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UK and New Zealand Sign Comprehensive Trade Deal

The UK has negotiated a far-reaching trade deal with New Zealand that will remove trade restrictions on a vast range of UK goods and services and give new opportunities for British firms.

The deal was signed by International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan and New Zealand Minister for Trade and Export Growth Damien O’Connor. After achieving an agreement in principle last October negotiators have worked tirelessly to finish the accord.

The UK-New Zealand trade relationship was valued £2.3 billion in 2020 and is now forecast to expand by almost 60 percent , boosting our economy by £800 million and improving salaries across the UK while eliminating tariffs on 100 percent of UK exports.

Under the new deal, taxes will be lifted on all UK exports to New Zealand, including current levies of up to 10 percent on apparel and footwear, 5 percent on buses and up to 5 percent on ships, bulldozers and excavators.

Smaller enterprises will also find it easier to break into the New Zealand market as a result of current custom procedures, such as digital paperwork and customs clearance as quick as six hours.

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