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Exporting starts at home

A short while ago I dined at a very well known Leicestershire venue that attracts people from all over the country. The dessert menu included 'a selection of French cheeses'. Nothing wrong in that you may say but ponder a little longer and you begin to wonder why specifically French cheeses. That venue is but a few miles from the source of some of the best cheeses in the world, made locally in Leicestershire. The UK more widely makes a huge range of some of the finest cheeses that money can buy.

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Australia

Australia boasts an outstanding economic track record and a technology-hungry and sophisticated business and consumer base.

With a very similar language, culture, history and business practices, and you have outstanding opportunities for British business.

Australia's proximity to the world's fastest growing region, the Asia Pacific, and powerhouses like India and China, gives a distinct advantage to UK companies looking to springboard into this region.

What are the opportunities?

Australia boasts an outstanding economic track record and offers UK businesses a dynamic and dependable market in times of economic uncertainty. Add to that a technology-hungry and sophisticated business and consumer base, very similar language, culture, history and business practices, and you have outstanding opportunities for British business.

UK Trade & Investment has identified these target sectors for UK companies in Australia:

•Science and innovation
•Financial services
•Mining and minerals
•Oil and gas
•ICT
•Biotechnology
•Agribusiness
•Energy
•Environmental technologies
•Business and consumer services
•Education and training

Publications

International Market Advisor (IMA) in association with UK Trade & Investment (part of the British Governments Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform) produce CD ROM based, trade publications, designed to advise and assist UK companies looking to trade with and invest in overseas markets. Please email emita stating your name, company, address, telephone and email address and we will send it in the post to you free of charge.

Doing Business in Australia

UKTI has produced a guide aimed at companies experienced in overseas trade who are new to doing business with Australia. This guide aims to provide a route map of the way ahead, together with signposts to sources of help.

The information provided above is merely an overview; should you require further details you can obtain comprehensive international trade assistance from UK Trade and Investment (UKTI). To find out more information about this country, visit the UKTI Australia web page.

If you would like to speak to a UKTI International Trade expert about doing business with this country, please call the UKTI East Midlands office on 01332 826394.