If you have an academic paper that you’d like to present at this year's UKTPO conference, you have 1 more week to send us an extended abstract (200-500 words) and/or full paper to uktpo@sussex.ac.uk
DEADLINE: 5 October 2026
More info: www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ_o...
DEADLINE: 5 October 2026
More info: www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ_o...
What to expect at the UKTPO Annual Conference
YouTube video by UKTPO
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September 30, 2026 at 2:23 PM
If you have an academic paper that you’d like to present at this year's UKTPO conference, you have 1 more week to send us an extended abstract (200-500 words) and/or full paper to uktpo@sussex.ac.uk
DEADLINE: 5 October 2026
More info: www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ_o...
DEADLINE: 5 October 2026
More info: www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ_o...
🚨We are now welcoming research papers to be presented at the The 9th Annual UKTPO Conference.
👉Send us an extended abstract (between 200-500 words) and/or a full academic paper to uktpo@sussex.ac.uk by 28 September 2026 with your contact details. More info here: www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
👉Send us an extended abstract (between 200-500 words) and/or a full academic paper to uktpo@sussex.ac.uk by 28 September 2026 with your contact details. More info here: www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
The UKTPO Conference
The 9th Annual UKTPO Conference
Registration opens soon
When: 26 November 2026
Where: 10 - 11 Carlton House
www.uktpo.org
September 15, 2026 at 2:54 PM
🚨We are now welcoming research papers to be presented at the The 9th Annual UKTPO Conference.
👉Send us an extended abstract (between 200-500 words) and/or a full academic paper to uktpo@sussex.ac.uk by 28 September 2026 with your contact details. More info here: www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
👉Send us an extended abstract (between 200-500 words) and/or a full academic paper to uktpo@sussex.ac.uk by 28 September 2026 with your contact details. More info here: www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
The UK government has proposed a second round of tariff suspensions on selected products, but will it actually ease the burden on consumers? Adriana Brenis Castro and Sahana Suraj breakdown these suspensions: www.uktpo.org/2026/07/08/c...
#UKTPO #InternationalTrade @thecitp.bsky.social
#UKTPO #InternationalTrade @thecitp.bsky.social
July 22, 2026 at 8:50 AM
The UK government has proposed a second round of tariff suspensions on selected products, but will it actually ease the burden on consumers? Adriana Brenis Castro and Sahana Suraj breakdown these suspensions: www.uktpo.org/2026/07/08/c...
#UKTPO #InternationalTrade @thecitp.bsky.social
#UKTPO #InternationalTrade @thecitp.bsky.social
Ten years on, “there’s still no agreed post-Brexit vision”, says UKTPO's L Alan Winters, via @thegrocer.bsky.social
www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/10-year...
#Brexit #UK #InternationalTrade #Referendum #UKTPO
www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/10-year...
#Brexit #UK #InternationalTrade #Referendum #UKTPO
10 years after Brexit referendum, ‘muddled’ EU reset ‘lacks strategy’ MPs warn
The Commons Business and Trade Committee warned the government had failed to articulate a clear long-term vision for UK-EU relations
www.thegrocer.co.uk
June 24, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Ten years on, “there’s still no agreed post-Brexit vision”, says UKTPO's L Alan Winters, via @thegrocer.bsky.social
www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/10-year...
#Brexit #UK #InternationalTrade #Referendum #UKTPO
www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/10-year...
#Brexit #UK #InternationalTrade #Referendum #UKTPO
10 years ago today Britain voted to leave the #EU, and a group of Sussex academics set up their own response unit, the UK Trade Policy Observatory (UKTPO) - working out how to navigate the challenges created by #Brexit.
Here they share what lies ahead: https://ow.ly/eQN950ZfAZE
Here they share what lies ahead: https://ow.ly/eQN950ZfAZE
June 23, 2026 at 11:06 AM
10 years ago today Britain voted to leave the #EU, and a group of Sussex academics set up their own response unit, the UK Trade Policy Observatory (UKTPO) - working out how to navigate the challenges created by #Brexit.
Here they share what lies ahead: https://ow.ly/eQN950ZfAZE
Here they share what lies ahead: https://ow.ly/eQN950ZfAZE
Ten years on from the UK's EU referendum, what are the challenges in UK and international trade policy, and what can be done to tackle them? We offer some insights:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTG9...
#Brexit #InternationalTrade
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTG9...
#Brexit #InternationalTrade
What next for UK Trade Policy?
YouTube video by UKTPO
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June 23, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Ten years on from the UK's EU referendum, what are the challenges in UK and international trade policy, and what can be done to tackle them? We offer some insights:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTG9...
#Brexit #InternationalTrade
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTG9...
#Brexit #InternationalTrade
What did MC14 deliver for developing countries in Africa?
Listen to Ambassador Geraldo Saranga and Ambassador Prof. Muhammadou Kah share their views on the outcomes of the 2026 @wto.org Ministerial Conference. Hosted by @chrishorseman.bsky.social 👉 soundcloud.com/uktpo-tradeb...
Listen to Ambassador Geraldo Saranga and Ambassador Prof. Muhammadou Kah share their views on the outcomes of the 2026 @wto.org Ministerial Conference. Hosted by @chrishorseman.bsky.social 👉 soundcloud.com/uktpo-tradeb...
WTO Ministerial Conference and developing countries in Africa
What did MC14 deliver for developing countries in Africa? In this episode, His Excellency Geraldo Saranga, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Mozambique to the WTO and His Excellency Ambassado
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May 20, 2026 at 3:47 PM
What did MC14 deliver for developing countries in Africa?
Listen to Ambassador Geraldo Saranga and Ambassador Prof. Muhammadou Kah share their views on the outcomes of the 2026 @wto.org Ministerial Conference. Hosted by @chrishorseman.bsky.social 👉 soundcloud.com/uktpo-tradeb...
Listen to Ambassador Geraldo Saranga and Ambassador Prof. Muhammadou Kah share their views on the outcomes of the 2026 @wto.org Ministerial Conference. Hosted by @chrishorseman.bsky.social 👉 soundcloud.com/uktpo-tradeb...
Good.
Better get a move on, if these prospective vehicles and batteries are for export to EU or face 10% tariffs for 55% Rules of Origin thresholds reducing to 45% in 2027.
blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2023/0...
Better get a move on, if these prospective vehicles and batteries are for export to EU or face 10% tariffs for 55% Rules of Origin thresholds reducing to 45% in 2027.
blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2023/0...
Rules of origin do matter after all! « UK Trade Policy Observatory
The UK Trade Policy Observatory offers a wide range of expertise and services to help support government departments, national
and international organisations and businesses to strategise and develop ...
blogs.sussex.ac.uk
April 18, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Good.
Better get a move on, if these prospective vehicles and batteries are for export to EU or face 10% tariffs for 55% Rules of Origin thresholds reducing to 45% in 2027.
blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2023/0...
Better get a move on, if these prospective vehicles and batteries are for export to EU or face 10% tariffs for 55% Rules of Origin thresholds reducing to 45% in 2027.
blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2023/0...
With talk of introducing legislation to bring aspects of UK food and energy regulation back to EU-alignment, Emily Lydgate explains how to future-proof the EU-UK relationship: www.uktpo.org/2026/04/17/h...
#UKTPO #Brexit #EU #Tradepolicy #InternationalTrade
#UKTPO #Brexit #EU #Tradepolicy #InternationalTrade
How to future-proof UK-EU dynamic alignment
The UK and EU announced in May 2025 that they would start negotiations to bring aspects of UK food and energy regulation back to EU-alignment. After a period of silence on the UK side, some details ar...
www.uktpo.org
April 17, 2026 at 1:26 PM
With talk of introducing legislation to bring aspects of UK food and energy regulation back to EU-alignment, Emily Lydgate explains how to future-proof the EU-UK relationship: www.uktpo.org/2026/04/17/h...
#UKTPO #Brexit #EU #Tradepolicy #InternationalTrade
#UKTPO #Brexit #EU #Tradepolicy #InternationalTrade
🌎 What now for the WTO? Ana Peres analyses the outcomes of the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference, offering insight into what lies ahead for the WTO and its Members. Read our latest blog: www.uktpo.org/2026/03/31/a...
#InternationalTrade #MC14 #TradePolicy #UKTPO
#InternationalTrade #MC14 #TradePolicy #UKTPO
All roads lead to Geneva: Insights from MC14
From 26 March to the early hours of 30 March 2026, ministers from WTO Members met in Yaoundé, Cameroon, for the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference. The goal was to review the past two years of negotiatio...
www.uktpo.org
March 31, 2026 at 1:44 PM
🌎 What now for the WTO? Ana Peres analyses the outcomes of the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference, offering insight into what lies ahead for the WTO and its Members. Read our latest blog: www.uktpo.org/2026/03/31/a...
#InternationalTrade #MC14 #TradePolicy #UKTPO
#InternationalTrade #MC14 #TradePolicy #UKTPO
"An initial look at the goods trade data shows that MERCOSUR is likely to be an attractive opportunity for certain UK industries" - @mtongkoecklin.bsky.social pens this UKTPO blog: www.uktpo.org/2026/03/03/f...
#InternationalTrade #TradePolicy #FreeTrade
#InternationalTrade #TradePolicy #FreeTrade
Free Trade with MERCOSUR: An attractive opportunity for the UK?
After a negotiation process characterised by long periods of stagnations and disagreements, on the 17th of January, a Partnership Agreement was signed between the European Union and the four founding ...
www.uktpo.org
March 24, 2026 at 4:32 PM
"An initial look at the goods trade data shows that MERCOSUR is likely to be an attractive opportunity for certain UK industries" - @mtongkoecklin.bsky.social pens this UKTPO blog: www.uktpo.org/2026/03/03/f...
#InternationalTrade #TradePolicy #FreeTrade
#InternationalTrade #TradePolicy #FreeTrade
Huge thanks to @uktpo.org at the University of Sussex for co-hosting the recent webinar on the state of the UK-EU Reset.
Click below to view a recording.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpzm...
Click below to view a recording.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpzm...
What are the hopes for the UK-EU Reset?
YouTube video by UKTPO
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March 21, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Huge thanks to @uktpo.org at the University of Sussex for co-hosting the recent webinar on the state of the UK-EU Reset.
Click below to view a recording.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpzm...
Click below to view a recording.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpzm...
EFRA has recently published a report aimed at ensuring that any future SPS framework is "economically beneficial, constitutionally accountable and operationally workable" - Carolina Maciel provides an in-depth analysis of this report in the latest UKTPO blog: www.uktpo.org/2026/02/20/a...
February 25, 2026 at 11:07 AM
EFRA has recently published a report aimed at ensuring that any future SPS framework is "economically beneficial, constitutionally accountable and operationally workable" - Carolina Maciel provides an in-depth analysis of this report in the latest UKTPO blog: www.uktpo.org/2026/02/20/a...
Last week's online seminar with Prof. Jennifer Hillman on the US Supreme Court IEEPA case is now available to watch online: an in-depth look into tariffs, the case's implications, and the ripple effects on the future of international trade and the executive power.
📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFjq...
📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFjq...
What does the US Supreme Court case mean for the future of tariffs, and executive power?
YouTube video by UKTPO
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February 6, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Last week's online seminar with Prof. Jennifer Hillman on the US Supreme Court IEEPA case is now available to watch online: an in-depth look into tariffs, the case's implications, and the ripple effects on the future of international trade and the executive power.
📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFjq...
📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFjq...
No expert, but doesn't seem to be factually accurate. Brexit DID make exporting more difficult by introducing ROO on UK exports to EU.
Notably on EV, so much so UK lobbied to have the implementation date shifted to 2027.
blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/public...
Notably on EV, so much so UK lobbied to have the implementation date shifted to 2027.
blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/public...
February 3, 2026 at 9:56 AM
No expert, but doesn't seem to be factually accurate. Brexit DID make exporting more difficult by introducing ROO on UK exports to EU.
Notably on EV, so much so UK lobbied to have the implementation date shifted to 2027.
blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/public...
Notably on EV, so much so UK lobbied to have the implementation date shifted to 2027.
blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/public...
I was interviewed for the piece. More on the complexities of it here in UKTPO BP.
www.uktpo.org/2025/08/05/b...
www.uktpo.org/2025/08/05/b...
Briefing Paper 86 – UK’S CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION: KEY ISSUES FOR THE UK-EU RESET
In this Briefing Paper, Peter Holmes and Sahana Suraj explore why a “mutual recognition” of conformity assessment bodies and principles of accreditation for goods is key for the UK, but also hard to a...
www.uktpo.org
January 19, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I was interviewed for the piece. More on the complexities of it here in UKTPO BP.
www.uktpo.org/2025/08/05/b...
www.uktpo.org/2025/08/05/b...
I'm quoted in the article. For more on the topic see UKTPO paper.
January 19, 2026 at 5:44 PM
I'm quoted in the article. For more on the topic see UKTPO paper.
New podcast! Is a level playing field a luxury that we can no longer afford in these days of geopolitical contention? Listen to the discussion with @weforum.org @pholmes8.bsky.social @uktpo.org @sussex.ac.uk @chrishorseman.bsky.social @borderlex.net soundcloud.com/uktpo-tradeb...
December 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
New podcast! Is a level playing field a luxury that we can no longer afford in these days of geopolitical contention? Listen to the discussion with @weforum.org @pholmes8.bsky.social @uktpo.org @sussex.ac.uk @chrishorseman.bsky.social @borderlex.net soundcloud.com/uktpo-tradeb...
Should the UK join the PEM Convention on Rules of Origin, and what difference would this make to businesses?
🎧👉 soundcloud.com/uktpo-tradeb...
@michaelgasiorek.bsky.social, @annajerzewska.bsky.social at
@eurocommerce.bsky.social, @tradealemaro.bsky.social at
@smmt-ukauto.bsky.social
🎧👉 soundcloud.com/uktpo-tradeb...
@michaelgasiorek.bsky.social, @annajerzewska.bsky.social at
@eurocommerce.bsky.social, @tradealemaro.bsky.social at
@smmt-ukauto.bsky.social
UK Membership of PEM
In today's episode of Trade Bites, we're discussing the Pan-Euro Mediterranean Convention on Rules of Origin (PEM) and whether the UK should join.
The PEM makes it easier for UK firms to use inputs
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December 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Should the UK join the PEM Convention on Rules of Origin, and what difference would this make to businesses?
🎧👉 soundcloud.com/uktpo-tradeb...
@michaelgasiorek.bsky.social, @annajerzewska.bsky.social at
@eurocommerce.bsky.social, @tradealemaro.bsky.social at
@smmt-ukauto.bsky.social
🎧👉 soundcloud.com/uktpo-tradeb...
@michaelgasiorek.bsky.social, @annajerzewska.bsky.social at
@eurocommerce.bsky.social, @tradealemaro.bsky.social at
@smmt-ukauto.bsky.social
Thank you to everyone who participated in our 8th UKTPO Conference. The day was filled with engaging research presentations and discussions, highlighting the need to understand the current state of flux in international trade and trade policy, and how this impacts a multitude of sectors.
December 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Thank you to everyone who participated in our 8th UKTPO Conference. The day was filled with engaging research presentations and discussions, highlighting the need to understand the current state of flux in international trade and trade policy, and how this impacts a multitude of sectors.
It was a pleasure to attend the Annual UKTPO Conference in London yesterday and present our early-stage work, “Impact of Digital Trade on UK Female Employment” (with Javier Lopez-Gonzalez & Dongzhe Zhang). Grateful for the comments that will help shape its development.
www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
The UKTPO Conference
The 8th Annual UKTPO Conference
Reimagining Global Trade: New Rules, New Challenges
When: 1 December 2025
www.uktpo.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It was a pleasure to attend the Annual UKTPO Conference in London yesterday and present our early-stage work, “Impact of Digital Trade on UK Female Employment” (with Javier Lopez-Gonzalez & Dongzhe Zhang). Grateful for the comments that will help shape its development.
www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
Join us in London on 1 December 2025 for the UK Trade Policy Observatory's upcoming conference!
Explore how technological innovation, regulatory shifts, and geopolitical changes are reshaping international trade.
🔗 To be added to the waiting list, email uktpo@sussex.ac.uk
#UKTPO #TradePolicy
Explore how technological innovation, regulatory shifts, and geopolitical changes are reshaping international trade.
🔗 To be added to the waiting list, email uktpo@sussex.ac.uk
#UKTPO #TradePolicy
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Join us in London on 1 December 2025 for the UK Trade Policy Observatory's upcoming conference!
Explore how technological innovation, regulatory shifts, and geopolitical changes are reshaping international trade.
🔗 To be added to the waiting list, email uktpo@sussex.ac.uk
#UKTPO #TradePolicy
Explore how technological innovation, regulatory shifts, and geopolitical changes are reshaping international trade.
🔗 To be added to the waiting list, email uktpo@sussex.ac.uk
#UKTPO #TradePolicy
🔈 In just under two weeks, the 8th Annual UKTPO Conference will bring together leading academics, policymakers, and industry experts to discuss the changing landscape of international trade. The full program of the day can be found here: www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
#TradePolicy
#TradePolicy
The UKTPO Conference
The 8th Annual UKTPO Conference
Reimagining Global Trade: New Rules, New Challenges
When: 1 December 2025
www.uktpo.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🔈 In just under two weeks, the 8th Annual UKTPO Conference will bring together leading academics, policymakers, and industry experts to discuss the changing landscape of international trade. The full program of the day can be found here: www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
#TradePolicy
#TradePolicy
Indeed.
There were brexiters who claimed we were to become a global services economy.
'Leave-voting regions are “most exposed” to Brexit services shock'
blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2018/0...
There were brexiters who claimed we were to become a global services economy.
'Leave-voting regions are “most exposed” to Brexit services shock'
blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2018/0...
Economic update: Services exports outpace goods
The UK exported £153 billion more than it imported in services in 2023, but it imported £204 billion more than it exported in goods.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk
November 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Indeed.
There were brexiters who claimed we were to become a global services economy.
'Leave-voting regions are “most exposed” to Brexit services shock'
blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2018/0...
There were brexiters who claimed we were to become a global services economy.
'Leave-voting regions are “most exposed” to Brexit services shock'
blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2018/0...
Might be reaching the "professional conference and roundtable attendee" stage, but still looking forward to being on a panel on "Reimagining Global Trade" at the UKTPO annual conference www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
The UKTPO Conference
The 8th Annual UKTPO Conference
Reimagining Global Trade: New Rules, New Challenges
When: 1 December 2025
www.uktpo.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Might be reaching the "professional conference and roundtable attendee" stage, but still looking forward to being on a panel on "Reimagining Global Trade" at the UKTPO annual conference www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...