The UK’s trade agreements
Page summary:
Find out which trade agreements the UK has signed and which the UK is negotiating.
Change made:
‘UK-Ukraine Digital Trade Agreement’ added to ‘Trade agreements in force’ section.
Time updated:
10:46am, 24 March 2025
UK-Ukraine political, free trade and strategic partnership agreement
Page summary:
Documents containing treaty information and a summary of the UK-Ukraine trade agreement.
Change made:
‘UK-Ukraine Digital Trade Agreement’ added to agreement documents.
Time updated:
10:49am, 24 March 2025
UK Emissions Trading Scheme and Carbon Price Support: apply for compensation
Page summary:
How to apply for compensation for the indirect costs of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) and the Carbon Price Support (CPS) mechanism.
Change made:
Annual update made to ‘Data for UK ETS and CPS eligibility and compensation calculation form (B03 and B04 forms)’, to allow companies to enter 2024/25 data.
Time updated:
2:40pm, 25 March 2025
Negotiations update on an enhanced UK-Switzerland Trade Agreement
Page summary:
The sixth round of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Switzerland took place in Switzerland between 3 and 10 March 2025.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
4:33pm, 25 March 2025
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:
Updated to include information about the outcome of the 2024 duty suspension window and to confirm that there will be further opportunities to apply for tariff suspensions in due course.
Time updated:
4:14pm, 26 March 2025
Employment Rights Bill: factsheets
Page summary:
Further details on the measures included within the Employment Rights Bill.
Change made:
Page updated as the Employment Rights Bill entered the House of Lords on the 14 March. The following factsheets have been added to the page: Collective Redundancy,Equality Action Plans and Outsourcing, Flexible Working, International Conventions, Mandatory Seafarers Charter, Protection for Pregnant Women and New Mothers, Public Sector Outsourcing, Sexual Harassment, Social Care Negotiating Bodies and Fair Pay Agreements, Strengthening protections for whistleblowers, Tips and Gratuities, and Umbrella companies.Wholesale changes have been made to the following factsheets: Bereavement, Paternity and Unpaid Parental Leave, Fair Work Agency, Fire and rehire, School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSSNB), Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), Trade unions, Unfair dismissal and Zero hours contracts.Adult Social Care Negotiating Body has been removed from the page.
Time updated:
11:00am, 27 March 2025
Subsidy Control Act 2022: Streamlined Routes
Page summary:
Streamlined Routes (also known as Streamlined Subsidy Schemes) are a type of subsidy scheme made by the UK government for use by any UK public authority.
Change made:
As of 6 April 2025, the monetary thresholds for what qualify as SMEs under the Companies Act 2006 are changing. DBT has updated the Streamlined Routes guidance to confirm that the correct definition of SMEs should be understood by reference to the Companies Act 2006 as was in force in January 2023.
Time updated:
12:24pm, 28 March 2025
UK support to Ukraine: factsheet
Page summary:
This factsheet summarises how the UK is supporting Ukraine following the Russian invasion.
Change made:
Factsheet reviewed and updated.
Time updated:
1:36pm, 28 March 2025
