019 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | Continuity | FTA | Full ratification | £1,131m | [60] [61] |
![]() ![]() | 2 | Switzerland–Liechtenstein–UK Trade Agreement | 11 February 2019 | 1 January 2021 | Goods [o] | Continuity | FTA | Full ratification | £50,817m [p] | [63] [64] |
![]() | 1 | Mexico–UK Trade Continuity Agreement | 15 December 2020 | 1 June 2021 | Goods & Services | Continuity | FTA & EIA | Full ratification | £6,599m | [65] [66] |
![]() | 1 | Moldova–UK Strategic Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement | 24 December 2020 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | Continuity | FTA & EIA | Full ratification | £1,478m | [67] [68] |
![]() | 1 | Morocco–UK Association Agreement | 26 October 2019 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | Continuity | FTA | Provisional application | £3,524m | [69] [70] |
![]() | 1 | New Zealand–UK Free Trade Agreement | 28 February 2022 | 31 May 2023 | Goods & Services | New | FTA & EIA | Full ratification | £3,100m | [71] [72] |
![]() | 1 | North Macedonia–UK Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement | 3 December 2020 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | Continuity | FTA & EIA | Provisional application | £2,507m | [73] [74] |
Pacific States ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 | Pacific States–UK Economic Partnership Agreement | 14 March 2019 [q] | 1 January 2021 [r] | Goods | Continuity | FTA | Provisional application | £390m | [78] [79] |
![]() | 1 | Palestinian Authority–UK Political, Trade and Partnership Agreement | 18 February 2019 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | Continuity | FTA | Full ratification | £38m | [80] [81] |
![]() | 1 | Serbia–UK Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement | 16 April 2021 | 20 May 2021 | Goods & Services | Continuity | FTA & EIA | Full ratification | £1,018m | [82] [83] |
![]() | 1 | Singapore–UK Free Trade Agreement | 10 December 2020 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | Continuity [s] | FTA & EIA | Full ratification | £22,327m | [86] [87] |
![]() | 1 | South Korea–UK Trade Agreement | 22 August 2019 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | Continuity | FTA & EIA | Full ratification | £16,331m | [88] [89] |
Southern Africa Customs Union and Mozambique ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 6 | SACUM–UK Economic Partnership Agreement | 9 October 2019 [t] | 1 January 2021 | Goods | Continuity | FTA | Full ratification | £11,420m | [91] [92] |
![]() | 1 | Tunisia–UK Association Agreement | 4 October 2019 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | Continuity | FTA & EIA | Full ratification | £693m | [93] [94] |
![]() | 1 | Turkey–UK Trade Agreement | 29 December 2020 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | Continuity | FTA | Provisional application | £25,817m | [95] [96] |
![]() | 1 | Ukraine–UK Political, Free Trade and Strategic Partnership Agreement | 8 October 2020 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | Continuity [u] | FTA & EIA | Full ratification | £1,523m | [99] [100] |
![]() | 1 | UK–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement | 29 December 2020 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | Continuity | FTA & EIA | Provisional application | £5,859m | [101] [102] |
The United Kingdom is currently a member of one trade bloc, which covers multilateral free trade with fellow members.
Trade bloc | No. of nations represented | Signed | Effective | Coverage | WTO | Trade value [1] | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 11 | 16 July 2023 | 15 December 2024 [w] | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | £120,851m [x] | [103] [104] |
The following agreements govern the United Kingdom's free trade with British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
Nation(s) | No. of nations represented | Signed | Effective | Coverage | Treaty | Trade value (2023) [105] | Comment | Ref. |
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![]() | 31 | 30 December 2020 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | New | £823,100m | Trade with the UK is governed within the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, due to Akrotiri and Dhekelia remaining a part of the European Union customs union. | [106] [107] |
Crown Dependencies Customs Union ![]() ![]() ![]() | 3 | 26 November 2018 | 9 December 2020 | Goods & Services | New | £13,153m | The United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies established a customs union which created a free trade area between the territories, and creates a common external tariff with other countries. | [108] [6] |
![]() | 1 | 24 October 2019 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | Continuity | £7,236m | Trade with Gibraltar is governed under the 'Financial Services and Markets Act 2000', Gibraltar and the UK amended this act in order to continue the agreement they had in the European Economic Area. | [109] |
Overseas Territories ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 12 | 9 November 2020 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | Continuity | £10,591m | This arrangement acts as a continuity free trade agreement between 12 Overseas Territories and the UK. | [7] [110] |
The United Kingdom is currently pursuing free trade agreements with new countries using three methods. The first of which is negotiating completely new trade agreements with a country. The second is through a country applying and acceding to a trade bloc of which the United Kingdom is currently a member of. The third way is through encouraging countries to join existing plurilateral trade agreements.
The following countries are in active negotiations, have drafted, or signed a new free trade agreement with the UK government: [5] [4]
Nation (s) | No of nations represented | Agreement | Coverage | Type | Trade value (2023) [1] [105] | Status | Progress | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 6 | Gulf Cooperation Council–UK Free Trade Agreement | Goods & Services | New | £57,433m | Negotiations ongoing | Sixth round of negotiations concluded on 9 February 2024. | [111] [112] |
![]() | 1 | India–UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement | Goods & Services | New | £38,978m | Agreement signed | Agreement signed on 24 July 2025. | [113] [114] |
![]() | 1 | South Korea–UK Free Trade Agreement | Goods & Services | New | £18,349m | Negotiations ongoing | Fourth round of negotiations concluded on 21 March 2025. | [115] [116] |
![]() | 1 | Switzerland–UK Free Trade Agreement | Goods & Services | New | £50,817m | Negotiations ongoing | Seventh round of negotiations concluded on 13 June 2025. | [117] [118] |
![]() | 1 | Turkey–UK Free Trade Agreement | Goods & Services | New | £25,817m | Negotiations ongoing | First round of negotiations concluded on 2 July 2025. | [119] [120] |
The following countries have previously opened negotiations with the UK government for a free trade agreement, but negotiations have since been suspended, stagnated, or removed from the UK governments trade negotiations agenda.
Nation (s) | No of nations represented | Agreement | Coverage | Type | Trade value (2023) [1] [105] | Status | Progress | Ref. |
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![]() | 1 | Algeria–UK Association Agreement | Goods | Continuity | £2,303m | Negotiations stagnated | A continuity trade agreement has been offered to Algeria; neither party has signed the agreement. | [121] |
![]() | 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina–UK Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement | Goods & Services | Continuity | £255m | Negotiations stagnated | A continuity trade agreement has been offered to Bosnia and Herzegovina; neither party has signed the agreement. | [122] [121] |
![]() | 1 | Canada–UK Free Trade Agreement | Goods & Services | New | £26,287m | Negotiations suspended | Negotiations suspended on 25 January 2024 by the United Kingdom; the two sides have completed eight rounds of talks since 2022. | [123] [124] |
![]() | 1 | Greenland–UK Free Trade Agreement | Goods | New | £12m | Negotiations stagnated | Negotiations opened on 27 January 2022. | [125] [126] |
![]() | 1 | Israel–UK Free Trade Agreement | Goods & Services | New | £6,137m | Negotiations suspended | Negotiations suspended on 20 May 2025 by the United Kingdom; the two sides have completed five rounds of talks since 2022. | [127] [128] |
![]() | 1 | Mexico–UK Free Trade Agreement | Goods & Services | New | £6,599m | Negotiations stagnated | Third round of negotiations concluded on 19 May 2023. | [129] [130] |
![]() | 1 | Montenegro–UK Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement | Goods & Services | Continuity | £156m | Negotiations stagnated | A continuity trade agreement has been offered to Montenegro; neither party has signed the agreement. | [122] [121] |
![]() | 1 | UK–United States Free Trade Agreement | Goods & Services | New | £310,840m | Negotiations stagnated | Fifth round of negotiations concluded on 30 October 2020. | [131] [132] |
The following countries have reportedly discussed negotiating a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom, however negotiations have not been formally opened.
Nation (s) | No of nations represented | Agreement | Coverage | Type | Trade value (2023) [105] | Status | Progress | Ref. |
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![]() | 1 | Maldives–UK Free Trade Agreement | Goods | New | £492m | Discussions stagnated | Trade consultation closed on 2 August 2023. | [133] [134] |
![]() | 1 | Thailand–UK Free Trade Agreement | Goods & Services | New | £6,026m | Discussions ongoing | Preliminary discussions to open FTA negotiations ongoing. | [135] [136] |
The following countries have applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade bloc of which the United Kingdom is a member of.
Country | Application | Negotiations opened | Status | Bilateral trade value (2023) [1] [105] | Existing FTA | Ref. |
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![]() | 16 September 2021 | pending | Formal application submitted | £90,243m | none | [137] [138] |
![]() | 11 August 2022 | 29 November 2024 | Invitation to join received | £1,143m | Central America–UK Association Agreement | [139] [140] |
![]() | 29 December 2021 | pending | Formal application submitted | £475m | Andean Countries–United Kingdom Trade Agreement | [141] [142] |
![]() | 19 September 2024 | pending | Formal application submitted | £2,999m | none | [143] [144] |
![]() | 22 September 2021 | pending | Formal application submitted under the name of "The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (TPKM)." | £7,433m | none | [145] [146] |
![]() | 5 May 2023 | pending | Formal application submitted | £1,523m | Ukraine–UK Political, Free Trade and Strategic Partnership Agreement | [147] [148] |
![]() | 1 December 2022 | pending | Formal application submitted | £409m | none | [149] [150] |
The following countries can accede to an existing plurilateral Economic Partnership Agreement with the United Kingdom.
The following free trade agreements were previously active, however they have since been superseded or terminated. Signature, entry into force and obsolete dates are as listed by the World Trade Organization. [3]
The following bilateral and plurilateral free trade agreements were previously active independently from a trade bloc:
Nation(s) | No of nations represented | Agreement | Signed | Effective | Obsolete | Coverage | WTO | Information | Superseded by | Ref. |
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![]() | 1 | Ireland–United Kingdom Free Trade Area | 19 December 1965 | 1 July 1966 | 1 January 1973 | Goods | FTA | The Free Trade Area was agreed to after both nations' bids to join the European Economic Community were rejected. This agreement was superseded upon both parties' accession to the EEC. | ![]() | [155] [156] |
![]() | 1 | Colombia–UK Trade Continuity Agreement | 18 October 2019 | 1 January 2021 | 28 June 2022 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The Trade Continuity Agreement was a provisionally applied FTA. It existed following Brexit but prior to Colombia's ratification of the Andean Countries–UK Trade Agreement, which went on to supersede this agreement. | Andean Countries–United Kingdom Trade Agreement | [157] |
![]() ![]() | 2 | Iceland–Norway–UK Trade Agreement | 8 December 2020 | 1 January 2021 | 1 September 2022 | Goods | FTA | The Iceland–Norway–UK Trade Agreement was a continuity trade agreement that plurilaterally covered both Iceland–UK trade as well as Norway–UK trade. The agreement was superseded by a new plurilateral FTA which expanded the coverage to include services, additionally covering Liechtenstein–UK trade. | Free Trade Agreement between Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and the UK | [158] [159] [160] |
The United Kingdom was previously a member of the following trade blocs, which covered multilateral free trade with fellow members.
Nation(s) | No. of nations represented | Signed | Effective | Obsolete | Coverage | WTO | Note | Superseded by | Ref. |
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European Free Trade Association ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 7 | 4 January 1960 [y] | 3 May 1960 [z] | 31 December 1972 | Goods & Services [aa] | FTA & EIA | The UK was a founding member of the European Free Trade Association, but left the organisation to join the European Economic Community, along with Denmark. | ![]() | [162] [163] |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 11 | 22 January 1972 [ac] | 1 January 1973 [ad] | 1 November 1993 | Goods & Services | CU | The UK joined the European Economic Community, along with Denmark and Ireland. The EEC was superseded by the European Union. | ![]() | [166] [167] |
![]() | 27 | 7 February 1992 [ae] | 1 November 1993 [af] | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | CU & EIA | Following the result of the Brexit referendum, the UK invoked Article 50 on 27 March 2017; the UK officially withdrew from the EU on the 1 January 2021. Trade between the EU and the UK was superseded by the Trade and Cooperation following the withdrawal of the UK from the EU. | ![]() | [172] [173] [166] |
![]() | 30 | 2 May 1992 [ae] | 1 January 1994 [af] | 1 January 2021 | Services | EIA | The UK and the European Union agreed that Services trade would be covered by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. | [174] | |
The following agreements are European Economic Community/European Union free trade agreements with third nations of which the UK was a part of during its membership of the European Union.
Nation (s) | No of nations represented | Agreement | Signed | Effective | Obsolete | Coverage | WTO | Note | Superseded by | Ref. |
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![]() | 1 | Austria–European Economic Community Agreement | 22 July 1972 | 1 October 1972 | 1 January 1995 | Goods | FTA | The agreement was terminated due to the Austria's accession to the European Union. | ![]() | [175] |
![]() | 1 | Bulgaria–European Economic Community Interim Agreement | 8 March 1993 | 31 December 1993 | 1 February 1995 | Goods | FTA | The agreement was superseded by a more comprehensive FTA with Bulgaria. | ![]() | [176] |
![]() | 1 | Czech and Slovak Federal Republic–European Communities Europe Association Agreement | 16 December 1991 | 1 March 1992 | 1 February 1995 | Goods | FTA | The agreement was superseded by a more comprehensive Association Agreement with the Czech Republic. | ![]() | [177] [178] |
![]() | 1 | European Economic Community–Romania Interim Agreement | 1 February 1993 | 1 May 1993 | 1 February 1995 | Goods | FTA | The agreement was superseded by a more comprehensive FTA with Romania. | ![]() | [179] [180] |
![]() | 1 | European Economic Community–Turkey Association Agreement | 30 June 1973 | 1 January 1974 | 1 January 1996 | Goods | FTA | The agreement was superseded by a customs union with Turkey. | ![]() | [181] |
![]() | 1 | European Economic Community–Slovenia Cooperation Agreement | 5 April 1993 | 19 July 1993 | 1 January 1997 | Goods | FTA | The agreement was superseded by a more comprehensive FTA with Slovenia. | ![]() | [182] |
![]() | 1 | European Economic Community–Faroe Islands Agreement | 2 December 1991 | 1 January 1992 | 1 January 1997 | Goods | FTA | The agreement was superseded by a more comprehensive FTA with the Faroe Islands. | ![]() | [183] |
![]() | 1 | European Economic Community–Tunisia Cooperation Agreement | 25 April 1976 | 1 November 1978 | 1 March 1998 | Goods | FTA | The agreement was superseded by an Association Agreement with Tunisia. | ![]() | [184] [185] |
![]() | 1 | European Economic Community–Morocco Cooperation Agreement | 27 April 1976 | 1 November 1978 | 1 March 2000 | Goods | FTA | The agreement was superseded by an Association Agreement with Morocco. | ![]() | [186] [187] |
![]() | 1 | European Economic Community–Israel Agreement | 11 May 1975 | 1 July 1975 | 1 June 2000 | Goods | FTA | The agreement was superseded by an Association Agreement with Israel. | ![]() | [188] [189] |
![]() | 1 | European Economic Community–Jordan Cooperation Agreement | 18 January 1977 | 1 November 1978 | 1 May 2002 | Goods | FTA | The agreement was superseded by an Association Agreement with Jordan. | ![]() | [190] [191] |
![]() | 1 | European Economic Community–Lebanon Cooperation Agreement | 3 May 1977 | 1 November 1978 | 1 March 2003 | Goods | FTA | The agreement was superseded by an Association Agreement with Lebanon. | ![]() | [192] [193] |
![]() | 1 | Cyprus–European Economic Community Association Agreement | 19 December 1972 | 1 June 1973 | 1 May 2004 | Goods | CU | The agreement was terminated due to the Cyprus's accession to the European Union. | ![]() | [194] [195] |
![]() | 1 | Czech Republic–European Communities Europe Association Agreement | 4 October 1993 | 1 February 1995 | 1 May 2004 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The agreement was terminated due to the Czech Republic's accession to the European Union. | [196] [197] | |
![]() | 1 | Estonia–European Communities Europe Association Agreement | 18 July 1994 | 1 January 1995 | 1 May 2004 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The agreement was terminated due to Estonia's accession to the European Union. | [198] [199] | |
![]() | 1 | European Communities–Hungary Europe Association Agreement | 16 December 1991 | 1 February 1994 | 1 May 2004 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The agreement was terminated due to the Hungary's accession to the European Union. | [200] | |
![]() | 1 | European Communities–Latvia Europe Association Agreement | 18 July 1994 | 1 January 1995 | 1 May 2004 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The agreement was terminated due to Latvia's accession to the European Union. | [201] [202] | |
![]() | 1 | European Communities–Lithuania Europe Association Agreement | 18 July 1994 | 1 January 1995 | 1 May 2004 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The agreement was terminated due to Lithuania's accession to the European Union. | [203] [204] | |
![]() | 1 | European Communities–Malta Europe Association Agreement | N/A | 1 January 1973 | 1 May 2004 | Goods | CU | The UK's accession to the European Economic Community coincided with the UK joining this agreement. The agreement was terminated due to Malta's accession to the European Union. | [205] [206] | |
![]() | 1 | European Communities–Poland Europe Association Agreement | 16 December 1991 | 1 February 1994 | 1 May 2004 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The agreement was terminated due to Poland's accession to the European Union. | [207] | |
![]() | 1 | European Communities–Slovenia Interim Agreement | 11 November 1996 | 1 January 1997 | 1 May 2004 | Goods | FTA | The agreement was terminated due to Slovenia's accession to the European Union. | [208] | |
1 | European Communities–Slovenia Europe Association Agreement | 10 June 1996 | 1 February 1999 | 1 May 2004 | Services | EIA | The agreement was terminated due to Slovenia's accession to the European Union. | [209] [210] | ||
![]() | 1 | European Communities–Slovakia Europe Association Agreement | 4 October 1993 | 1 February 1995 | 1 May 2004 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The agreement was terminated due to Slovakia's accession to the European Union. | [211] [212] | |
![]() | 1 | Egypt–European Economic Community Cooperation Agreement | 18 January 1977 | 1 November 1978 | 1 June 2004 | Goods | FTA | The agreement was superseded by an Association Agreement with Egypt. | ![]() | [213] [214] |
![]() | 1 | Algeria–European Economic Community Cooperation Agreement | 26 April 1976 | 1 July 1976 | 1 September 2005 | Goods | FTA | The agreement was superseded by an Association Agreement with Algeria. | ![]() | [215] [216] |
![]() | 1 | Bulgaria–European Communities Europe Association Agreement | 8 March 1993 | 1 February 1995 | 1 January 2007 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The agreement was terminated due to Bulgaria's accession to the European Union. | ![]() | [217] [218] |
![]() | 1 | European Communities–Romania Europe Association Agreement | 1 February 1993 | 1 February 1995 | 1 January 2007 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The agreement was terminated due to Romania's accession to the European Union. | [219] [220] | |
![]() | 1 | Croatia–European Communities Stabilisation and Association Agreement | 29 October 2001 | 1 March 2002 | 1 July 2013 | Goods & Services [ah] | FTA & EIA | The agreement was terminated due to Croatia's accession to the European Union. | [221] [222] | |
![]() | 1 | Albania–European Communities Stabilisation and Association Agreement | 12 June 2006 | 1 April 2009 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Albania on 5 February 2021. | ![]() | [223] [224] |
![]() | 1 | Algeria–European Community Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement | 22 April 2002 | 1 September 2005 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | FTA | The UK has no free trade agreement with Algeria. | none | [225] [226] |
![]() | 1 | Andorra–European Economic Community Agreement | N/A | 1 July 1991 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | CU | The UK and the European Union agreed that Andorra–UK trade would be covered by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. | ![]() | [227] [228] |
![]() | 1 | Armenia–European Union Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement | 24 November 2017 | 1 June 2018 | 1 January 2021 | Services | EIA | The UK has no free trade agreement with Armenia. | none | [229] [230] |
![]() | 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina–European Communities Stabilisation and Association Agreement | 16 June 2008 | 1 June 2015 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The UK has no free trade agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina. | none | [231] [232] [122] |
![]() | 1 | Central Africa Party–European Community Economic Partnership Agreement | 15 January 2009 | 4 August 2014 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Cameroon on 28 December 2020. | ![]() | [233] [234] |
![]() | 1 | Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement | 30 October 2016 | 21 September 2017 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Canada on 8 December 2020. | ![]() | [235] [236] |
CARIFORUM ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 14 | CARIFORUM–European Community Economic Partnership Agreement | 15 October 2008 | 29 December 2008 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with the CARIFORUM states on 22 March 2019. | CARIFORUM–United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement | [237] [238] |
Central America ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 6 | Central America–European Union Association Agreement | 29 June 2012 | 1 August 2013 [ai] | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Central America on 18 July 2019. | Central America–United Kingdom Association Agreement | [239] [240] |
![]() | 1 | Chile–European Community Association Agreement | 18 November 2002 | 1 February 2003 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services [aj] | FTA & EIA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Chile on 30 January 2019. | ![]() | [241] [242] |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 3 | Colombia, Ecuador and Peru–European Union Trade Agreement | 26 June 2012 [ak] | 1 March 2013 [al] | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Colombia, Ecuador and Peru states on 15 May 2019. | Andean Countries–United Kingdom Trade Agreement | [243] [244] |
Eastern and Southern Africa ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 5 | Eastern and Southern Africa–European Community Economic Partnership Agreement | 29 August 2009 | 14 May 2012 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | FTA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with the Eastern and Southern Africa states on 31 January 2019. | Eastern and Southern Africa–UK Economic Partnership Agreement | [245] [246] |
![]() | 1 | European Communities–Egypt Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement | 25 June 2001 | 1 June 2004 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | FTA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Egypt on 5 December 2020. | ![]() | [247] [248] |
![]() | 1 | European Community–Faroe Islands Agreement | 6 December 1996 | 1 January 1997 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | FTA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with the Faroe Islands on 31 January 2019. | ![]() | [249] [250] |
![]() | 1 | European Union–Georgia Association Agreement | 27 June 2014 | 1 September 2014 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Georgia on 21 October 2019. | ![]() | [251] [252] |
![]() | 1 | European Community–Ghana Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement | 28 July 2016 | 15 December 2016 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | FTA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Ghana on 2 March 2021. | ![]() | [253] [254] |
![]() | 1 | European Economic Community–Iceland Agreement | 19 December 1972 | 1 April 1973 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | FTA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Iceland on 8 December 2020. | Iceland–Norway–UK Trade Agreement | [255] |
![]() | 1 | European Communities–Israel Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement | 20 November 1995 | 1 June 2000 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | FTA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Israel on 18 February 2019. | ![]() | [256] [257] |
![]() | 1 | European Community–Ivory Coast Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement | 26 November 2008 | 3 September 2016 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | FTA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Ivory Coast on 15 October 2020. | ![]() | [258] [259] |
![]() | 1 | European Union–Japan Economic Partnership Agreement | 17 July 2018 | 1 February 2019 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The UK signed a new free trade agreement with Japan on 23 October 2020. | ![]() | [260] [261] |
![]() | 1 | European Communities–Jordan Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement | 24 November 1997 | 1 May 2002 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | FTA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Jordan on 5 November 2019. | ![]() | [262] [263] |
![]() | 1 | European Union–Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Agreement | 27 October 2015 | 1 April 2016 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | FTA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Kosovo on 3 December 2019. | ![]() | [264] [265] |
![]() | 1 | European Community–Lebanon Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement | 17 June 2002 | 1 March 2003 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | FTA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Lebanon on 19 September 2019. | ![]() | [266] [267] |
![]() ![]() | 2 | European Economic Community–Switzerland Agreement | N/A | 1 January 1973 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | FTA | The UK's accession to the European Economic Community coincided with the UK joining this agreement. The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Liechtenstein and Switzerland on 8 December 2020. | Switzerland–Liechtenstein–United Kingdom Trade Agreement | [268] [269] |
![]() | 1 | European Community–Mexico Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement | 8 December 1997 | 1 July 2000 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Mexico on 15 December 2020. | ![]() | [270] [271] |
![]() | 1 | European Union–Moldova Association Agreement | 27 June 2014 | 1 September 2014 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Moldova on 24 December 2020. | ![]() | [272] [273] |
![]() | 1 | European Communities–Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Agreement | 15 October 2007 | 1 May 2010 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The UK has no free trade agreement with Montenegro. | none | [274] [275] [122] |
![]() | 1 | European Community–Morocco Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement | 26 February 1996 | 1 March 2000 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | FTA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Morocco on 26 October 2019. | ![]() | [276] [277] |
![]() | 1 | European Communities–Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Stabilisation and Association Agreement | 9 April 2001 | 1 June 2001 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with North Macedonia on 3 December 2020. | ![]() | [278] [279] |
![]() | 1 | European Economic Community–Norway Agreement | N/A | 1 January 1973 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | FTA | The UK's accession to the European Economic Community coincided with the UK joining this agreement. The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Norway on 8 December 2020. | Iceland–Norway–UK Trade Agreement | [280] [281] |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 24 | European Union–Overseas Countries and Territories Free Trade Agreement | 27 November 2001 | 2 December 2001 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | FTA | The UK has no free trade agreement with any of the EU Overseas Countries and Territories. | none | [282] [283] [284] |
Pacific States ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 | European Community–Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement | 30 July 2009 [am] | 20 December 2009 [an] | 1 January 2021 | Goods | FTA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with the Pacific States on 14 March 2019. | Pacific States–United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement | [285] [286] |
![]() | 1 | European Community–Palestinian Authority Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement | 24 February 1997 | 1 July 1997 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | FTA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with the Palestinian Authority on 18 February 2019. | ![]() | [287] [288] |
![]() | 1 | European Economic Community–San Marino Cooperation and Customs Union Agreement | 16 December 1991 | 1 April 2002 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | CU | The UK and the European Union agreed that San Marino–UK trade would be covered by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. | ![]() | [289] [290] |
![]() | 1 | European Communities–Serbia Stabilisation and Association Agreement | 29 April 2008 | 1 February 2010 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Serbia on 16 April 2021. | ![]() | [291] [292] |
![]() | 1 | European Union–Singapore Free Trade Agreement | 19 October 2018 | 21 November 2019 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Singapore on 10 December 2020. | ![]() | [293] [294] |
![]() | 1 | European Community–South Africa Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement | 11 October 1999 | 1 January 2000 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | FTA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with South Africa on 16 October 2019. | Southern Africa Customs Union and Mozambique–UK Economic Partnership Agreement | [295] [296] |
![]() | 1 | European Union–South Korea Free Trade Agreement | 6 October 2010 | 1 July 2011 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with South Korea on 22 August 2019. | ![]() | [297] [298] |
Southern African Development Community ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 6 | European Union–Southern African Development Community Economic Partnership Agreement | 10 June 2016 | 10 October 2016 [ao] | 1 January 2021 | Goods | FTA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Mozambique and the Southern African Customs Union on 9 October 2019. | Southern Africa Customs Union and Mozambique–UK Economic Partnership Agreement | [299] [300] |
![]() | 1 | European Economic Community–Syria Cooperation Agreement | 18 January 1977 | 1 July 1977 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | FTA | The UK has no free trade agreement with Syria. | none | [301] [302] |
![]() | 1 | European Communities–Tunisia Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement | 7 July 1995 | 1 March 1998 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | FTA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Tunisia on 4 October 2019. | ![]() | [303] [304] |
![]() | 1 | European Economic Community–Turkey Customs Union | 6 March 1995 | 1 January 1996 | 1 January 2021 | Goods | CU | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Turkey on 29 December 2020. | ![]() | [305] [306] |
![]() | 1 | European Union–Ukraine Association Agreement | 27 June 2014 | 23 April 2014 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Ukraine on 8 October 2020. | ![]() | [307] [308] |
![]() | 1 | European Union–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement | 30 June 2019 | 1 August 2020 | 1 January 2021 | Goods & Services | FTA & EIA | The UK signed a trade continuity agreement with Vietnam on 29 December 2020. | ![]() | [309] [310] |
Exports | Imports | ||||||
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Rank | Trade Partner | £billions | % of Total | Rank | Trade Partner | £billions | % of Total |
![]() | 356.3 | 41.4% | ![]() | 450.9 | 51.5% | ||
1. | ![]() | 186.7 | 21.7% | 1. | ![]() | 115.4 | 13.2% |
2. | ![]() | 63.0 | 7.3% | 2. | ![]() | 87.6 | 10.0% |
3. | ![]() | 57.7 | 6.7% | 3. | ![]() | 64.3 | 7.3% |
4. | ![]() | 52.5 | 6.1% | 4. | ![]() | 60.2 | 6.9% |
5. | ![]() | 44.6 | 5.2% | 5. | ![]() | 59.4 | 6.8% |
6. | ![]() | 33.3 | 3.9% | 6. | ![]() | 41.2 | 4.7% |
7. | ![]() | 30.2 | 3.5% | 7. | ![]() | 31.7 | 3.6% |
8. | ![]() | 31.6 | 3.6% | 8. | ![]() | 31.6 | 3.6% |
9. | ![]() | 19.7 | 2.3% | 9. | ![]() | 30.3 | 3.5% |
10. | ![]() | 18.9 | 2.2% | 10. | ![]() | 30.2 | 3.4% |
EU | 356.3 | 41.4% | EU | 450.9 | 51.5% | ||
Non EU | 505.0 | 58.6% | Non EU | 425.4 | 48.5% | ||
World | 861.2 | 100% | World | 876.3 | 100% |
Historically, WTO imports and exports are based on the rule of origin, while EU imports/exports are based on single market statistics.
The figures above are for 2023 [311]
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