Trade and investment factsheets
Page summary:
A snapshot of the UK’s trade and investment positions with individual trading and investment partners overseas.
Change made:
Factsheets updated to reflect the latest data available.
Time updated:
9:30am, 2 February 2026
Trade and investment factsheets (partner names beginning with M to O)
Page summary:
A snapshot of the UK’s trade and investment positions with individual trading and investment partners overseas, for partners whose name begins with M, N or O.
Change made:
Factsheets updated to reflect the latest data available.
Time updated:
9:30am, 2 February 2026
Trade and investment factsheets (partner names beginning with P to R)
Page summary:
A snapshot of the UK’s trade and investment positions with individual trading and investment partners overseas, for partners whose name begins with P, Q or R.
Change made:
Factsheets updated to reflect the latest data available.
Time updated:
9:30am, 2 February 2026
Trade and investment factsheets (partner names beginning with J to L)
Page summary:
A snapshot of the UK’s trade and investment positions with individual trading and investment partners overseas, for partners whose name begins with J, K or L.
Change made:
Factsheets updated to reflect the latest data available.
Time updated:
9:30am, 2 February 2026
Trade and investment factsheets (partner names beginning with C to F)
Page summary:
A snapshot of the UK’s trade and investment positions with individual trading and investment partners overseas, for partners whose name begins with C, D, E or F.
Change made:
Factsheets updated to reflect the latest data available.
Time updated:
9:30am, 2 February 2026
Trade and investment factsheets (partner names beginning with A or B)
Page summary:
A snapshot of the UK’s trade and investment positions with individual trading and investment partners overseas, for partners whose name begins with A or B.
Change made:
Factsheets updated to reflect the latest data available.
Time updated:
9:30am, 2 February 2026
Trade and investment factsheets (partner names beginning with G to I)
Page summary:
A snapshot of the UK’s trade and investment positions with individual trading and investment partners overseas, for partners whose name begins with G, H or I.
Change made:
Factsheets updated to reflect the latest data available.
Time updated:
9:30am, 2 February 2026
Trade and investment factsheets (partner names beginning with W to Z)
Page summary:
A snapshot of the UK’s trade and investment positions with individual trading and investment partners overseas, for partners whose name begins with W, X, Y or Z.
Change made:
Factsheets updated to reflect the latest data available.
Time updated:
9:30am, 2 February 2026
Trade and investment factsheets (partner names beginning with T to V)
Page summary:
A snapshot of the UK’s trade and investment positions with individual trading and investment partners overseas, for partners whose name begins with T, U or V.
Change made:
Factsheets updated to reflect the latest data available
Time updated:
9:30am, 2 February 2026
Trade and investment factsheets (partner names beginning with S)
Page summary:
A snapshot of the UK’s trade and investment positions with individual trading and investment partners overseas, for partners whose name begins with S.
Change made:
Factsheets updated to reflect the latest data available
Time updated:
9:30am, 2 February 2026
Impacts on the UK economy of alternative models of commercial finance
Page summary:
Econometric research by NIESR on the effect of alternative systems of commercial finance on lending to businesses, investment, and gross domestic product (GDP).
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:30am, 22 January 2026
UK lenders step up with £11 billion push to back British businesses
Page summary:
UK banks agree £11 billion lending packages to support small business growth, particularly for small and mid-sized enterprises.
Change made:
New imagery added
Time updated:
3:31pm, 2 February 2026
Enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Switzerland round update
Page summary:
Update following round 9 of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Switzerland.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
6:03pm, 2 February 2026
Core Regulatory Skills Framework
Page summary:
This framework supports UK regulatory organisations and officials to improve regulatory practice.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
1:00pm, 3 February 2026
Regulation for growth
Page summary:
Understand and engage with the government’s regulation for growth programme, which makes sure that regulation promotes innovation and drives economic growth.
Change made:
‘Core Regulatory Skills Framework’ added to collection.
Time updated:
1:00pm, 3 February 2026
Make Work Pay: recognition code of practice and e-balloting unfair practices
Page summary:
We are seeking views on the revised code of practice during recognition and derecognition processes and on proposals on unfair practices in electronic ballots.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
11:45am, 4 February 2026
Implementing the Plan to Make Work Pay and Employment Rights Act
Page summary:
The updated implementation timeline for the government’s Plan to Make Work Pay and the Employment Rights Act 2025.
Change made:
Timeline updates to electronic and workplace balloting for Statutory Trade Union Ballots.
Time updated:
4:13pm, 4 February 2026
Make Work Pay: fire and rehire – changes to expenses, benefits, and shift patterns
Page summary:
We’re seeking views on 2 proposed changes to fire and rehire protections in relation to benefits and expenses, and to shift patterns.
Change made:
‘Fire and rehire: options assessment’ added to page.
Time updated:
4:31pm, 4 February 2026
UK Trade Tariff: duty suspensions and autonomous tariff quotas
Page summary:
Temporary duty suspensions and autonomous tariff quotas (ATQs) for importing goods into the UK.
Change made:
The ‘List of autonomous tariff quotas’ was updated. The 2025 to 2026 application window for new duty suspensions was closed. The call for feedback on whether to extend duty suspensions was also closed.
Time updated:
12:01am, 5 February 2026
UK exporters boost economy, as new study reveals major impact of export credit on UK industry
Page summary:
Oxford Economic study demonstrates the significant impact of UKEFs support on businesses and local supply chains.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
7:48am, 5 February 2026
Secretary of State keynote: UK Trade and Export Finance Forum
Page summary:
Speech delivered by the Business Secretary, the RT Hon Peter Kyle, at the 2026 UK Trade and Export Finance Forum.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
10:16am, 5 February 2026
Make Work Pay: improving access to flexible working
Page summary:
We are seeking views on a new process for employers to follow when handling flexible working requests, as well as insights on flexible working practices more broadly.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
11:45am, 5 February 2026
Make Work Pay: strengthening the law on tipping
Page summary:
We are seeking views on strengthening the law on tipping.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
12:00pm, 5 February 2026
UK and US sign Memorandum of Understanding on critical minerals
Page summary:
The UK and US signed a Memorandum of Understanding on critical minerals in Washington DC on 4February.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
12:30pm, 5 February 2026
New UK-US partnership to drive investment and bolster critical minerals supply chains
Page summary:
The UK and US have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on critical minerals in Washington DC.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
12:46pm, 5 February 2026
UK-Andean countries committee documents
Page summary:
Decisions, documents and meeting minutes from UK-Andean countries committees.
Change made:
‘14 to 15 July 2025: Joint summary minutes of the UK-Andean Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Sub-Committee’ added to page.
Time updated:
4:07pm, 5 February 2026
Trade remedies notices: countervailing duty on glass fibre products from China
Page summary:
Trade remedies notices published by the Secretary of State for International Trade relating to the countervailing duty on glass fibre products from China.
Change made:
‘Trade remedies notice 2023/02: countervailing duty on certain continuous filament glass fibre products originating in the People’s Republic of China’ amended to reflect that this measure is no longer in effect as of 30 January 2026.
Time updated:
4:12pm, 5 February 2026
Trade remedies notices: anti-dumping duty on glass fibre products from China
Page summary:
Trade remedies notices published by the Secretary of State for International Trade relating to the anti-dumping duty on glass fibre products from China.
Change made:
‘Trade remedies notice 2023/01: anti-dumping duty on certain continuous filament glass fibre products originating in the People’s Republic of China’ amended to reflect that this measure is no longer in effect as of 30 January 2026.
Time updated:
4:13pm, 5 February 2026
Trade unions: guidance and codes of practice
Page summary:
Guidance, codes of practice and case studies for trade unions, employers, workers and the public.
Change made:
‘Trade union law: transition to Employment Rights Act 2025’ added to guidance section of page.
Time updated:
5:25pm, 5 February 2026
UK support to Ukraine: factsheet
Page summary:
This factsheet summarises how the UK is supporting Ukraine following the Russian invasion.
Change made:
Factsheet fully reviewed and updated.
Time updated:
10:56am, 6 February 2026
Preference utilisation of UK trade in goods, 2021
Page summary:
Statistics on UK utilisation of tariff preferences for imports and exports under PTAs for 2021, including trade in goods between Great Britain and the EU under the TCA.
Change made:
Table 1 of the ‘Export preference utilisation database, 2021’ attachment updated with revised ‘Tariff free’ percentage values.
Time updated:
11:30am, 6 February 2026
Preference utilisation of UK trade in goods, 2022
Page summary:
Statistics on UK utilisation of tariff preferences for imports and exports under PTAs for 2022, including trade in goods between Great Britain and the EU under the TCA.
Change made:
Section 3 of ‘Preference utilisation of UK goods in 2022’ was updated to reflect that “91.1% of UK goods entered from non-EU trade agreement partners tariff free – either through free trade agreement terms (20.0%), Generalised Scheme of Preferences terms (0.2%) or Most Favoured Nation terms (70.9%)”. Table 1 of the ‘Export preference utilisation database, 2022’ attachment was updated with revised ‘Tariff free’ percentage values.
Time updated:
11:30am, 6 February 2026
Preference utilisation of UK trade in goods, 2023
Page summary:
Statistics on UK utilisation of tariff preferences for imports and exports under PTAs for 2023, including trade in goods between Great Britain and the EU under the TCA.
Change made:
Table 1 of the ‘Export preference utilisation database, 2023’ attachment was updated with revised ‘Tariff free’ percentage values.
Time updated:
11:30am, 6 February 2026
Preference utilisation of UK trade in goods: technical annex
Page summary:
Technical annex for the statistics on the UK’s utilisation of tariff preferences for imports and exports under preferential trade agreements (PTAs).
Change made:
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.
Time updated:
11:30am, 6 February 2026
Make Work Pay
Page summary:
Consultations and documents from Make Work Pay, a government initiative on labour market reform.
Change made:
‘Make Work Pay: modernising the Agency Work Regulatory Framework’ added to list of consultations.
Time updated:
12:00pm, 6 February 2026
Make Work Pay: modernising the Agency Work Regulatory Framework
Page summary:
We are seeking views on proposals to improve the framework which governs the temporary labour market to better protect workers while minimising business burdens.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
12:00pm, 6 February 2026
Training on export control compliance
Page summary:
Courses, seminars, workshops and webinars to help exporters understand their obligations under export control legislation.
Change made:
The training event updated: Bristol workshop fully booked and Leeds am fully booked.
Time updated:
1:17pm, 6 February 2026
Training on export control compliance
Page summary:
Courses, seminars, workshops and webinars to help exporters understand their obligations under export control legislation.
Change made:
Webinars page updated to include link to 2026 training programme on ‘apply to export controlled goods’ service.
Time updated:
3:00pm, 11 February 2026
Implementing the Plan to Make Work Pay and Employment Rights Act
Page summary:
The updated implementation timeline for the government’s Plan to Make Work Pay and the Employment Rights Act 2025.
Change made:
‘Measures that will take effect on 1 April 2026’ added to the timetable for changes being introduced in 2026.
Time updated:
4:38pm, 11 February 2026
