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BERR - Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform - Aerospace Team

The BERR promotes competitiveness and productivity within the Aerospace sector and provides a range of services designed to promote UK Exporters.

It is also delivering, in collaboration with industry, the recommendations of the Aerospace Innovation and Growth Team's report. Please click here.

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BERR: Export Control Organisation

The Government maintains export controls to prevent the export of goods and technologies contrary to its policies. If goods or technologies are subjected to UK export controls, you need a licence to give you legal authority to export them.

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DESO - Defence Export Services Organisation

DESO is a UK Ministry of Defence department helping UK defence exporters succeed by:

• Giving assistance to company-led marketing campaigns;
• Nurturing relations with key decision-makers in overseas Governments;
• Harnessing other parts of MoD, the Armed Forces and Whitehall to support industry's efforts;
• Negotiating and supporting Government-to-Government agreements;
• Advising DTI on export licence applications;
• Making sure that Government policy on defence exports is reflected in MoD's other policies and activities; and
• Supporting MoD's defence diplomacy efforts.

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Foreign and Commwealth Office

The FCO employ some 16,000 staff in their London Headquarters and their network of Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates throughout the world.The FCO main objectives and further information can be found at the website below.

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Small Business Services

The Small Business Service (SBS) is an executive agency of the Department of Trade and Industry. Their vision is to make UK the best place in the world to start and develop a business.

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UK Trade & Investment

UK Trade & Investment is the Government organisation that supports companies in the United Kingdom doing business internationally and overseas enterprises seeking to set up or expand in the UK.

UK Trade & Investment can help to achieve international business potential. For those exporting for the first time or businesses experienced in international trade expanding into new markets UKTI can help develop export capabilities and provide expert advice, reliable data, and professional research.

• Support for Export Marketing Research:
  Trade Partners UK provides support to companies to undertake Export Marketing Research; this is managed by The British Chambers of Commerce. Hundreds of companies each year access free, professional and independent advice about researching export markets and receive financial subsidies of up to 50% towards marketing research costs.
• Visiting the Market/Trade Missions:
  Market visits can be a private company affair in the form of a marketing research study or fact-finding mission. Alternatively many companies enjoy the benefits of joining a Trade Mission or Europartenariat event Contact your local Chamber of Commerce to discuss how they can help with your initial market research. Overseas Chambers in the UK and the overseas offices of UK Chambers may also be able to offer advice

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HMRC - Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is the department responsible for the business of the former Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise.

• VAT
• Customs Duties and Excise Duties
• Tax Credits

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England's Regional Development Agencies

The eight Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) set up in the English Regions are non-departmental public bodies. Their primary role, along with a ninth RDA, the London Development Agency, is as strategic drivers of regional economic development in their region. The RDAs aim to co-ordinate regional economic development and regeneration, enable the regions to improve their relative competitiveness and reduce the imbalance that exists within and between regions.

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Business Link

Business Link is an easy to use business support, advice and information service managed by the DTI. Local presence across England, managed by business people for business people, means it is uniquely placed to identify business support services from across the government, voluntary and private sectors.

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EU - market access database

The Market Access Database is an important operational tool of the European Union's Market Access Strategy, supporting a continuous three-way exchange of information between: the EU institutions, Member States and European business. The Market Access Strategy is a key pillar of the EU's Trade Policy which aims to reduce the obstacles faced by European exporters of goods and services. The Market Access Database is a free, interactive, easy to use service providing :

• Information about Market Access conditions in non-EU countries.
• A systematic way for the European Commission to follow up complaints from businesses about barriers to trade in non-EU countries.
• A mean of ensuring that our trading partners are abiding by their international commitments.
• Better input for defining the EU's trade policy objectives on further trade liberalisation in the framework of the World Trade Organisation (e.g. Doha Development Agenda) and new free trade agreements between the EU and preferential partners (e.g. EU - MERCOSUR).

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