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Export checklist: review your export readiness
Export readiness review: planning, marketing and export procedures.
Advantages and disadvantages of using an overseas distributor
Distributors take on many of the risks and burdens of trading overseas, but they expect heavy discounts in return.
Finding and contracting with overseas agents and distributors
Make a shortlist of intermediaries and compare what they can offer you and how well each is run.
Marketing, entertainment and subscriptions expenses
What types of marketing, entertainment and subscriptions your business can claim as business expenses.
Staff expenses
The types of allowable business expenses which you can claim for staff, and what you can't claim for.
Office, property and equipment expenses
How to claim business expenses for your office, property and equipment and an overview of eligible items.
Clothing expenses
What clothing items are classed as allowable business expenses that you can claim as expenses for your business.
The different ways to enter overseas markets
An overview of your options for entering overseas markets.
Advantages and disadvantages of using an overseas agent
An overseas sales agent can be a low-cost option, but you need to choose carefully.
Advantages and disadvantages of opening an overseas operation
A local office, subsidiary company or joint venture offers great flexibility.
What is export packaging?
Explaining the three main types of layered packaging to use when preparing your export goods for transport.
Research product and packaging changes for export
Adjusting your product to comply with law overseas.
Legal and financial costs expenses
What you can claim for accountancy, legal and other professional fees and information on how to write off bad debts.
How to claim business expenses
How to keep on top of your business records in order to claim your business allowable expenses with HMRC.
Your export packaging options
The ways you can choose to ship your goods, from loose and unpacked to palletised and containerised.
Where to buy export packaging and labels
How your business can find reliable suppliers of export packaging and sources of knowledge and expertise in the sector.
Advantages and disadvantages of researching export markets
The benefits and potential drawbacks of researching export markets before selling to them.
What to mark on your package for export
How to ensure safe transportation of your goods by using visible, durable and standardised handling instructions.
Checklist for getting your export packaging right
Issues your business should consider before packaging your goods, from packaging waste rules to insurance implications.
Top tips for conducting export market research
Five top tips to help you conduct your export market research.