Visiting the Market

You will need to travel regularly to your chosen overseas market to develop your business partnerships. Your visit may be to research the market, see your customers or agents, or attend or exhibit at a trade fair. Support to help you with your market visit is available whether you wish to travel alone or as part of a group and to ensure your overseas trip is a success. If you need any further information about Visiting the Market our trade advisers will be pleased to help.

Travelling to the market in groups

• Trade Missions
  Trade missions to specific markets take place on a regular basis, led by a number of organisations, usually Chambers of Commerce and Trade Associations. Take a look at our events section to find out about upcoming overseas missions, or contact one of the trade mission organisers in Yorkshire and Humber.
• Market Visit Support Programme
  UK Trade & Investment’s Market Visit Support Programme is specifically tailored to support sme’s who are new to exporting, or new to the markets India, China, Hong Kong or Taiwan. This programme helps businesses visit the market, establish sales leads and find out how business is done overseas.

Overseas Tradeshows

• Tradeshow Access Programme
  UK Trade & Investment can help eligible UK companies take part in overseas exhibitions through its Tradeshow Access Programme (TAP). The aim of the programme is to help new exporters to learn how to use exhibitions as a key tool in their overseas trade plans by providing them with grant support.
• Exhibiting at US Trade Shows
  UK Trade & Investment brochure on exhibiting your products at US trade shows. It covers topics including choosing a show, pre-show planning and creating a better-selling booth.

Visiting the market alone

• Passport to Export
  The Passport to Export programme helps inexperienced exporters to develop an international trade strategy and includes support for a tailored market visit.
• Targeted Export Support Scheme (TESS)
  Targeted Export Support helps experienced exporters to develop more difficult markets. Support includes accessing funding to visit overseas markets.
• Solo Show Support
  UK Trade & Investment brochure on the Solo Show Support scheme, which provides grant assistance to small and medium businesses seeking to enter overseas markets by taking part in specialist trade fairs.

Travel Information

• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  The Foreign and Commonwealth Office website provides a wide range of advice designed to help British travellers to make informed decisions about travelling abroad. This includes:
• Travel notices for over 200 countries
• Passport and visa advice
• Information for UK businesses on the risk of terrorism when travelling abroad
• Security Information Service for Business Overseas which provides information for businesses on issues of security and political risk when operating in particular overseas markets

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