The U.S.-Japan trade deal came into effect this year after six months of negotiations and an expedited authorization process in the U.S. But it was really just another mini-deal focused on tariffs and digital trade. This indicates that a comprehensive agreement between Britain and the US will take much longer and would require a vote in Congress. We show in our research that even if the UK manages to secure preferential trade agreements with the US and Commonwealth countries, it will not offset the negative effects of Brexit. Given that the EU is the UK`s largest trading partner, it is the UK that will benefit most from the guarantee of a comprehensive free trade agreement with the EU. The objectives of the United Kingdom in trade negotiations with the United States of America (United States). One of the key aspects of TTIP was “regulatory cooperation, under which European and US regulators would cooperate to verify and harmonise EU and US rules. . . .