英国将在 12 月中旬加入 CPTPP，向 11 个成员国提供 99% 的免关税准入。 UK to join CPTPP by mid-December, providing 99% tariff-free access to 11 member countries.

联合王国将在12月中旬前加入《跨太平洋伙伴关系全面进步协定》,为包括澳大利亚、加拿大和墨西哥在内的11个跨太平洋伙伴关系成员国99%以上的出口提供免税准入。 The UK will join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) by mid-December, providing tariff-free access for over 99% of its exports to the 11 CPTPP member countries including Australia, Canada, and Mexico. 根据CPTPP,各国必须减少或取消关税,开放服务和投资市场,并遵守竞争,知识产权和外国公司保护规则. The CPTPP requires countries to reduce or eliminate tariffs, open services and investment markets, and follow competition, intellectual property rights, and foreign company protection rules. 预计到2040年,这项举措每年将推动联合王国经济增长20亿英镑(39亿澳元)。 This move is expected to boost the UK economy by £2 billion ($A3.9 billion) annually by 2040.