Department for Business and Trade

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What we do

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

DBT is a ministerial department, supported by 19 agencies and public bodies.

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Documents

Our ministers

Our management

Permanent Secretary
Second Permanent Secretary and Chief Trade Negotiation Adviser
Director General, Business Sectors
Director General, Trade Negotiations
Director General, Trading Systems
Director General, Exports and UK Trade
Chief Operating Officer
Director General, Strategy and Investment
DBT Chief Scientific Adviser
Director General
Lead non-executive director
Non-executive director
Non-executive director
Non-executive director
Non-executive director
Non-executive director
Non-executive director
Director General, Competition, Markets and Regulatory Reform (Jobshare)
Director General, Competition, Markets and Regulatory Reform (Jobshare)

Contact DBT

General enquiries from UK-based businesses

Ask general questions about trade and investment.

Ask the export support team a question

If you’re a UK business selling goods or services to Europe, contact the UK government export support team for support.

International trade advisers in your area

Find an international trade adviser near you.

Enquiries from overseas businesses

Ask about setting up or doing business in the UK.

Department for Business and Trade

Old Admiralty Building
Admiralty Place
London
SW1A 2DY
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 (0) 20 4551 0011

Use our online contact form to ask general questions about trade and investment. We cannot reply promptly to correspondence sent by post at the moment.

Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
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Department for Business and Trade
Old Admiralty Building
Admiralty Place
London
SW1A 2DY
United Kingdom

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