Doing Business Guides' are designed to advise and assist UK companies when looking to trade with and invest in opportunity-rich overseas markets.

Are you a novice or experienced importer or exporter looking for strategic and operational support to help grow your global trade?

Liverpool Chamber of Commerce is a membership service that offers support in networking and contacts, international trade and events.

Are you looking for support to set up and grow your business in Scotland?

Export Bootcamp to learn the essentials of international trade in bite-size webinars.

Peer Networks enables you to make connections and overcome any international trade challenges and explore new opportunities.

Free service linking companies with overseas tender opportunities.

Service for pre-start-up and trading UK businesses with questions about exporting to Europe, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia plus trading with Ukraine, Russia and Belarus.

Free advice and assistance with international disputes between consumers and traders.

Advice and guidance on sending or receiving money from overseas.

Are you looking to start or grow a business in Glasgow?

Certificates of Free Sale (CFS) are issued by various Government departments to exporters.

Scottish Chambers of Commerce is at the heart of Scotland’s largest and most influential business-to-business network, with 30 local Chambers to access.

Guides to exporting in specific countries.

A business membership organisation supporting Dundee and Angus.

Are you looking to start or grow a business? Dorset Chamber is a great source of support.

Support available for businesses, social enterprises and communities, including events.

Black Country Chamber of Commerce can assist businesses to start and grow.

A summary of what information, guidance and support is offered to businesses by the local council.

The British Chambers of Commerce help firms of all sizes to achieve more.

Bedfordshire Chamber of Commerce helps businesses to start and grow.

Support to help start and grow a business.

A membership-based support network for businesses in the Sheffield area.

A summary of what information, guidance and support is offered to businesses by the local council.

Information and guidance on setting up a company in the UK from overseas.

The EU's new GPSR replaces the 2001 GPSD, effective 13 Dec 2024, with key changes impacting UK-EU trade. It applies to non-food goods but excludes Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales).

Overseas banks and authorities will require Apostille certificates for those wishing to open a business bank account in their country of residence.

InterTradeIreland’s Horizon Europe travel schemes support those working in partnership on a cross-border basis in Horizon Europe to travel both on the island and across the EU.

The DBT Import Licensing Branch's Import Case Management System for the issue of import licences and Certificates of Free Sale (CFS) for exporters.

KlearNow supports SME's looking for support with import and export procedures.

Certificates of Free Sale are issued by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) to accompany certain food and drink products upon export

You will need to order a certificate of free sale to export medical devices outside the UK.

Membership organisation offering a range of services to people starting and growing a business in Thames Valley.

Advice, information and a range of business services in the East Midlands.

Membership organisation providing support to businesses in the county.

A online platform allowing you to showcase your business to international buyers.

Guidance for UK companies on winning business from international aid and development projects.

Support for organisers of business events in Britain.

Patents fast grant guide provides further information on how to get your patent application granted more quickly.

How to manage your intellectual property in other countries.

Provides services to British businesses overseas through a global network of embassies.

Locate in Kent offers free help to businesses looking to expand in, or relocate to the area from the UK or overseas.

Information, guidance and funding for businesses in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

BSI enables people and organisations to improve their performance and comply with regulations.

Online directory of country guides, to help businesses looking to work or trade overseas.

Specialist guides about importing and/or exporting food.

How to use the online export licensing system to get a licence to export controlled goods, software and technology overseas.

Membership based organisation offering support to businesses in Somerset to help them grow and connect.

Information on the local Growth Hub service covering Bristol, Gloucestershire and Somerset in the South West.

Providing NI companies with access to in-market consultants who undertake a range of bespoke projects to help companies investigate and develop export markets.

A way to report and look for resolutions to new trade barriers or an issue with an existing trade barrier.

An online portal that helps UK businesses find overseas contracts, tenders and projects.

Find overseas customers and export opportunities.

Events calendar of events updated regularly with both UK and overseas events as well as overseas missions.

UK Defence and Security Exports helps UK businesses in the Defence and Security sector to export their products and services internationally.

A range of resources for companies starting to sell overseas.

NI Chamber supports businesses through a series of growth initiatives and export support; events and training.

Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce offers a varied support programme to businesses that are looking to grow.

London Chamber of Commerce and Industry offers assistance to promote or grow your business.

A team of experienced advisers providing business support, advice, networking opportunities and more.

Information and guidance from the UK's export credit agency to help businesses to access finance and insurance in relation to exporting.

Information on the new UK product marking system that is used for goods placed on the market in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland).

Are you looking to expand into new markets to accelerate business growth?

Are you looking to explore the potential of overseas markets in order to grow your business?

Support for high potential scaleup businesses.

A range of support for businesses of all sizes.

A summary of what information, guidance and support is offered to businesses by the local council.

A summary of what information, guidance and support is offered to businesses by the local council.

A membership organisation offering support on a range of topics including business support, training and events.

Are you looking to grow your business? Doncaster Chamber of Commerce is a great source of business support.

Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce is a membership-based service that offers businesses various forms of support in the area.

A local access point for business services, support and funding.

Membership organisation offering support to start or grow a business in Bristol.

A range of support, information, resources, events and more for businesses in Scotland.

Google Digital Garage offers training and events on improving your business digitally in various locations across the UK.

Is your business in need of support? Enterprising Barnsley supports local businesses and individuals that are looking to start up, expand, invest and relocate.

Invest NI helps new and existing businesses to compete internationally and attract new investment to Northern Ireland.

A summary of what information, guidance and support is offered to businesses by the local council.

Amplify offer a range of support programmes for businesses and social enterprises in Mid & East Antrim.

Bath Chamber of Commerce can support with starting or growing a business.

A summary of what information, guidance and support is offered to businesses by the local council.

Information on the local Growth Hub service covering Coventry and Warwickshire.

Sales Accelerator Programme is to provide assistance to small business owner-managers to explore, target and convert new sales opportunities.

Provides businesses based in Scotland finance to help businesses grow.

Developing the skills, strategic focus and relationships of the top team in order to achieve business growth.

Going Dutch is an early stage exporter programme to explore new business opportunities in The Netherlands.

Information on the local Growth Hub service covering Cumbria.

Trade association for retailers, wholesalers and suppliers to the sector.

The Acumen programme aims to enhance the capacity and capability of SMEs to take the first formal steps onto the export ladder by helping to fund an experienced and skilled sales resource.

Information on the local Growth Hub service covering Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham Sheffield areas of South Yorkshire

Support to help businesses to commercialise, manufacture and scale up.

Information on the local Growth Hub service covering Hertfordshire.

A single access help point for SMEs trying to access external funding.

The Scottish government website, offering information, tools, and guidance on starting a business as well as a range of other topics.

Offers businesses access to an extensive range of technology, equipment and software to help business innovation and productivity improvement.

A summary of what information, guidance and support is offered to businesses by the local council.

Specialist information, resources and workshops to help businesses across London.

Are you an established business looking to grow through innovation? 

Information on the support provided by the Growth Hub covering areas within Norfolk and Suffolk.

If you are at the early stage of developing a cross-border business plan, this programme could help you prepare to export for the first time.