Australia-UK deal marks ‘new chapter’ for beef
09/05/2023
The A-UK FTA, which was agreed in principle in June 2021 and signed on 17 December 2021, will see Australian beef and sheep meat access to the UK liberalised over a transition period.
Product within the TRQ amounts will enter tariff free and tonnages will gradually increase over a 10-year transition period.
Andrew McDonald, chair of the Australia-UK Red Meat Market Access Taskforce, said: “The FTA marks a new chapter in Australia-UK trade relations and, for our sector, provides an important framework to continue to do business with British customers and consumers.
“Australia and the UK have a long history of trade with British consumers being loyal purchasers of Australian beef and sheep meat.
“The FTA provides an opportunity to modernise our trading relationship for the future, and we look forward to more streamlined trade and reduced supply chain costs with the implementation of the agreement.”
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