Policy paper

The UK鈥檚 trade relationship with Japan: parliamentary report

This report explains the government鈥檚 approach to maintaining continuity of the trade relationship between the UK and Japan after EU Exit.

From:
Department for Business and Trade and Department for International Trade
Published
23 October 2020
This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-2192-2

Unnumbered command paper

PDF, 697 KB, 43 pages

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Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-2192-2

Unnumbered command paper

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This report contains:

  • an overview of the agreement
  • an overview economic analysis of trade between the UK and Japan
  • an explanation of any changes or significant differences between the UK-Japan trade agreement and the EU-Japan trade agreement

It includes information on:

  • goods
  • tariff rate quotas
  • rules of origin
  • origin quotas
  • customs and trade facilitation
  • technical barriers to trade
  • electronics
  • motor vehicles and parts
  • pharmaceutical products and medical devices
  • sanitary and phytosanitary measures
  • intellectual property including geographical indications
  • sustainability
  • government procurement
  • competition and subsidies
  • services
  • dispute settlement
  • trade remedies
  • women鈥檚 economic empowerment

It also includes information on exchanges of letters between the UK government and the Japan government.

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Published 23 October 2020

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