How many trade deals does the UK have?

GOV.UK keeps the official list on its UK trade agreements in effect page, last updated on 1 September 2026. When we checked it on 13 October 2026 it listed about 40 agreements covering more than 70 countries and territories, from the UK-Australia and UK-New Zealand free trade agreements to the CPTPP Pacific trade bloc and the UK-India trade deal added in August 2026. Trade with the EU is covered separately by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

The page also gives total UK trade in 2025 with each partner, which shows how much trade each deal covers.

Many agreements continue terms the UK had as an EU member, so a count of "deals signed since Brexit" depends on whether these continuity agreements are included. Some apply provisionally before full ratification.

Official sources: GOV.UK: UK trade agreements in effect · GOV.UK: the UK's trade agreements

When is the next figure out?

The ONS UK trade bulletin and HMRC's overseas trade in goods statistics are published on the same day each month, about six weeks after the reference month, at 7am alongside monthly GDP. Balance of payments comes out quarterly at the end of the quarter after the reference period. HMRC regional trade statistics are quarterly. DBT updates its factsheets after each quarterly ONS country release and its UK trade in numbers each month. HMRC's upcoming dates are on the uktradeinfo release calendar.

Every official release due in the next two weeks is on the release calendar.

Where the figures come from

• UK trade statistics (ONS, HMRC uktradeinfo and Department for Business and Trade)
  Where to find official UK trade figures: the ONS trade bulletin and balance of payments, HMRC uktradeinfo by product code, and DBT country factsheets.

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