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HM Customs and Excise has developed a website, www.UKtradeinfo.com, to help you identify new trade opportunities for your products across the world, measure market share to identify growth areas, forecast trends and analyse patterns.

British Trade International's Overseas Trade magazine, ten issues a year, publishes a regular guide to overseas missions and trade fairs.

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This puts businesses in touch with an export house to develop new markets overseas.

Contact the British Exporters Association, Tel: 020-7222 5419 E-mail: bexamail@aol.com Website: www.bexa.co.uk .

Trade information on different countries can be found at www.tradepartners.gov.uk - part of British Trade International - or by phoning 020-7215 5444/5.

Phone 0845-600 9006 for details of your local international trade team. In Scotland, contact Scottish Trade International (0141-228 2633). For Wales, contact one of Wales Trade International's four offices: North Wales on 01492-549719, Mid-Wales on 01938-559259, South East Wales on 029-2082 5097 or South West Wales on 01792-229348. For Northern Ireland, phone Trade International (028-9054 5141).

The Export Credits Guarantee Department, the UK's official export credit agency offers support and advice for smaller businesses new to exporting.

Visit www.ecgd.gov.uk and click on the ‘New Customer Service Team and Smaller Exporters / SMEs’ section.

Euro Info Centres have been set up by the European Commission to help small- and medium-sized enterprises wanting to expand within the EC.

Website www.europe.org.uk provides details on the National Euro Info Centre Network.