E-Exporting Take your business to the World Ian Harrison, Regional Director, UKTI East Midlands 5 th November 2015

The 2020 Export Drive: Whole-of-Government approach 1.Doubling UK exports to £1 trillion a year by 2020; 2.100,000 more UK companies exporting by 2020; 3.1 in 4 UK companies to export (European average) 4.Doubling the UK’s stock of FDI to £1.5 trillion by 2020.

Responding to the global growth of ecommerce UKTI launched the E- Exporting programme to help UK companies export their goods and servicesprogramme E-Exporting Programme Overview

Introduction to UKTI’s e-Exporting Programme and selling online embedded&v=PU-mTNxmtiU#t=14

Programme delivers Opportunity, Advice, Events OpportunityAdviceEvents Improved Commercial Terms with e-marketplaces like Amazon Experienced Trade Advisors link clients in with full range of UKTI services UKTI presence and thought leadership at industry events Business case and initial research performed by UKTI Currently hiring 20 additional digital advisors to be based regionally Embassy staff in country able to assist where necessary Digital advisors cover e- marketplaces and wider ecommerce plans 2015 highlights include: World Retail Congress, Spring/Autumn Fair, LFW Trade Missions to Priority markets including Japan, USA, China Since launching in Sept 2014 over 500 companies have been given specialist ecommerce advice throughout the UK and over £300m in incremental export business* has already been generated. UK brands and retailers can benefit from the E-Exporting programme in the following 3 ways: * UKTI measure performance through externally audited ‘Business Wins’ that client companies sign off after receiving significant assistance entering new markets

North and South American Opportunities

Opportunities in Asia and Oceania

Europe, Middle East and Africa

Part 2: Trade Advisors work with you to enter new export markets Advice

International Trade Advisor (ITA) Local Int’l Trade Advisor is your Account Manager As a UK entitled organisation you can access UKTI services You - The UK company Your UKTI Account manager Regionally based these experienced export specialists are able to access the full range of services that UKTI offer and act as your account manager. Find your local ITA herelocal ITA here Digital Trade Advisors (DTA) UKTI Services available include the following: Passport to Export – click here here Export Marketing Research Scheme – click herehere Export Communication Review – click herehere Digital Trade Advisors are ecommerce specialists recruited from companies including Alibaba, Amazon and eBay

Summary – Get in touch to find out more Opportunity Get in touch with e-marketplaces direct (detail on each slide) Advice Events Charlie Ruigrok Digital Trade Adviser uk Find out more about events and trade missions in the UKTI portal herehere