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SoS at ceramics manufacturer Steelite International

Press release

Vital Industries to benefit from post-Brexit Britain

International Trade Secretary sets out how vital British industries will benefit from free trade after Brexit.

Rooney Fish Director Andrew Rooney and Manager Patrick Higgins on the Millbay Oyster farm

News story

Northern Ireland seafood firm gears up for Christmas 2020

Kilkeel-based Rooney Fish is already taking orders from its overseas customers for this year’s festive season.

Medal

News story

Exporters recognised in the 2020 New Year Honours list

Exporting entrepreneurs and industry leaders are being recognised in the New Year Honours List. This comes as total UK exports stand at record high, rising to £675 billion in the year to October 2019.

DIT

Press release

UK – Japan trade hits record high in boost for Scottish firms

Scottish businesses are benefiting from record levels of trade with Japan, as UK exports totalled £14.8 billion in the year to September 2019.

Christmas cards

Press release

Christmas boost for Midlands businesses

With the season of giving now upon us, recent data has revealed growing international demand for British stationery and greeting cards.

Latest from the Department for International Trade

  1. Women entrepreneurs pitch innovation for Africa to UK investors
    • Press release
  2. Vital Industries to benefit from post-Brexit Britain
    • Press release
  3. Elizabeth Truss champions ‘Lionesses of Africa’
    • Speech

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What the Department for International Trade does

We secure UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment, and championing free trade.

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Services

  1. Get your business ready to import from the EU to the UK after Brexit
  2. Get your business ready to export from the UK to the EU after Brexit
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Guidance and regulation

  1. Check temporary import tariff rates after a no-deal Brexit
    • Detailed guide
  2. Consolidated list of strategic military and dual-use items that require export authorisation
    • Guidance
See all guidance and regulation

News and communications

  1. Women entrepreneurs pitch innovation for Africa to UK investors
    • Press release
  2. Vital Industries to benefit from post-Brexit Britain
    • Press release
See all news and communications

Research and statistics

  1. great.gov.uk performance dashboard
    • Official statistics
  2. Strategic export controls: licensing statistics, 1 July to 30 September 2017
    • Official statistics
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. Continuing the UK’s trade relationship with the SACUM countries: parliamentary report
    • Policy paper
  2. Continuing the UK's trade relationship with Georgia: parliamentary report
    • Policy paper
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Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. DIT: spending over £25,000, September 2019
    • Transparency
  2. DIT: spending over £500, August 2019
    • Transparency
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Our ministers

Elizabeth Truss MP

The Rt Hon

Elizabeth Truss MP
Conor Burns MP

The Rt Hon

Conor Burns MP
Graham Stuart MP
Graham Stuart MP
Victoria Atkins MP
Victoria Atkins MP
Baroness Williams of Trafford
Baroness Williams of Trafford

Our management

Antonia Romeo
Antonia Romeo
Permanent Secretary
Crawford Falconer
Second Permanent Secretary and Chief Trade Negotiation Adviser
John Alty
Director General, Trade Policy
John Mahon
Director General, Exports
Mark Slaughter
Director General, Investment
Louis Taylor
Chief Executive, UK Export Finance
Catherine Vaughan
Director General and Chief Operating Officer
Simon Walker
Lead non-executive board member
Julie Currie
Non-executive board member
Noel Harwerth
Non-executive board member
Sir Stephen O’Brien
Non-executive board member

Contact DIT

General enquiries from UK-based businesses

Contact Form: General enquiries from UK-based businesses

Ask general questions about trade and investment.

Brexit enquiries from UK-based businesses

Contact Form: Brexit enquiries from UK-based businesses

Ask Brexit-related questions about trade and investment.

International trade advisers in your area

Contact Form: International trade advisers in your area

Find an international trade adviser near you.

Enquiries from overseas businesses

Contact Form: Enquiries from overseas businesses

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Department for International Trade

King Charles Street
Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AH
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 (0) 20 7215 5000

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.
  3. Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.

Freedom of Information

Information Rights Unit
55 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2EY
United Kingdom

Email

FOI@trade.gov.uk

High profile groups within DIT

  1. Export Control Joint Unit
  2. Department for International Trade Defence & Security Organisation
  3. Healthcare UK
  4. Life Sciences Organisation
  5. UK National Contact Point
  6. Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate

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