Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UK FTA)

About Austrade

How we can help you

News and analysis

Browse the latest Austrade news, analysis and publications. Explore timely stories about export, education, investment and other trade-related topics.

Events

Careers at Austrade

Careers at Austrade

Austrade offers great careers for people with a range of skills in Australia and overseas. Find out about what benefits we offer, how we recruit, and search for current vacancies.

The Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement (A-UK FTA) removes tariffs on over 99% of Australian goods exported to the UK. For both countries, the A-UK FTA:

strengthens diversification and economic recovery
creates new export opportunities and jobs.

Highlights of the A-UK FTA

Outcomes of the agreement include:

removing tariffs on:
- Australian wine
- short and medium-grain rice
- honey
- nuts
- olive oil
- most seafood
- most fruits and vegetables
- most processed foods.

duty-free transitional quotas and removal of tariffs after 8 to 10 years on:
- beef
- sheep meat
- sugar and dairy.

improved digital trade, including new rules around free flow of data, localisation commitments, and electronic contracts
increased market access for financial services
guaranteed right to bid for a wide range of UK government goods, services, and construction contracts
extension of the working holiday arrangement to 3 years for people aged 18 to 35 working in Australia and the UK
new visa provisions to enable intra-corporate transfers and a new visa pathway to Australia for innovators from the UK
2-way royalty arrangements for eligible artist resales.

Insights from UK companies in the Australian market

Learn how UK investors successfully entered and grew their business in the Australian market:

Success stories of Australian exporters in the UK market

Star of the West: Fremantle Octopus swims to the top of menus globally
A-UK FTA helps Austral Fisheries reel in new UK supply partnerships
‘Pasta for the planet’: PhycoHealth serves up seaweed to UK consumers
Freshwater pearls: Yarra Valley Caviar’s premium salmon roe debuts at Harrods
Australian honey producer Australian Rare honey a buzzing success in Harrods
Gourmet food company Random Harvest expands its product range in the UK
The A-UK FTA cuts tariffs for Perfecta's Australian onions
Rathbone Wine Group gives UK consumers a taste of Australia's premium cool-climate wines
A-UK FTA brings Fourth Wave Wine's diverse, modern Australian wine brands to the UK
Australian exporter Manildra Group has specialty protein products available in the UK
Peak industry body APAL ensures that UK consumers have access to Pink Lady® apples all year round
Australian honey producer Capilano relaunches into the UK, to the world’s biggest honey eaters
Australian gin distillery Kangaroo Island Spirits opens new warehousing facilities in Europe
Australian coffee producer Vittoria Coffee enters the UK market with a flagship showroom
UK consumers celebrate the availability of wines created in the world’s first carbon neutral winery with Wakefield Wines entering the UK Market
Australian rice producer SunRice plans to develop UK market for their medium-grain rice varieties
Indigenous Australian gin producer Seven Seasons takes the stunning tastes of the world’s oldest culture to the world

BAE Systems welcomes collaboration opportunities for defence industries under the Australia-UK FTA
Canberra-based imagery and analytics specialist Geospatial Intelligence delivers an early pandemic warning system as UK space bridge boosts Australian space science
Australian smart satellite scaleup LatConnect 60 partners with UK company to deliver unique satellite capabilities and products

Australia-UK FTA helps Australian fintech PEXA simplify the UK property market
Australian startup WithYouWithMe is re-inventing the employment sector to help marginalised people
Australian technology and information solutions provider Link Group improves talent and technology exchange under the Australia-UKFTA
Australian quantum tech company QLabs is celebrated as the first Aussie cyber security company in the UK
Australian medtech SpeeDx supports resilience in the UK’s diagnostic supply chains
Australia’s leading telecommunications and technology company Telstra has a longstanding presence in the UK
Australian medtech Seer Medical transforms epilepsy diagnosis in the UK
Healthtech 'no-code' app builder, Cogniss leverages the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement.

Industry briefing videos

Watch our industry briefing webinars for insights into opportunities under the FTA. Visit our A-UK FTA YouTube channel.

How we can help you succeed

We can help you understand specific market opportunities for your products or services. We can also provide a range of in-market and Australian-based services for: