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Information on the UK-Ukraine Digital Trade Agreement and how it will benefit businesses.
UK-Ukraine Digital Trade Agreement enters into force
The UK-Ukraine Digital Trade Agreement ( DTA) enters into force on 1 September 2024 following the UK and Ukraine’s completion of their respective domestic ratification processes.
The agreement modernises the UK-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement in relation to digital trade, deepening our economic ties with Ukraine.
Businesses in the UK and Ukraine do not need to take any action to benefit from the agreement.
The agreement expands on the UK-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement by modernising our bilateral trade in the digital era and deepening our economic ties with Ukraine. Ukrainian and British businesses and consumers will benefit from:
- open digital markets, including guaranteed tariff-free flow of digital content
- guaranteeing the flow of trusted data
- collaboration between the UK and Ukraine on cybersecurity
- cheaper and easier trade through the adoption of digital trading systems