Policy paper

The strategic potential of the UK's accession to CPTPP

A paper setting out the strategic benefits of the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

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The United Kingdom has successfully negotiated membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

CPTPP liberalises trade between countries with a combined population of half a billion people and includes some of the world’s most dynamic economies.

This document sets out how CPTPP membership gives the UK a new presence in the Indo-Pacific, and enables the UK to advance modern trading rules and support the multilateral trading system.

Published 20 July 2023