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How UK persons’ trading interests are protected and when authorisations must be obtained to trade with countries subject to specific extraterritorial laws.
Find out about being 'active', trading and non-trading, and being dormant if you’re a new or existing company or organisation.
The Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) cuts tariffs, removes conditions and simplifies trading rules for 65 developing countries.
Find information about potential barriers to exporting goods, providing services or investing in foreign countries
The UK government encourages businesses to be socially and environmentally responsible and help defeat modern slavery in their supply chains.
Foresight project exploring how computer generated trading in financial markets will change between now and 2022.
This guidance explains what rules of origin (RoOs) are and the changes under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS).
Get a preferential rate on goods you import to the UK from a Developing Countries Trading Scheme country.
How to trade with other countries if there is no UK trade agreement.
Find a Trading Standards office to complain about illegal sales activity or to get business advice about trading legally
Due to sales as part of the ongoing trading plan, the government reduced its shareholding in NatWest to to below 30%.
Webinars giving an overview of the new rules that have come into place since leaving the EU customs union and the EU Single Market.
If you run an EU-based business, check what your business needs to know to continue trading with the UK.
What import and export restrictions apply due to sanctions for UK companies when trading with Russia.
This guidance outlines the requirements for claiming preferential tariffs under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS).
When charities can trade, tax rules and when to trade through a separate company.
The Office of Fair Trading ( OFT ) was responsible for protecting consumer interests throughout the UK. Its responsibilities have been passed to a number of different organisations. View the closed OFT site in the UK Government Web Archive ....
How you import from and export to Israel.
Find out what trade barriers are and how they may affect you when exporting goods or services.
How to prepare if you trade and move goods in and out of Northern Ireland.
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