International Trade

British business has always looked overseas for opportunity, and foreign trade is vital to the UK economy. The UK is the world’s sixth largest exporter of goods and services; business which is worth around £200 billion every year, equating to 17% of the country’s total GDP. In terms of investment, the UK is second only to the USA as the world’s largest investor in overseas markets. 

The enlargement of the European Union provides marketing and sales opportunities too good to miss – including unrestricted access to more than 450 million consumers – and rapidly growing and emerging markets such as India and China and Brazil and the Middle East represent astounding global prospects.

The voice of export businesses in the UK is a vital one, and the BCC ensures it is heard clearly by all relevant Government departments and private bodies to ensure exporters’ needs are met – today and tomorrow. 

The BCC supports and advises businesses in all areas of International Trade development and intelligent exporting, and with a worldwide network of Bilateral and International Chambers of Commerce the BCC can provide UK exporters with a unique added dimension far beyond the existing role of Embassy Post.

By Martin Huckle