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Preference utilisation of UK trade in goods: technical annex

Technical annex for the statistics on the UK’s utilisation of tariff preferences for imports and exports under preferential trade agreements (PTAs).

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 13 February 2025
• Last updated: 6 February 2026 — See all updates

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Preference utilisation of UK trade in goods: official statistics technical annex

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This publication is the technical annex to the official statistics on the UK’s utilisation of tariff preferences for imports and exports under PTAs.

Published 13 February 2025

Last updated 6 February 2026 + show all updates

1. 6 February 2026

   The formula in Section 1.6 of the 'Preference utilisation of UK trade in goods: official statistics technical annex' was updated to read: TF = ((MFN Zero + FTA Zero + GSP/DCTS Zero) ÷ (Total Imports excluding Special Processing – Unknown Imports)) × 100.

2. 6 November 2025

   Page updated to reflect the data sources and methodology used in producing the ‘Preference utilisation of UK trade in goods, 2023’. Section 1.8 added to reflect changes to Generalised Scheme of Preferences and Developing Countries Trading Scheme. Additional terms added to glossary.

3. 13 February 2025

   First published.