The new UK Export Academy

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has partnered with the Department for International Trade (DIT) on a new four-part series of webinars to help businesses confidently trade internationally.

The UK Export Academy is a free training programme, delivered through a hybrid of online and face-to-face learning.

Join thousands of businesses to discover your export potential, increase your confidence, and upskill your knowledge of overseas sales. 

All you have to do is sign up and create your personalised account. Then you can pick and choose your preferred content, with new content being added all the time. Learn more here >

The Export Support Service (ESS)

The Export Support Service (ESS) is the Department of International Trade’s (DIT) single point of contact for UK businesses to ask questions about exporting.

Contact the export support team if you’re a UK business selling goods or services to another country. You can ask any question for your business, including on:

• exporting to new markets
• paperwork you need to sell your goods abroad
• rules for a specific country where you want to sell services

You can ask the team about exporting to:

• any country in Europe
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Georgia
• Israel
• Kazakhstan
• Kyrgyzstan
• Mongolia
• Tajikistan
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan

If you have a question about trading with Ukraine, Russia or Belarus, use the dedicated online service.

Protecting your intellectual property in the EU and EEA

Read information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA).