Trade and invest

Includes investing and setting up a business in the UK and doing business in Germany.

  1. Department for Business and Trade Germany

    DBT provides trade and investment services and practical support. We help UK companies succeed in Germany, and German companies set up and invest in the UK.

  2. Overseas business risk for Germany

    See below for information on key security and political risks which UK businesses may face when operating in Germany.

  3. Set up a business

    What you need to do to start a business: choose a legal structure, see if you need licences and insurance, learn about reliefs and benefits

  4. UK Science & Innovation Network in Germany

    Science and innovation underpin the economies of both Germany and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both.

  5. UK Science and Innovation Network Country Snapshot – Germany

    An introductory brief from the UK Science and Innovation Network which covers the local Science and Innovation landscape, UK priorities and successes in Germany.