UK’S FOREIGN TRADE AND UK GOVERNMENT’S AND SPECIAL CORPORATION’S FINANCING

SUPPORTS

General Information About the UK

Foreign Trade Statistics and Datas of the UK

Exports and Imports of the UK

Government Help for Exporters

Sources of Support

TOPICS

General Information About the UK

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It sharesland borders with Scotland to the north andWales to thewest.The Irish Sea lies north west of England, whilst the CelticSea lies to the south west.

The metropolitan, non-metropolitan counties and unitaryauthorities of England, colour-coded to show population.

With over 53 million inhabitants,England is by far the mostpopulous country of the United Kingdom, accounting for 84% of the combined total.

T h e U K i s t h e 7 t h l e a d i n g i m p o r t e r a n d t h e 1 2 t h l e a d i n g

e x p o r t e r i n t h e w o r l d . A c c o r d i n g l y , t h e U K h o l d s a m a s s i v e

t r a d e d e f i c i t w i t h t h e r e s t o f t h e w o r l d , s e c o n d o n l y t o t h e U S .

I n 2 0 1 2 , U K i m p o r t s w e r e w o r t h $ 6 4 6 b i l l i o n w i t h e x p o r t s

v a l u e d a t o n l y $ 4 8 1 b i l l i o n .

Foreign Trade Statistics and Datas of the UK

Total Monthly UK Trade with non-EU CountriesGraph

Key Points of this Total Monthly UK Trade with non-EU CountriesGraph

The UK’s non-EU exports for August 2013 are £11.6 billion. This is a decrease of £0.6

billion compared to July 2013. It is also a decrease of £0.3 billion compared to August

2012.

The UK’s non-EU imports for August 2013 are £16.5 billion. This is an increase of £0.3

billion compared to July 2013. However it is a decrease of £0.5 billion compared to August

2012.The UK remains a net importer.The size of the difference between imports and

exports is £4.8 million.

The value of UK trade decreased for both EU imports and exports, with imports falling by

£2.9 billion,and exports by £1.6 billion against July 2013 totals.This is a seasonal decrease,

and the changes were much smaller for both flows when compared to August 2012,with

imports falling by £0.1 billion and exports rising by £0.1 billion.

Total Monthly UK Trade with EU Member States

Key Points of the Total Monthly Trade with EU MemberStates

The UK’s EU exports for August 2013 are £11.5 billion. This is a decrease of £1.6 billion

(12.4 per cent) compared to July 2013. However, it is an increase of £0.1 billion (0.6 per

cent) compared to August 2012.

The UK’s EU imports for August 2013 are £16.3 billion. This is a decrease of £2.9 billion

(15.0 per cent) compared to July 2013. It is also a decrease of £0.1 billion (0.9 per cent)

compared to August 2012.

Both imports and exports are at their lowest levels since December 2012.

The UK remains a net importer (imports are greater than exports). The size of the

difference between imports and exports is £4.8 billion. This is a decrease of £1.3 billion

compared to July 2013.

The value of imports increased while exports decreased in August 2013 compared with the

previous month. Consequently the difference between non-EU imports and exports has

increased by 23.3 per cent. The trade gap is the largest since January 2013. The export

values are at the lowest level since February 2013.

Government Help for Exporters

Export finance and insurance

UK Export Finance (also known as the Export Credits Guarantee Department) is the UK’s

official export credit agency.

It helps UK exporters by ‘underwriting’ bank loans offered to overseas buyers of UK

products and services. This means it takes on the risk of the loan from the bank, so that the

bank is more likely to offer it.

It can also help exporters to:

raise tender and contract bonds

access working capital finance

secure confirmations of letters of credit

Export insurance

UK Export Finance offers insurance to UK exporters against the risk of non-

payment by overseas buyers.

Eligibility

UK Export Finance looks at applications on a case-by-case basis.

However, to be eligible:

you must be in business in the UK

the buyer must be overseas

Organisations in the private sector also offer export insurance.

Overseas investment insurance

UK Export Finance offers overseas investment insurance to UK

companies that invest abroad. This covers your company against loss

resulting from some political events (eg war, nationalisation of business

contrary to international law) in a country you’ve invested in.

SOURCES OF SUPPORT

UKTI is one place and there are many organisations that can help such as the

British Chamber of Commerce or your local chamber of commerce; business

councils like the China-Britain Business Council; and government departments.

Business support is also available through most major banks, law firms and other

private sector service providers.

The Export Credits Guarantee Department is another government department

that provides specialist assistance to exporters in the form of insurance to

exporters and guarantees to banks, for example insuring UK exporters against

non-payment by their overseas buyers.

Market Introduction Service (OMIS): This service enables you to grow your business globally through the

provision of bespoke market research and in-market assistance.

UKTI Services

Whether you are setting foot overseas for the first time or are an established exporter, there are

a large variety of ways UKTI can help you increase your export success. Independent research

found that 14% more firms reported that overseas trade has helped them achieve a level of

growth otherwise not possible if they received UKTI support.

UKTI offers the following programmes and services as part of the UK Government support

product ‘helping your business grow internationally’:

Only 59% of UKTI-supported firms exported due to reactive circumstances, i.e. because they

received an approach; compared to 65% of other firms.

How does it work?

The diagram shows how UK Export Finance provides a loan to a buyer thatis purchasing capital or semi-capital goods/services from a UK exporter

UNITED KINGDOM EXPORTS

Exports in the United Kingdom decreased to 41348 Million in October of 2013 from 41945 Million in September of 2013.

Exports in the United Kingdom is reported by the Office for National Statistics. Exports in the United Kingdom averaged 20455.29 Million from 1955 until 2013, reaching an all time high of 43276 Million in June of 2013 and a record low of 962 Million in June of 1955.

85 percent of U.K. exports are manufactured products. Within this category the most important are: Transport Equipment (16 percent); Chemical Products;Machinery and Equipment;Computer,Electronic and Optical Products.

Main export partners are United States and Euro Area countries with Germany, Netherlands, France, Ireland, Belgium, Italy and Spain accounting for more than 40 percent of total exports.

Exports of the UK

The share of exporting businesses reporting higher exporting

activity was an estimated,+15% in Quarter 2,2013 results, the

highest since the series began22 and 7 percentage points higher on

the same period the previous.

All regions reported a positive export balance estimates with the

strongest results in the South West and North East.The North West

and East of England which were the strongest performers in the

previous quarter reported the weakest performance this

quarter,Quarter 2,2013.

UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS

Imports in the United Kingdom decreased to 43967 Million in October of 2013 from 44589 Million in September of 2013. Imports in the United Kingdom is reported by the Office for National Statistics. Imports in the United Kingdom averaged 21681.02 Million from 1955 until 2013, reaching an all time high of 45263 Million in March of 2013 and a record low of 1031 Million in June of 1955.

United Kingdom imports mostly manufactured products and raw metals and fuels. The most important manufactured products are Computer, Electronic and Optical Products;Transports Equipment;Chemical Products; Food and Beverages; Chemical products; Apparel, Textiles and Leather; Basics Metals and Refined Petroleum Products. U.K. main import partners are China,United States,Norway and European Union countries with Germany,Netherlands,France,Belgium,Italy and Ireland being the most important.

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