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Overseas Business Risk

Information for UK businesses on political, economic and security risks when trading overseas.

From:
Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and Department for International Trade
Published
27 November 2014
Last updated
2723 JuneJanuary 20232025 — See all updates

The Overseas Business Risk service provides information on various risks in overseas markets. UK government staff in country produce these guides. They provide information on potential business risks including:

  • political and economic issues
  • bribery and corruption
  • human rights
  • terrorism and security
  • intellectual property

We intend these pages to support and guide businesses. You should view them alongside other sources of information. The UK government does not advise on, or undertake due diligence for individual companies.

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, if you have a business enquiry relating to the situation in Ukraine, contact the export support team. You should also continue to check FCDO travel advice.

For Russia, find out more about sanctions relating to Russia, which includes links to statutory guidance on Russia sanctions and the latest UK Sanctions List. If you have specific questions, contact the export support team.

Assistance for exporters

Other sources providing additional help for exporters include:

For further information on trading overseas see:

Contact us

Contact overseas.businessrisk@fcdo.gov.uk if you have comments or questions about these pages.

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