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How We Can Help

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) staff are experts in Helping Your Business Grow Internationally. We provide expert trade advice and practical support to UK-based companies wishing to grow their business overseas.

UKTI has professional advisers both within the UK and across more than 100 international markets, to assist you on every step of the exporting journey. Whatever stage of development your business is at, we can give you the support that you need to prosper.

Through a range of unique services, including participation at selected trade fairs, outward missions and providing bespoke market intelligence, we can help you crack foreign markets and get to grips quickly with overseas regulations and business practice.

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18 Jun 2013  South West equine and pet companies go global for growth
A new group of Westcountry-based businesses supplying the needs of horse and pet owners are clubbing together to find valuable export markets for their products.
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18 Jun 2013 Negotiations for historic EU-US trade deal announced

14 Jun 2013 North East’s exports show small decline but signs of growth in some areas

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Passport to Export, High Value Opportunities (HVO)

Passport assesses readiness for international business and builds international trade capacity, whilst the HVO programme identifies large scale overseas projects for UK companies

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UKTI Services : An overview

Our brochure summarises UKTI’s services to UK and global business, and gives examples of companies who have succeeded with our help

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Our export challenge : case studies

On video : Successful UK exporters talk about the challenges and the joys of expanding their businesses overseas

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Help for Mid Sized Businesses

UKTI provides support specifically for mid sized businesses (companies with a turnover of between £25m and £500m)

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Enhancing overseas business networks

The UK government has set out a clear priority for export growth as an integral part of the wider growth agenda; to get the numbers of UK companies exporting up to the EU average.   More

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Online service for small businesses launched

Today a free online service has been launched to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with information, advice and guidance on exporting overseas.   More

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Market Visit Support

Using Market Visit Support, companies can visit overseas markets where UKTI has a presence, either as part of an organised group, or where appropriate on an individual basis.

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UKTI blog

Export Week, number crunching.. and Europe

Posted by Liz Basing

Liz Basing After Export Week in May, when 130 businesses from across the East of England attended an array of events focussing on exports to countries including Brazil, China, India,... More