Research and analysis

Monitoring report: UK-Australia, UK-New Zealand and UK-Japan FTAs

This report covers the first 2 years of the UK’s free trade agreements (FTAs) with Australia and New Zealand and the first 4 years of the UK’s FTA with Japan.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 29 January 2026

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UK-Australia, UK-New Zealand and UK-Japan FTAs monitoring report – executive summary

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UK-Australia, UK-New Zealand and UK-Japan FTAs monitoring report

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This monitoring report provides a structured overview of the implementation and utilisation of the UK’s Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with Australia, New Zealand and Japan. For each FTA, the report describes trends in trade flows, how preferential tariffs for goods trade have been used, and the UK’s engagement with the FTA partner country through the FTA’s formal committees.

Published 29 January 2026