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Trade pillar

Trade pillar.

Last updated 22 October 2025

Trade pillar

Aerial view of cargo containers and cranes at a busy port terminal.

Negotiations on the Trade pillar are ongoing.

IPEF partners will seek to develop high-standard, inclusive, free, fair, and open trade commitments that build upon the rules-based multilateral trading system and develop new and creative approaches to trade and technology policies in the areas of: labour; the environment; the digital economy; agriculture; transparency and good regulatory practices; competition policy; trade facilitation; inclusivity; and technical assistance and economic cooperation.

To find out more, read the Ministerial Statement [PDF, 143 KB].