The Department for Business and Trade leads negotiations on a comprehensive free trade agreement between the UK and USA, covering goods, services, and investment. Parliamentary scrutiny bills require approval of trade agreements before ratification. Key negotiation areas include pharmaceuticals, agricultural products, and regulatory alignment, with significant domestic interest in NHS drug pricing and agricultural standards.
General terms of a new trade deal between the UK and US, and an update on the progress the UK and US have made to implement the general terms since they were agreed on 8 May 2025.
The Atlantic Declaration: A framework for a twenty-first century US-UK Economic Partnership.
Seeking input on which aspects of current trading arrangements with Canada and Mexico we should look to improve or amend.
Seeking input on which aspects of current trading arrangements with Canada and Mexico we should look to improve or amend.
Seeking views on the UK response to US additional tariffs on UK steel, aluminium and derivatives under Section 232 (US Trade Expansion Act).
Seeking views on the UK response to US additional tariffs on UK steel, aluminium and derivatives under Section 232 (US Trade Expansion Act).
Seeking input on which aspects of current trading arrangements with Canada and Mexico we should look to improve or amend.
In response to: Trade with the US
In response to: Trade with the US
In response to: Trade with the US
The UK’s objectives in trade negotiations with the United States of America (US).
A consultation to inform our future trade relationship and negotiations with the United States.
A consultation to inform our future trade relationship and negotiations with the United States.
To build a trade policy that works for the whole of the UK it is crucial that we engage with stakeholders and call upon expert views and opinions to help inform our work.
A consultation to inform our future trade relationship and negotiations with the United States.
A Bill to require the Secretary of State to lay bilateral and multilateral trade and investment agreements before Parliament; to prohibit the implementation of such an agreement without the approval b