UK Trade & Investment offers a range of support and assistance for companies wishing to export via its International Trade Teams, located in Business Links, across the English Regions.

Through its Outward Missions Scheme, UK Trade & Investment are providing travel grants for 12 horizontal (non sector specific) missions to China in 2004/2005 fiscal year. All missions are administered by accredited sponsors.

For more information about the outward mission scheme and eligibility rules, please visit: www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk/outward_missions/

International Business Schemes (SESA) are a specialist part of UK Trade & Investment. They use overseas events to develop trade for small-to-medium UK companies (SMEs) with an interest in exporting to new foreign markets. SESA supports an extensive programme of support for events in China covering trade fairs, international seminars and sector-focused outward missions. Each event is administered by an accredited event co-ordinator.

For more information about the International Business Schemes, please visit: www.trade.uktradeinvest.gov.uk/sesa/overview/

CBBC is a fully accredited, leading sponsor of sector focused outward missions and seminars in China. A full list of all CBBC activities in China as well as all other UK Trade & Investment supported missions, seminars and trade fairs in China can be found in our events calendar, or by visiting the UK Trade & Investment website.

To find out more about additional outward missions and visits available to companies based in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, contact:
• Scotland Development International
• Wales Trade International
• Invest Northern Ireland