Make UK Comment on Government's Trade Strategy
26.06.2025
The Government has today published its Trade Strategy to protect and boost British businesses.
It outlines how the UK will unlock £5 billion for businesses and expand UK Export Finance (UKEF) capacity to £80 billion, to deliver growth. It also toughens up trade defence via new and improved tools to better protect vital industries from global threats.
Furthermore, it sets its sights on quicker trade deals that firms can benefit from sooner, with a strong focus on services and high growth sectors. To read the strategy in full, click here.
Industry will welcome the Trade Strategy which, for the first time, aligns hard on the heels of the Industrial Strategy and is a perfect example of joined up thinking across Government which has long been missing.
"In particular, as well as a focus on new markets, it will help optimise market access and signposting for companies, especially SMEs, to take advantage of current trade deals with a new focus on strategic economic partnerships with key trading partners.
"At the same time, as well as helping boost exports, it will strengthen trade defences against the threat of dumping and support UK firms in reporting possible trade discrepancies to the Trade Remedies Authority.
