The UK concluded negotiations to join the CPTPP on 31 March 2023 and signed the Protocol of Accession on 16 July 2023.
Entry into force of the agreement will take place once the UK and CPTPP Parties have finished their legislative processes.
We expect this to happen in the second half of 2024.
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:
- get advice on how to export on great.gov.uk
- learn more about rules of origin
- find the relevant duty rates and commodity codes for your goods in our check duties and customs procedures for exporting goods and trade tariff tools
- get help by asking the export support team a question
These documents outline the top 10 benefits to the UK from accession and how sectors across the economy will benefit following entry into force.
