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Scaling the use of digital identities in trade

This report sheds light and provides use cases on the critical importance of legal entity identifiers (LEIs) for the future of digitalised trade, emphasising their role in achieving sustainability goa Read More

New Report: Streamlining KYC to Unlock the Benefits of Digital Trade

As digital trade accelerates, outdated know-your-customer (KYC) processes are holding UK businesses back, especially SMEs. This new report from the Trade Digitalisation Taskforce sets out a clear solu Read More

Why patents are essential for innovation and growth

This joint report with the UK’s Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) and the IP Federation presents compelling real-world case studies that demonstrate how Intellectual Property (IP), view Read More

A Toolkit for 21st Century Trade

Introducing the Latest Edition of Trade for Prosperity Magazine A toolkit for 21st Century Trade In today’s fast-changing trading environment, agility and resilience are everything. The latest editi Read More

ICC United Kingdom Unveils Ambitious Growth Plan

ICC United Kingdom Unveils Ambitious Growth Plan to Unlock £25 Billion in Trade Growth, £224 Billion in Efficiency Savings and £22 billion in SME working capital Ahead of the Chancellor’s Spring Read More

PROGRESS Digital Trade Demonstrator at Teesside International Airport

PROGRESS Digital Trade Demonstrator at Teesside International Airport As part of the national drive to digitise international trade, a groundbreaking international digital trade approach was demonst Read More

ICC United Kingdom Chair Announcement

We are thrilled to announce that Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE, DL will be stepping into the role of Chair of ICC United Kingdom, effective 1 January 2025. A distinguished leader in international business Read More

Cash Against Data: a white paper for CFO’s and Corporate Treasurers

The white paper, “Cash Against Data: Digitalising and Financing Trade in Manufactured Goods,” from ICC United Kingdom and PrimaTrade, presents an innovative solution to address the $2.5 tr Read More

Trade for Prosperity Magazine

View the latest edition of the Trade for Prosperity Magazine that focuses on Digital Trade… Digital Edition Read More

Trade Digitalisation Taskforce – Fraud prevention recommendations

Fraud, in all its forms, acts as a drag on economic growth, increasing the cost of trade and diverting valuable resources that could otherwise be used more effectively to increase trade and deliver gr Read More

2024 11th Edition of the ICC Advertising and Marketing Communications Code

OUT NOW – The new ICC Advertising and Marketing Communications Code is here. Since 1937, the International Chamber of Commerce has set the global standard for advertising and marketing self-regu Read More

Achieving Growth Through Trade Digitalisation

With trade in goods valued at £1.7 trillion and services valued at £896 billion, trade matters to the economy. The UK has a unique opportunity to drive economic growth and improve productivity, by d Read More

Make biodiversity action everyone’s business

As the largest world business organisation, ICC continues to play a vital, leading role in designing the rules and standards frameworks we need to make the transition to becoming more sustainable in t Read More

Seizing the moment: Unleashing the potential of trade digitalisation

ICC United Kingdom and the Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation have launched a major report – Seizing the moment: Unleashing the potential of trade digitalisation – which for the firs Read More

Publication of ICC Uniform Rules for Digital Trade Transactions (URDTT) Paper

ICC Uniform Rules for Digital Trade Transactions (URDTT) and the UK Law Commission Report and Bill on Electronic Trade Documents The announcement of the Electronic Trade Documents Bill in the Queen Read More

UK and Thailand join forces to deliver a cheaper, faster, simpler trading frameworks for SMEs

The UK Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation (C4DTI) and Electronic Transaction Development Agency (ETDA) have launched an exciting new partnership project, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth De Read More

We can stop duplicate financing fraud this year, says International Chamber of Commerce United Kingdom as new initiative launched

The International Chamber of Commerce United Kingdom (ICC United Kingdom) has announced a new initiative to strengthen the UK finance industry against the impacts of duplicate financing fraud. The Cen Read More

Toolkit for Delivering Sustainable Global Value Chains

The transition to a sustainable, green economy is a priority for all businesses and consumers. The frequency and intensity of extreme weather events over the last 12 months is a reminder to us all of Read More

Trade for Prosperity – Delivering Sustainable Global Value Chains | 2024

A Definitive Guide to Boosting International Trade Trade for Prosperity, a new publication produced by CW Publishing Group in association with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC United Kingdom Read More

Arqit brings data security expertise to world-leading Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation

Leader in quantum-safe encryption technology brings security expertise to public-private partnership making trade cheaper, simpler, faster and more sustainable. A security partnership between the Cent Read More

Update to ICC/GCD Performance Guarantees Paper

This paper assesses the empirical level of Credit Conversion Factors (CCF2) for Performance Guarantees as referred to in the PRA RULEBOOK (CRR) INSTRUMENT [2023] Article 1113. As part of this update, Read More

ICC Centre For Digital Trade & Innovation launches Preparations for UK trade to go digital

The Electronic Trade Documents Bill enters Parliament this week marking one of the most significant changes to the way we trade in centuries. The Bill will remove all legal requirements for commercial Read More

New report highlights enormous progress of Thailand and UK digital trade partnership to deliver a cheaper, faster and simpler trade framework for SMEs

The ICC United Kingdom’s Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation (C4DTI), the Electronic Transaction Development Agency (ETDA), the Centre for Applied Sustainable Transition Law (CASTL) and the Brit Read More

Consortium delivers world’s first cross-border quantum-secure digital trade transaction