Whether you are venturing into selling overseas for the first time, or are an experienced exporter trying to break into a new market, our advice, information and support will provide you with a significant advantage when doing business with Israel.

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) can be your personal trade specialist with Israel; helping you gain the necessary skills, identify the best opportunities, make the right introductions and then helping you turn them into real business.

UK Trade & Investment offers a wide range of services to British companies seeking to do business with Israel. We provide reports on the Israeli economy or on individual companies, arrange tailored visits and trade missions and advise and assess potential joint ventures and business opportunities. We provide information on major projects being carried out in Israel. We offer video conferencing equipment to UK businesses, as well as guidance on the Science Networking Development Scheme.

Since April 2004, the OMIS service package has been introduced on a worldwide basis. This will in many cases include a mix of pre-visit research and advice, and support for and during a market visit, designed to assist the customer make an effective first entry into a new market. There are a number of different price levels for this service, these include: £490 (up to 12.5 hours work), £980 (up to 25 hours), £1,470 (up to 37.5 hours), £1,960 (up to 50 hours) and reaches £9,800 for up to 250 hours work.

Additional information on the services available from UKTI can be found at: www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk

Useful information for the businessman visiting Tel Aviv can be found in the City Guide of the The Economist. To access please click www.economist.com and then click the drop down menu entitled City Guide.

 

Trade Visits

Our Trade and Investment Advisors maintain a regular programme of company visits. These are designed to assess the opportunity to increase Britain's market share in Israel; to recommend to British exporters suitable and effective representation in Israel; to find Israeli partners for UK companies seeking to form collaborative partnerships or invest in Israel; and to make early contact with Israeli companies wishing to invest in the UK. Where relevant, the results of these visits are then transmitted to UKTI for publication in the UK.

Trade and Investment advisors are always willing to meet visiting British business people to provide general or specific advice on doing business in Israel.

EU Funded Business Opportunities for British Companies

The EU has developed a substantial financial package for development assistance to countries in the Middle East. These funds constitute a potentially large source of direct business for British companies through contracts for services, supplies and works. We and our colleagues at UKTI can help British companies take advantage of these commercial opportunities.

If you would like more information about these opportunities and information on the UK Permanent Representation to the EU then please click here.

 

Science Networking Development Scheme (SNDS)

The UK and Israel have established a joint scheme to encourage co-operation between practising scientists in both countries who are already engaged in nationally funded projects. SNDS covers travel and subsistence costs for missions, workshops and conferences, dealing with science research topics to which both governments attach priority.
For more details, click here.

 

What you can find in the UK:

Israel Unit

For general background advice and other market information please contact the Israel Unit situated in the UKTI offices in London. They will be able to assist with initial inquiries from potential exporters and also have available many different publications. They can be contacted at:
Israel Unit
Kingsgate House
66-74 Victoria Street
LONDON
SW1E 6SW
E-mail: kathy.baker@dti.gsi.gov.uk
Tel: + 44 (0)20 7215 4949
Fax:+ 44 (0)20 7215 4366

Israel-Britain trade organisations

The Israel Britain Business Council (IBBC) was established by Prime Ministers John Major and the late Yitzchak Rabin in 1995. Through the involvement of leading entrepreneurs, it aims to accelerate the growth of two-way trade by turning opportunities into real business propositions, promoting joint ventures, continuing to foster close relations, bringing economic growth to the region and thus contributing to the Peace Process. There are four established working groups: Finance, Health, Hi Tech/R & D and Infrastructure.

The Britain Israel Chamber of Commerce (BICC), a membership organisation, helps foster commercial links and promotes bilateral trade. It can supply information on business opportunities, has a first-class knowledge of the market, and has up-to-date information on exhibitions and trade fairs. The Chamber organises a programme of trade seminars and clinics, annual business lunches and dinners, as well as conferences, missions and a newly revamped journal. The Chamber aims to service its members' needs by providing networking opportunities and offering an innovative range of activities.

For further information on the BICC, please contact:
British-Israel Chamber of Commerce
BM 2908
London WC1N 3XX
Tel: + 44 (0) 845 052 3604
Website: www.b-icc.org.uk