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CARIFORUM-UK economic partnership agreement

Documents containing treaty information and a summary of the CARIFORUM-UK economic partnership agreement (EPA).

• From: Department for Business and Trade and Department for International Trade
• Published: 5 April 2019
• Last updated: 20 October 2021
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  1. 20 October 2021

     Added link to new page: UK-CARIFORUM economic partnership agreement documents.

  2. 22 April 2021

     Updated as The Republic of Suriname have now ratified the economic partnership agreement.

  3. 23 December 2020

     Added link to Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and CARIFORUM states on the Economic Partnership Agreement.

  4. 10 June 2019

     Antigua and Barbuda have been moved to the list of countries that have signed the treaty.

  5. 5 April 2019

     First published.

An economic partnership agreement (EPA) is a type of free trade agreement for relationships with developing countries.

The countries that are covered by the CARIFORUM-UK EPA are:

• Antigua and Barbuda
• Barbados
• Belize
• The Commonwealth of the Bahamas
• The Commonwealth of Dominica
• The Dominican Republic
• Grenada
• The Republic of Guyana
• Jamaica
• Saint Christopher and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• The Republic of Suriname
• The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Business guidance

You can:

• get advice on how to export on great.gov.uk
• find market opportunities 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

• Trade with the CARIFORUM States
  • 1 January 2022
  • Guidance

Agreement documents

Read the agreement documents to understand what the agreement covers and how it might apply to your business.

The parliamentary report provides an explanation of the agreement, including any significant differences or enhancements. It also includes information on rules of origin and trade tariff quotas.

It also shows if the agreement is long form (a standalone agreement) or short form (you should also read the EU agreement).

The agreement document [MS No.18/2019] sets out how the agreement will be implemented in the UK, including any changes to UK legislation.

• Continuing the UK’s trade relationship with the CARIFORUM states: parliamentary report
  • 22 April 2021
  • Policy paper
• Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part [MS No.18/2019]
  • 22 May 2019
  • International treaty
• UK-CARIFORUM economic partnership agreement documents
  • 20 October 2021
  • Decision