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GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC BODIES |
| British Council |
Aims to build enduring partnerships between British and other
cultures, and achieves this by creating opportunities to connect
with the latest skills, ideas and experience from the UK.
http://www.britishcouncil.org |
| Business Link |
Provides a wide range of advice, services and initiatives for
start-up and growing businesses, including help with exporting.
http://www.businesslink.org |
| Department for International Development
(DFID) |
The International Trade Department in DFID seeks to promote
greater participation in international trade by developing countries,
and provides advice on how to approach these markets
http://www.dfid.gov.uk |
| Export Credits Guarantee Department
(ECGD) |
Official UK export credit agency. Provides finance facilities,
credit insurance, overseas investment insurance, and support
for small and medium-sized exporters.
http://www.ecgd.gov.uk |
| Export Market Research service |
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Trade Partners UK provides support to companies undertaking
export marketing research; this is managed by the British Chambers
of Commerce. You can access free, professional and independent
advice about researching export markets, as well as receive
financial subsidies of up to 50% towards research costs.
http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/exportzone/emrs/ |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office
(FCO) |
Aims to promote the national interests of the UK and to contribute
to a strong world community
http://www.fco.gov.uk |
| HM Customs and Excise |
Administers or enforces controls on the international movement
of goods. Provides information and advice on customs, excise,
VAT, tariff classifications, Intrastat, legal procedures, imports,
exports, etc.
http://www.hmce.gov.uk |
| Invest UK |
The government's inward investment agency, Invest.UK helps the
world's companies set up or expand business from a British base.
http://www.invest.uk.com |
| Scottish Trade International |
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Responsible for the promotion of trade and exports in Scotland.
http://www.sti.org.uk |
| Simpler Trade Procedures Board
(SITPRO) |
The UK's national trade facilitation agency. SITPRO offers a
wide range of services, including advice and training, free
publications and checklists covering various international trading
practices. It also manages the UK aligned system of export documents.
http://www.sitpro.org.uk |
| Trade Partners UK |
Helps UK firms to secure overseas sales and investments. Wide
range of information, advice and services available, including
an online Sales Leads Service and the UK's Suppliers Database.
http://www.tradepartners.gov.uk |
| Association of Language Excellence
Centres |
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The only professional body in the UK for business language training.
http://www.lxcentres.com |
| British Chambers of Commerce |
Provides a wide range of support for exporters including: marketing
research, country profiles, electronic certificates of origin,
training, logistics and export procedures.
http://www.britishchambers.org.uk/exportzone/ |
| British International Freight Association |
Represents the UK international freight services industry.
http://www.bifa.org |
| British Standards Institution
(BSI) |
Helps exporters to reduce the technical barriers to trade by
identifying and supplying the latest information on standards,
regulations, inspection companies, packaging and labelling requirements.
http://www.bsi-global.com |
| Freight Transport Association |
Represents the transport interests of over 11,000 UK companies
moving goods by road, rail, sea and air. The British Shippers’
Council is a strategic policy-making arm of the FTA, comprising
of businesses that require international freight transport,
logistics, distribution and shipping services.
http://www.fta.co.uk |
| Institute of Export |
The institute aims to set and raise professional standards in
international trade management and export practice.
http://www.export.org.uk |
| Institute of Translation
& Interpreting |
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| The only independent professional association
of practising translators and interpreters in the UK. |
| http://www.iti.org.uk |
| International Chamber of Commerce
(ICC) |
A worldwide business organisation, ICC promotes an open international
trade and investment system. Because its member companies and
associations are themselves engaged in international business,
ICC has unrivalled authority in making rules that govern the
conduct of business across borders.
ICC also publishes Incoterms - the standard trade definitions used in international contracts -
http://www.iccwbo.org/index_incoterms.asp
http://www.iccwbo.org |
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| International Trade Centre (ITC) |
An executive agency of the United Nations Development Programme,
ITC works with developing countries and economies in transition
to set up effective trade promotion programmes for expanding
their exports and improving their import operations.
http://www.intracen.org |
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| World Bank |
The world's largest source of development assistance, the bank
works in more than 100 developing economies.
http://www.worldbank.org |
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| World Chambers Network |
The worldwide chambers of commerce and industry initiative dedicated
to international trade.
http://www.worldchambers.com |
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| World Trade Organisation (WTO) |
The only global international organisation dealing with the
rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements,
negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world's trading nations
and ratified in their parliaments. Their goal is to help producers
of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their
business.
http://www.wto.org
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