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Roksanda Fashion Show in Foreign Office

Press release

Roksanda AW2020 showcases British fashion in the Foreign Office

As London Fashion Week gets underway (14-18 Feb), the Department for International Trade (DIT) is spotlighting the success of the UK’s fashion industry.

flight path

Press release

2019 was record-breaking year for UK exports

UK exports at an all time high, with goods exports to non-EU countries growing by 13.6% on 2018

DIT

News story

UK consults on new Global Tariff Policy

The Department for International Trade has today launched a public consultation to inform the UK’s new independent global tariff policy.

Latest from the Department for International Trade

  1. Trade and investment core statistics book
    • Official statistics
  2. Open general export licence (exports in support of joint strike fighter: F-35 Lightning II)
    • Guidance
  3. Open general export licence (military components)
    • Guidance

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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. Register as an overseas company
  2. Import goods from outside the EU: step by step
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Guidance and regulation

  1. UK trade agreements with non-EU countries
    • 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. Government launches new business support campaign
    • News story
  2. Roksanda AW2020 showcases British fashion in the Foreign Office
    • Press release
See all news and communications

Research and statistics

  1. Trade and investment core statistics book
    • Official statistics
  2. great.gov.uk performance dashboard
    • Official statistics
See all research and statistics

Policy papers and consultations

  1. Freeports consultation
    • Open consultation
  2. The UK Global Tariff
    • Open consultation
See all policy papers and consultations

Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. DIT: spending over £25,000, November 2019
    • Transparency
  2. DIT: spending over £500, October 2019
    • Transparency
See all transparency and freedom of information releases

Our ministers

Elizabeth Truss MP

The Rt Hon

Elizabeth Truss MP
Conor Burns MP

The Rt Hon

Conor Burns MP
Greg Hands MP

The Rt Hon

Greg Hands MP
Graham Stuart MP
Graham Stuart MP
Kemi Badenoch MP
Kemi Badenoch MP
Baroness Berridge of The Vale of Catmose
Baroness Berridge of The Vale of Catmose

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
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.

Transition period enquiries from UK-based businesses

Contact Form: Transition period enquiries from UK-based businesses

Ask transition period 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

Ask about setting up or doing business in the UK.

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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