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UK position on joining the CPTPP trade agreement

Documents relating to UK plans to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

This collection was withdrawn on 31 March 2023

This page has been withdrawn because it’s out of date. Read about the UK and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

• From: Department for Business and Trade and Department for International Trade
• Published: 17 June 2020
• Last updated: 22 June 2021 — See all updates

The UK is interested in applying to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

UK aims and objectives

• UK approach to joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
  • 22 October 2021
  • Policy paper

Progress of UK's plans to join CPTPP

Learn about how our plans to join CPTPP are progressing.

• UK welcomes CPTPP nations’ invitation to begin accession
  • 2 June 2021
  • News story
• Formal Request to Commence UK Accession Negotiations to CPTPP
  • 1 February 2021
  • News story
• UK applies to join huge Pacific free trade area CPTPP
  • 30 January 2021
  • Press release
• Trade with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership 
  • 22 June 2021
  • Consultation outcome
• CPTPP will be a ‘force for good’ in promoting free trade
  • 30 December 2018
  • Press release
• Japan will "spare no effort to support the UK" in joining the CPTPP
  • 31 July 2018
  • Press release

Published 17 June 2020
Last updated 22 June 2021 + show all updates

1. 22 June 2021

   Added a link to "UK approach to joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)" which sets out the UK's strategic approach to joining CPTPP and includes a government response to the consultation held in 2018.

2. 17 June 2020

   First published.