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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Lisa O’Carroll

UK and South Korea sign new trade deal aimed at cars, salmon and Guinness

Container port at Busan, South Korea
Containers at Busan, South Korea. The new trade deal covers services, automotive, pharmaceutical and food and drink. Photograph: Ryu Seung-Il/ZUMA Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

The UK has signed a new trade deal with South Korea designed to increase exports of cars, Scottish salmon and Guinness canned in Britain.

Keir Starmer described the deal, which replaces an existing agreement, as “a huge win for British business and working people”. It follows UK deals with India and the US, and the free trade agreement with the EU clinched this year.

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