Useful resources and free country guides

When it comes to selecting your market, there are many resources out there to help you learn the finer details about which countries would be the best match for you and your business.

The Open to Export country pages and useful contacts section will signpost you to many useful resources and here are a selection you may find particularly helpful in finding out information on potential markets

Organisations

• Department for International Trade
• The Institute of Export
• British Chambers of Commerce
• Bilateral Chambers of Commerce
• Enterprise Europe Network

Country guides

•  DIT Exporting Country Guides
• The Institute of Export Doing Business Guides
• CIA World Factbook
• HSBC Country guides
• Export Britain (British Chambers of Commerce) Market Snapshots
• DHL Country factsheets
• Croner-i International Trade (subscription information service including detailed country guides)