Trade Agreements: Japan

Department for International Trade written question – answered at on 18 March 2021.

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Photo of Emily Thornberry Emily Thornberry Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department has taken to mitigate the effect of the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement on producers in (a) Jamaica, (b) India, (c) Mauritius, (d) Pakistan, (e) South Africa, (f) Sri Lanka and (g) Vietnam.

Photo of Greg Hands Greg Hands The Minister of State, Department for International Trade

The Government’s published impact assessment identified certain products in these countries that may face greater competition when exporting to the UK as a result of the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. However, it concludes that the agreement is not likely to have major implications for trade flows between the UK and these countries.[1]

[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-japan-cepa-final-impact-assessment

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