Policy paper

UK approach to joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

The UK's strategic approach for negotiations to join CPTPP.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and Department for International Trade
• Published: 22 June 2021
• Last updated: 22 October 2021
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  1. 22 October 2021

     Added technical annexes accessible PDF. Replaced strategic approach PDF with accessible version.

  2. 22 June 2021

     New version of document to fix typos spotted in table 6 and figure 7 on page 48. The % should have been £ change.

  3. 22 June 2021

     First published.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Documents

UK accession to CPTPP: the UK’s strategic approach

PDF, 4.44 MB, 66 pages

UK accession to the CPTPP: Technical annexes

PDF, 5.41 MB, 38 pages

Details

This sets out our:

• strategic case for joining the trade agreement
• outline approach to the negotiations
• government response to the consultation run on CPTPP
• initial economic scoping assessment for CPTPP membership