Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
Exchange of import statistics in 2024 based on Article 2.31 of the Japan-UK Comprehensive EPA
December 8, 2025
In accordance with Article 2.31 of the Japan-UK Comprehensive EPA, the Government of Japan and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland exchanged respective trade statistics on imports (Note 1.) from January to December 2024.
(Reference)
The EPA utilisation rates calculated from the statistics exchanged on this occasion are as follows:
- Exports from Japan to the UK: 76% (source: the Department for Business and Trade of the UK)
- Imports to Japan from the UK: 61% (source: Trade statistics of Japan)
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- The exchanged statistics include import of products to which preferential tariff rates were applied under the Japan-EU EPA.
- EPA utilisation rates are calculated based on the following formula: EPA utilization rate (PURs) = Imports that actually entered under the preference scheme (A) / Imports eligible for use of preferences (B)
- (B) of the above formula includes import value of the products which preferential tariff rates cannot be applied.
- The import value of products which are under but have not completed the procedures for repayment.