How do I get involved?

To qualify for EMRS, you should be based in the South West, have less than 250 employees and produce, design or manufacture in the UK.  To find out more about eligibility, give us a call.

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Export Marketing Research Scheme (EMRS)

With international business, it's best to look before you leap!

Need to find out more about a new overseas market before you make any big decisions?  UK Trade & Investment can help.  We can support your business with overseas market research before you set up - or develop - export trading. 

What do you get?

Our Export Marketing Research Scheme (EMRS) helps UK companies getting involved with overseas markets offer the right product, in the right place at the  right time.  The research can cover a variety of aspects - including market size, segmentation, distribution channels, competition and legislation - depending on the nature of your company, and the market you are heading for.

You'll get free independent advice on:

  • desk research
  • structuring your field trips
  • evaluating proposals
  • writing reports
  • briefing research consultants
  • determining whether any appropriate research is already available.

We can also offer considerable financial support, to help towards travel, interpreters' fees and administrative costs.  Trade Associations can receive up to 75% of costs.

 

 

"UKTI really helped us to research and understand our target markets better.  Their support with language and bureacracy issues was especially helpful."

Colin Brain, Director, SE Validation, signed contracts with Government bodies in France and Sweden following help from UKTI.