CCA raises concern over UK market access for Canadian beef in CPTPP

Apr 04, 2023

The Canadian Cattle Association is disappointed with the news that Canada has reached a market access agreement with the UK to join the CPTPP without achieving viable access for Canadian beef into the UK.

While full details of the deal remain unavailable the CCA says they are aware that other members of the CPTPP have achieved unlimited beef access in their bilateral agreements with the UK, but that similar access for Canada is 'off the table'.

Currently, the terms of access for Canada-UK beef trade relate to the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) established between Canada and the European Union (EU) in 2017.

When the UK left the EU, a temporary agreement was reached to continue to apply the CETA provisions to Canada-UK trade until a permanent
agreement could be reached.

According to the CCA British beef has had access to Canada at a 0 per cent tariff in unlimited quantities; Canadian beef has access to the UK at a 0 per cent tariff within the limits of a tariff rate quota (TRQ).

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