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Michiel Veldhuizen
Country Director, Department for International Trade Netherlands
Department for International Trade
DIT provides trade and investment services and practical support. We help UK companies succeed in the Netherlands, and Dutch companies set up and invest in the UK.
We offer expertise and contacts through our extensive network of specialists in the UK, and staff in the British Embassy in the Netherlands.
Set up a business and invest in the UK
Discover investment opportunities and learn how your business can set up and grow in the UK on great.gov.uk.
Buy from the UK
Find exceptional and creative UK trade partners with the DIT’s Find a Supplier service.
Export to the Netherlands from the UK
UK companies can increase their sales, growth and stability by selling to the Netherlands.
DIT provides:
- first time exporter guidance
- export opportunities
- support and advice from trade experts
- events for exporters and international buyers
- export finance, and related guidance
You can find services and information at great.gov.uk. Our export guide to the Netherlands provides essential information for new and established exporters.
Export licensing and special rules for Netherlands
Information on products or services which require licences for supply outside of the UK.
Our people
Contact us
Department for International Trade Netherlands
British Embassy
Lange Voorhout 10
2514 ED The Hague
Netherlands
Michiel Veldhuizen - Director, Department for International Trade Netherlands
Lange Voorhout 10
2514 ED The Hague
Netherlands
Email michiel.veldhuizen@mobile.trade.gov.uk
Tel: +31 (0) 6 1298 0566
Simon Banham – Head of Investment, Department for International Trade Netherlands
Lange Voorhout 10
2514 ED The Hague
Netherlands
Email simon.banham@mobile.trade.gov.uk
Tel: +31 (0) 6 5513 2856
Investment: Advanced Manufacturing, financial and professional services,
life Sciences
Alistair Ward, Senior Investment Adviser, Department for International Trade Netherlands
Lange Voorhout 10
2514 ED The Hague
Netherlands
Email alistair.ward@mobile.trade.gov.uk
Tel: +31 (0) 6 5541 4211
Investment: energy, environment and infrastructure, electronics and ICT
Access and opening timesStorm Gibbons - Senior Investment Adviser, Department for International Trade Netherlands
Lange Voorhout 10
2514 ED The Hague
Netherlands
Email storm.gibbons@mobile.trade.gov.uk
Tel: +31 (0) 6 55 414 208
Investment: agritech, retail, creative, construction and logistics
Access and opening timesJohannes Kirpestein, Senior Trade Adviser, Department for International Trade Netherlands
Lange Voorhout 10
2514 ED The Hague
Netherlands
Email johannes.kirpestein@mobile.trade.gov.uk
Tel: +31 (0) 6 5541 4209
Trade: Technology, Financial and Professional Services
Access and opening timesChristian Woude - Senior Trade Adviser, Department for International Trade Netherlands
Lange Voorhout 10
2514 ED The Hague
Netherlands
Email christian.woude@mobile.trade.gov.uk
Tel: +31 (0) 6 5541 4210
Trade: Defence and Security
Access and opening timesJuliette Kuiken - Senior Trade Adviser, Department for International Trade Netherlands
Lange Voorhout 10
2514 ED The Hague
Netherlands
Email juliette.kuiken@mobile.trade.gov.uk
Tel: +31 (0) 6 55 414 206
Trade: food and drink
Access and opening timesCorporate information