First steps to exporting

Exporting can boost your turnover and reduce your dependence on UK-based customers. Moving into export is a big step — it’s important you consider whether your business is ready for the challenge.

This briefing tells you how to prepare for successful exporting. It covers:

• Assessing your export potential.
• Market research: finding out about your would-be markets.
• Selling, distributing and transporting your exports.
• Sorting out the paperwork and legalities.