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25 June 2019 Queen's Award Focus: Q5 » Q5 has received a Queen's Award for International Trade for its strong international growth in recent years. Q5 was the on...
13 June 2019 Selling industrial equipment to China – why worldview matters » By Matthew Grandage, China specialist at Chamber International Selling major industrial equipment to China can be...
12 June 2019 Queen's Award Focus: Ultimotive » Racing Legend, Nigel Mansell, praises Ultimotive of Colchester on winning the Queen's Award for International Trade. U...
07 June 2019 Queen's Award Focus: TheWhiskyBarrel.com » Online Scotch Whisky retailer, TheWhiskyBarrel.com is honoured to have won the Queen's Award for Enterprise 2019. The...
30 May 2019 Queen's Award Focus: Diamond Dispersions » Sheffield-based business Diamond Dispersions has won the Queen’s Award for International Trade. Diamond D...
23 May 2019 Queen's Award Focus: Language Insight » Language Insight , a leading UK language services provider based in Preston are proud to announce that it has been awarded...
21 May 2019 Chris Southworth from the ICC UK joins us to 'Talk World Trade Matters' » In April this year we filmed a conversation between our Director General, Lesley Batchelor OBE, and Chris Southw...
20 May 2019 From local to global » Written by Jim Davis, Managing Director for Export Finance - Bibby Financial Services (Corporate Members)...
15 May 2019 Queen's Award Focus: Berkeley Engineering » Berkeley Engineering Consultants (BEC), a single access point for specialist engineering services for the global oil &...
09 May 2019 Queen's Award Winner Focus: 80 Days Ltd » Founder Mark Forrester achieved a long-held ambition when his company 80 DAYS was recently awarded a Queen’s Award for E...
07 May 2019 Use it or lose it - don't miss out on the apprenticeship levy! » The apprenticeship levy is a fantastic opportunity for businesses to ensure they have the skilled staff and knowledge need...
03 May 2019 Queen's Award Winner Focus: The Helping Hand Company » A manufacturer of litter clearance tools, The Helping Hand Company , has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for internati...
02 May 2019 Trade isn’t optional for economic health » Gary Griffiths, Managing Director of Trade Finance, Bibby Financial Services Brexit has dominated news headlines for...
03 April 2019 'Reform' panel discusses need for a new partnership between government and industry » Our Director General, Lesley Batchelor OBE, yesterday spoke alongside Baroness Fairhead CBE, Minister of State for Trade a...
03 April 2019 What do exporters need to know about the CE Mark post Brexit? » The ‘CE Mark’, standing for ‘Conformité Européenne’, has long been used by UK manufacturers, distributors and suppliers fo...
05 March 2019 Brexit will affect our exporters in thousands of ways – because there is simply no average exporter. » This article will form the basis of discussion for our second 'Talking World Trade Matters' member-only webinar on 13/03/1...
28 February 2019 Yusen Logistics’ state-of-the-art flagship warehouse achieves 'The Planet Mark' certification » Last year, Yusen Logistics UK expanded their service offering with the opening of their state-of-the-art flagship wareho...
11 February 2019 Brand Protection in a Global Market » By Clare Mann - Partner at Dehns , Chartered Trade Mark Attorney “From little acorns do mighty oaks grow” So say...
05 February 2019 Back to basics: customs charges and taxes, import duty, commodity codes » What customs charges are there for importers and exporters? There are many different types of customs charges when good...
05 February 2019 What's going to happen to tariffs after Brexit? » What are tariff codes and why are they important? Tariff codes are very important in international trade as they descri...
25 January 2019 AEO – what is it and could your business benefit? » Within the Single Market and the Customs Union as we are at present, companies holding Authorised Economic Operator (AEO)...
25 January 2019 What you need to know about the WTO » With the Brexit deadline looming, plenty of our members are asking about World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules and their po...
24 January 2019 Rules of Origin - what you need to know » Ahead of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, we’re going to be looking at some of the key terms and processes of exporting th...
24 January 2019 What is an EORI? » Ahead of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, we’re going to be looking at some of the key terms and processes of exporting th...
17 January 2019 Businesses lukewarm about export prospects post-Brexit - new poll finds » Exporting business in the UK are lukewarm about their prospects in international trade, during a period of sustained uncer...
09 January 2019 4 differences between Italian vs British ecommerce » By Francesca Farina, Content Coordinator at Pentagon Italy is one of the fastest growing ecommerce markets in Europe w...
21 December 2018 ‘Use it or lose it’ - access apprenticeship funding quickly in 2019 » The Institute of Export and International Trade provide professional qualifications which allow businesses to access appre...
18 December 2018 Polkadoodles and Atom Brands show the value of having a plan and a can-do attitude » The latest Open to Export webinar saw our Director General, Lesley Batchelor, joined by two fantastic case study exporte...
27 November 2018 Explore the exporting opportunities in Mauritius with our new Doing Business Guide » Our new Doing Business in Mauritius Guide looks at a market which has many opportunities for the UK’s businesses. Despit...
20 November 2018 It’s never too early to start preparing » With so much being said about Brexit at the moment and the prospect of a no-deal exit from the EU becoming increasingly si...
08 November 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Building economic growth through exports » The Institute was delighted to host its annual World Trade Summit last week and this year we were proud to be workin...
25 October 2018 World Trade Summit: Making the Case for Export with Dr John Llewellyn » This is an interview with Dr John Llewellyn, Partner at Llewellyn Consulting . John will be speaking at the Worl...
19 October 2018 How FITT train Canadian businesses to foster compliant cross-border trade » This article is taken from an interview we did for the autumnal edition of our World Trade Matters journal with Scott Fer...
16 October 2018 World Trade Summit Preview: Understanding the National Export Challenge with James Binns (Barclays) » This is an interview with James Binns, Managing Director, Global Head of Trade and Working Capital at Barclays . Barclays...
09 October 2018 World Trade Summit Preview: Talking AEO with Martin Dubbey (Harod Associates) » This is an interview with Martin Dubbey, Managing Director at Harod Associates . Martin will be speaking at the World Tra...
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