Rules of origin changes under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme are now in effect
Page summary:
This guidance explains improvements to the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) rules of origin announced in July 2025.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
12:20pm, 19 January 2026
Country Graduation from the Developing Countries Trading Scheme: Indonesia
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This notice sets out the upcoming country graduation of Indonesia from the Developing Countries Trading Scheme(DCTS).
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
12:21pm, 19 January 2026
Changes to rules of origin under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS)
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This guidance provides the technical detail of improvements to rules of origin under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS).
Change made:
Guidance updated to reflect the new rules in effect from 1 January 2026
Time updated:
12:49pm, 19 January 2026
Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS)
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The Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) cuts tariffs, removes conditions and simplifies trading rules for 65 developing countries.
Change made:
New section added on DCTS updates and 2 documents added on rules of origin and Indonesia’s graduation.
Time updated:
2:03pm, 19 January 2026
Training on export control compliance
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Courses, seminars, workshops and webinars to help exporters understand their obligations under export control legislation.
Change made:
London training dates in February 2026 now fully booked.
Time updated:
3:05pm, 19 January 2026
Refining our competition regime
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We are seeking views on measures to improve the pace, predictability, proportionality and process of the UK’s competition regime.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
12:00am, 20 January 2026
Business Secretary backs British scaleups with growth package and red tape review
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British entrepreneurs, workers and communities will benefit from a sweeping package of growth measures, as the Government acts to invest in key growth sectors and slash red tape to help businesses scale up.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
12:01am, 20 January 2026
Update on the Government’s plans for audit reform legislation
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Letter from the Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation to the Chair of the Business and Trade Committee on the Government’s plans for audit reform legislation.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:03am, 20 January 2026
Trade Envoy programme appointments
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The Secretary of State for Business and Trade has announced the appointment of five new UK Trade Envoys.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:30am, 20 January 2026
UK-Indonesia Economic Growth Partnership
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The Economic Growth Partnership (EGP) sets out the UK and Indonesia’s shared priorities for trade, investment and economic cooperation.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
10:00am, 20 January 2026
Trade remedies notices
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Find trade remedies notices published from February 2020.
Change made:
‘Trade remedies notices: registration of imports of boom lifts originating from China’ added to the collection.
Time updated:
3:00pm, 20 January 2026
Reference Documents for The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
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Find the UK’s preferential tariffs and Rules of Origin for the agreements contained within the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Tariff Quotas) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.
Change made:
Added: The India Preferential Tariff, version 1.0, dated 13 January 2026Added: The India Origin Reference Document, version 1.0, dated 13 January 2026Added: The United States Preferential Tariff, version 1.2, dated 13 January 2026 (entry into force 21 January 2026)
Time updated:
4:23pm, 20 January 2026
Designated standards: radio equipment
Page summary:
Notices of publication and a consolidated list for designated standards for radio equipment.
Change made:
Notice of publication amended and consolidated list updated.
Time updated:
12:05am, 21 January 2026
UK-Japan trade and economic relations meeting: 20 January 2026
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This document summarises the discussion that took place during the meeting between the UK and Japan in Davos.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
1:00pm, 21 January 2026
Notices made under s32A of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018
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Notices made which have the force of law under s32A of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018.
Change made:
Added: Notice made by the Treasury under Section 32A of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018
Time updated:
2:51pm, 21 January 2026
Employment Rights Act 2025: factsheets
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Further details on the measures included within the Employment Rights Act 2025.
Change made:
Updated factsheets were added for ‘Preventing workplace sexual harassment’, ‘Public sector outsourcing’, ‘Social care negotiating bodies and Fair Pay Agreements’, ‘Trade unions’, and ‘Unfair dismissal’.
Time updated:
3:28pm, 21 January 2026
Alternative models of commercial finance on the UK economy: research on economic impacts
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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
Trade and investment core statistics book
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A monthly snapshot of the UK’s trade and investment position, summarising trade statistics produced by ONS, HMRC, DBT and others.
Change made:
Trade and investment core statistics book updated with latest statistical data.
Time updated:
9:30am, 22 January 2026
UK trade in numbers
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A snapshot of the UK’s latest trade and investment position, summarising statistics produced by ONS, DBT, and UNCTAD.
Change made:
Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4 updated in UK trade in numbers (web version) and corresponding data tables with the latest published data.
Time updated:
9:30am, 22 January 2026
Open general export licence (export after exhibition: dual-use items)
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Licence allowing the export of dual-use items if they have been temporarily imported into the UK for exhibition or demonstration.
Change made:
The text “where the exporter is established in the UK” has been removed from the Details section.
Time updated:
10:57am, 22 January 2026
Starter guide to UK sanctions
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A guide for businesses and organisations that need to understand more about what sanctions are and how they work.
Change made:
Updated to reflect the closure of the OFSI Consolidated List on 28 January 2026. The UK Sanctions List will become the only source for all UK sanctions designations.
Time updated:
2:06pm, 22 January 2026
UK-Japan CEPA documents
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Decisions, documents and meeting minutes from the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
Change made:
‘23 October: Meeting with Civil Society under Chapter 16 (Trade and Sustainable Development) of UK-Japan CEPA – joint minutes’ added.
Time updated:
1:00pm, 23 January 2026
UK-Vietnam FTA Joint Forum on Trade and Sustainable Development – meeting minutes, 27 June 2025
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Minutes of the second Joint Forum on Trade and Sustainable Development under the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the United Kingdom (UKVFTA).
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
1:00pm, 23 January 2026
UK Critical Minerals Strategy
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The government’s new strategy sets the UK’s long-term ambition to ensure we have the critical minerals we need to drive economic growth and the clean energy transition.
Change made:
HS Code 85051110 added to ‘rare earth elements’ section of table 3, annex 5 in the technical annex document.
Time updated:
1:36pm, 23 January 2026
UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement – committee documents
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Committee documents from meetings held under the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA).
Change made:
‘UK-Vietnam FTA Joint Forum on Trade and Sustainable Development – meeting minutes, 27 June 2025’ added to collection.
Time updated:
3:04pm, 23 January 2026
UK marks first anniversary of 100 Year Partnership in Kyiv with new backing for reform and reconstruction
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The UK is stepping up its support for Ukraine as both countries mark the first anniversary of the landmark 100 Year Partnership.
Change made:
Slight update to text
Time updated:
3:59pm, 23 January 2026
