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Early Christmas shopping lifts retail sales in October Early Christmas shopping helped to push up shop sales in October as…

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UK government expands post-Brexit loan programme for exporters to overseas firms

Overseas firms looking to set up shop and export from the UK will now be eligible to take out government-backed…

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Invitation: Port of Antwerp & Port of Zeebrugge visit their neighbours in the UK!

Each year Port of Antwerp and Port of Zeebrugge handle more than 32 million tons of cargo with the UK,…

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Dubai FDI in London 15th November

In partnership with the UK Department of International Trade and Santander Bank, Dubai FDI, the Government of Dubai official economic…

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DIT’s Europe Trade Month – Call for action

Europe Trade Month is a virtual trade tour of Europe, across over 30 countries, designed to inspire UK companies with…

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BCC Responds to UK-NZ Announcement of Agreement in Principle on Trade

William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said:  “Business will welcome an Agreement in Principle between the UK and…

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UK and Italy announce new dialogue to boost exports and investment

The International Trade Secretary announces the start of discussions on a new export and investment partnership between UK and Italy…

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Help us understand your views on the top issues in international trade

Helping businesses trade globally is a key mission for every Accredited Chamber of Commerce. Recently, businesses have been faced with…

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Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership DIT-SCC Event

  The Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) and the Department for International Trade (DIT) are pleased to invite you to…

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The Malaysia Climate Action Week Microsite is Live!

The Malaysia Climate Action Week programme is now up on our event microsite, where you can get the latest updates…

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BCC says new EU Export Support Service must add value    William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the BCC,…

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Cabinet reshuffle: Truss promoted to foreign secretary, Anne-Marie Trevelyan to lead DIT

Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the former international development minister, has become the new Secretary of State for International Trade, replacing Liz Truss…

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Britain delays post-Brexit import trade controls again

LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Britain has delayed the implementation of some post-Brexit import controls for a second time, saying…

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Trade Update

New rules on inbound movements of agri-food products of animal origin into Great Britain (GB) come into operation on Friday…

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Department for International Trade’s 2020/21 Inward Investment Report

The Department for International Trade’s 2020/21 Inward Investment Report was published on Wednesday. Please read the full document here.

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF EXTENSION OF CE MARKING EASEMENT – BCC REACTION

William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce,  said:    “The British Chambers of Commerce has…

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BCC RESPONDS TO ONS TRADE FIGURES FOR JUNE 2021

Commenting on ONS Trade figures for June 2021, published today, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers…

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Trade Advisers – New Chamber Member Offering Solutions International Trade Challenges

The UK’s departure from the EU has brought international trade to the centre stage with concepts such as origin, tariff…

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Non-EU food and drink exports exceeds EU share following large drop in sales

Exports of food and drink to non-EU markets topped sales to the EU in the first quarter of 2021, with EU…

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Government reaches historic deal on US tariff dispute

The International Trade Secretary Liz Truss has today struck an historic deal with the US on the Airbus-Boeing dispute in…

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