Entry into force: 1st January 2021
Status: In Accession
As part of the United Kingdom’s preparations to exit the European Union, the UK sought to develop new trade agreements to replicate, as far as possible, the provisions of existing EU trade arrangements. In 2019, Fiji, PNG and UK negotiated and signed the UK- Pacific IEPA to maintain trade with the Pacific. The Agreement replicates the Pacific-EU IEPA through the elimination of tariffs and entered into force on 1 January 2021 at the expiry of the ‘Brexit’ transition period.
Samoa’s accession to the agreement now awaits the formal approval of the Parties. In the interim and as a bridging mechanism, Samoa can export duty free to the UK through a MOU.
Legal text of the Agreement
Legal Text for the UK-Pacific IEPA
