There’s never been a better time to maximise your business opportunities with expert training, guidance and consultancy in all areas of import, export and international trade from a team of specialists with decades of experience across myriad industry sectors and geographic regions.
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Training & Course Programmes
Whether you’re just starting your journey, ready to launch or already trading overseas, our specialists are able to help you assess your processes and provide expertise to make exporting go as smoothly as possible.
With a catalogue of British-Chambers-of-Commerce Acredited courses, additional topics and bespoke options, we have a broad range of great value training packages to give you and your staff the skills to succeed on an international platform.
Delivery for many courses is currently online, with in-person events available where and when possible.
International Trade News Desk
Latest news and updates from the team
A week in the life of an international trade specialist…
Join Mike Court for exclusive access to a week in international trade compliance...
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Top tips and trade stories
Celebrating International Trade Week 2023, the team have been sharing tips and anecdotes from their vast experience.
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What’s happening in December?
we are delighted to continue our British Chambers Accredited training courses to make sure you're ready to tackle trading internationally in 2024.
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Compliance, documentation and standards
Your product or service may be ready to export, and your market may be ready to receive…
…but are you ready to process and ship orders?
Are you importing products or looking to source from overseas?
Maybe you’ve been trading successfully with European countries for years, but are now faced with new documentation requirements. Can you prove UK Origin? Do you know your HS codes?
International Trade Articles
Topical wisdom and discussion from our esteemed specialists and guest writers
Is this really the right time to start an export journey?
Well, YES, of course it is, Nigel Irvine, International Business Development Specialist explains...
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Why the extension to the Trade Agreement with Mexico is good for the UK
Maintaining the current rules of Origin concessions continues the competitive edge for UK businesses
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A week in the life of an international trade specialist…
Join Mike Court for exclusive access to a week in international trade compliance...
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Travelling for business?
Paul Walters, International Trade Compliance specialist shares his insight on making those all-important overseas trips
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What’s in a relationship?
Establishing good relationships and trust with customers, agents and employees is a major part of the success factor in ongoing business development.
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Going International – Have you thought about Your Intellectual Property?
The management of the IP within your business should be formulated into a strategy and this should align with your business plans. You can consider using your IP as a KPI as one mechanism to measure the success of your business.
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Overseas Business Development
Develop trade opportunities, research and analyse potential markets, organise delegations and gain introductions.
Specialists are on-hand to provide expertise from the early stages of Market Research, and Strategy Development through to the identification of Agents & Distributors, development of International PR and Marketing, alongside Regional and Industry Speciific guidance.
This wealth of experience, combined with access to a number of key trade organisations and services allows you to build international trading relationships to grow your business.
Partners, Affiliates & Associations
International Trade Matters Ltd is pleased to work with a broad range of industry bodies and complementary service providers to deliver global trade support to businesses throughout the South West and beyond.
International Trade Matters Ltd
Whether you’re starting out as an importer/exporter, growing your exporting business, or trying to overcome specific challenges, International Trade Matters Ltd can help.
With decades of experience in developing and facilitating business all over the world, our experts provide training, mentoring, audits and bespoke packages. From a half-day course on customs documentation or a thorough inspection of your procedures, through to services like “Export Manager” (an embedded international trade manager workin within your business), you will find a service available at the level you require, and if we don’t do it, we probably know someone who does!
International Trade Matters works with Local Authorities, British Chambers of Commerce, Government Bodies (such as DIT) and Instutitions, as well as numerous partner organisations providing important trade services including Logistics, Translations and Recruitment
Read on and meet our team to discover how we can help you, whether you’re a British company wishing to trade with other countries, or an overseas company hoping to build relationships in the UK!
What people say about International Trade Matters...
We’ve won contracts with the NHS, MoD, Amazon, Sony and around 1000 other customers.
Global Blueprint Programme client – wearable tech
Alex and I are so grateful (and impressed!) for you sharing your advice and knowledge. We both agree that your advice has literally taken a weight off our shoulders
Comprehensive training in all I need to participate more fully in Customs-related activities within the workplace. And it's always good to learn new stuff.
This is a very complex area to cover, and the best part of the course was the personal service given by Mike and Frances. ITM is a great company to work with and go the extra mile when you need them to.
For me understanding Incoterms was something new and learning about trade agreements. It was good that I could point out areas that needed to be recorded for the business to make decisions on after the meeting.
I implemented most of your recommendations from our meetings and now have a scalable business ready to take advantage of the quickly changing demands.
