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The FDF informs the Government’s international trade policy priorities and provides advice to its members on trade and customs issues.
The FDF also offers further information to guide your company on issues arising as a result of changing terms of trade as the UK Government seeks to negotiate new trade agreements with countries and territories around the world.
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UK-EU: Our priorities for facilitating trade in food and drink
Please see our updated position on UK-EU trade in food and drink.
UK-EU: Facilitating trade in food & drink
We will discuss the below version of the document at the next meeting of the FDF International Trade Committee on Tuesday 5 November. Members can register here.
Agri-food attaché event: 22 November
International Trade Committee: 5 November 09:30-11:30
We will be joined by UK Export Finance and DBT and we will discuss:
- UK Export Finance
- EU trade priorities
- CPTPP
Register here.
FDF Trade Snapshot H1 2024: Exports continue to decline
Our latest H1 trade snapshot shows that food and drink exports declined, driven by a drop in alcohol exports, while food and non-alcoholic drink exports remained the same.
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Report: Trade Snapshot: Full Year 2021
18 March 2022
The FDF’s newly released 2021 Trade Snapshot analyses trends for UK food and drink trade in 2021.
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This report looks at the impact UK Government policies will have on food prices for both our food and drink manufacturing businesses and our household shopping baskets across the UK.
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