the issue of automobiles is among japans major intereststokyo japan and britain aim to clinch a trade deal by the end of july and tokyo wants to secure at least the same automobile tariffs as it has in its existing european union trade pact tokyos chief negotiator said japans foreign minister toshimitsu motegi and british trade minister liz truss agreed last month on a swift deal on an economic partnership to secure business continuity britains relationship with the eu is in a statusquo transition period until the end of this year meanwhile tokyo wants to conclude trade talks with britain by the end of july as japan needs any agreement to go through legal checks before submitting it to parliament which is expected to be held this autumn advt it is our highest priority to achieve an agreement within the time frame we need to adjust ambitions to a realistic level hiroshi matsuura who is chief negotiator for trade talks with britain told reuters on tuesday he said negotiations would be based on the eujapan trade pact and japan is seeking a higher commitment if possible adding that digital trade would be an area where both countries could agree on a higher level of deal the issue of automobiles is among japans major interests the auto industry is an important industry for japan we want to seek higher level of trade deal matsuura said we want at least the same level of tariff condition on autos with britain as we have under the trade pact with the eu matsuura said the eujapan trade pact which entered into force in 2019 included removing eu tariffs of 10 on japanese cars in eight years and scrapping them on most auto parts immediatelyalso read eu uk keen to step up the pace as trade talks resume reuters published on jul 1 2020 at 0804 am ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etauto app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app japan and britain trade deal trade deal business continuity european union european union trade pact auto industry homenewsindustryjapan and britain aim for trade deal by endjuly