About the UK's Department for Business and Trade

We are the UK’s department for economic growth. We support businesses to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the country.

We are responsible for:

Redrawing our rules to ensure businesses thrive, markets are competitive and consumers are protected.
Securing investment from UK and international businesses.
Advising, supporting, and promoting British businesses to grow and export.
Opening up new markets for businesses by removing barriers and striking trade deals.
Promoting free trade, economic security and resilient supply chains.

What we can do for you:

Support for UK exporters

Export support for target markets, leveraging the UK embassy network
Organised trade missions to key markets
Access to major trade shows.
Expert support concerning specific markets, regulatory issues, and other technical barriers to trade

Support for international buyers

We link international businesses with the right UK partners and suppliers through meet the buyer events, networking receptions and bespoke introductions.
Through UK Export Finance, we can provide loans to overseas buyers of goods and services from the UK. UKEF also can offer financial guarantees to banks, giving real reassurance to all sides of international trade deals, and allowing overseas buyers to benefit from the UK’s credit rating.