Situated in the heart of Europe, just an hour by air from the UK, Germany is the UK’s number one European export market and number two world-wide, with annual sales of more that € 2 trillion in goods and services.

While one may readily think of industrial giants like Daimler, SAP, Siemens, Bayer and VW when thinking of Germany, the country's core economic strength in fact comes from the 'Mittelstand'. The tens of thousands of small and medium-sized companies employing 70 percent of Germany’s workforce, a high percentage specialising in; high precision engineering; renewable energy; health & medical technologies, chemicals and nano-biotechnologies.

Last year UKTI Germany worked with more than 1200 UK firms in accessing this stable and established market.

While headlines may focus on emerging markets, it is evident British exporters remain convinced by what Germany offers. As the UKTI trade team continue to provide support and services to new and repeat clients again this year, its encouraging that it looks like we'll be welcoming many more UK companies to Germany soon.

What are the opportunities?
Opportunities for UK exporters in Germany exist across the whole spectrum of industry and service sector areas.