Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

The UK’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is a specialised government body with responsibility for negotiating international trade policy, supporting business, as well as delivering an outward-looking trade diplomacy strategy. DBT is in close partnership with regional investment and economic development agencies in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland means it is well placed to be the gateway to help global businesses achieve their investment objectives in all parts of the UK.

DBT’s international network provides a global reach in 170 countries and offers free and confidential advice and services to inward investors, giving new investors the confidence to invest and helping existing inward investors to expand and grow – using the UK as a gateway to the world.