Export & import opens doors worldwide but has hurdles. Our guidance helps you tap into global markets with confidence.
Export & import services provide end-to-end support to help UK businesses capitalise on international trade. They enable small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to expand globally by selling overseas (exporting) and sourcing from other countries (importing).
While exporting and importing offer lucrative opportunities, the process also poses unique challenges. Navigating foreign regulations, finding reliable partners, managing logistics and adapting your offering to new markets requires expertise. This is where export & import services prove invaluable. Here are some key ways these services facilitate fruitful international trade:
- Market Research: Services identify the most high-potential countries to export to or import from based on your business goals, capabilities and products.
- Regulatory Guidance: They assist with understanding and complying with regulations around testing, documentation, licences, labelling, shipment and more.
- Partners: Services connect you with reputable overseas distributors, retailers, manufacturers, wholesalers and other essential partners.
- Marketing & Adaptation: They provide insights to adapt branding, messaging and offerings to resonate across different cultures and buyer preferences.
- Logistics & Documentation: Services handle shipping, customs clearance, tracking, paperwork, delivery and other import/export processes end-to-end.
- Finance & Payment: Assistance with securing prepayment, exchange rate fluctuations, export credit and evaluating overseas buyer credibility to mitigate risks.