Newcastle and North East businessess can get help and support for trading internationally and reaching new markets and opportunities. Find out about events, trade missions and the support available for exporting.
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Export Support Service
The Export Support Service is a government helpline and online service where all UK businesses can get answers to practical questions about exporting to Europe.
- Visit the website to Access the Export Support Service
- Call 0300 303 8955 where you will be put in touch with a member of the dedicated export support team
Northern Powerhouse Energy Trade Mission to Norway
29 Aug-2 Sept 2022, Stavanger, Norway (closing date 27 May)
DIT in the UK and Norway are delighted to invite businesses from across the Northern Powerhouse to submit an expression of interest to participate in a potential physical trade mission to Stavanger, Norway. The programme will incorporate a visit to the biennial international energy event – Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) 2022, as well as other opportunities to meet with key Norwegian companies. Click here to register your interest by 27 May
Understanding the implications of EPR in Europe for e-commerce sellers: 10-11am 31 May 2022 (webinar)
Join DIT with AVASK to learn about new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation and how recent changes have affected businesses trading within Europe. You will learn what EPR actually is and how to remain compliant when selling or importing into Europe, with a particular focus on the current changes in France and Germany. Click here to register
How UK fashion brands can succeed in the USA post-covid by combining digital and physical selling: 10-11am, 1 June 2022 (webinar)
Join DIT and JOOR to learn from the industry’s most knowledgeable experts how savvy fashion brands are managing their post-COVID recovery and using digital channels to ensure future business growth in the USA market. From tales of how Harris Wharf London have used vital digital tools to enter and establish themselves in the USA market to maximising the potential of a multichannel marketing and sales strategy to diversify and grow your business globally. Click here to register
Export Academy at Bowburn Hall Hotel, Durham: 9am-3pm 15:00 on 8 and 15 June 2022
The FREE in-depth training programme, covers everything you need to know about trading overseas successfully. Hear from nine international trade specialists over two days, providing practical advice and top tips, to help you expand your customer base internationally. Attendees of the physical workshop will also have the opportunity to share best practice with like-minded businesses during a networking lunch. Click here to register
Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Webinar Series: Are you Ready for the Plastics Tax? 2.30-3.30pm, 14 June (webinar)
Join DIT North East for a series of roundtable webinars, in collaboration with Womble Bond Dickinson and NEPIC, designed specifically for Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals businesses and their supply chains.
As of 1 April 2022, the new Plastics Packaging Tax rules came into force, which is intended to promote the recycling of, and use of recycled content within single use packaging. This webinar will highlight how the new legislation applies to your business and the implications involved. Click here to register
Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Webinar Series: Opportunities in Germany, via North Rhine-Westphalia: 10-11am, 21 June
In this free one-hour webinar you will hear from representatives of NRW.Global Business, the region’s Trade and Investment Agency and learn about the opportunities for UK firms to use NRW as a springboard to doing business in the EU Single Market. The session is particularly relevant for chemicals, pharmaceuticals and associated technology companies from the North East of England. Click here to register
Energy Storage: The Future of Renewable Energy 10am-12 noon 29 June 2022 (webinar)
The breadth of products and services required for the implementation and day-to-day running of an energy storage facility is so extensive that opportunities exist for numerous sectors in the supply chain. Join this FREE webinar, designed to provide a detailed overview of Energy Storage and the vast opportunities it presents to a variety of sectors. Click here to register