C. U.S. AND U.K. CONTACTS COUNTRY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES British Overseas Trade Board Kingsgate House 66-74 Victoria Street London SW1E 6SN Tel: 011-44-71-215-5000 Invest in Britain Bureau Department of Trade and Industry London House 19 Old Court Place London W8 4PF Tel: 011-44-71-215-2501 Fax: 011-44-71-215-8451 -Invest in Britain Bureau USA. Atlanta Tel: (404) 524-8823 Boston Tel: (617) 248-9555 Chicago Tel: (312) 346-1810 Cleveland Tel: (216) 621-7674 Dallas Tel: (214) 637-3600 Houston Tel: (713) 659-6275 Los Angeles Tel: (310) 477-3322 New York Tel: (212) 745-0495 Seattle Tel: (206) 622-9255 Wash'ton D.C. Tel: (202) 462-1340 Embassy of Great Britain 3100 Massachusetts Avenue Washington, D.C. 20008, USA Tel: (202) 462-1340 Fax: (202) 898 4255 The European Union Office of European Affairs (Washington D.C.) Tel: (202) 482-2905 - Duty rates, tariffs on U.S. exports, or (202) 482-5823 - European market issues. Department of Trade and Industry 123 Victoria Street London SW1H 0NN Tel:011-44-71-215-5000 - General Enquiries Consumer Affairs Division 1A Department of Trade and Industry 10-18 Victoria Street London SW1H ONN Tel: 011-44-71-215-3258 - Packaging and Labelling Requirements Her Majesty's Board of Customs and Excise Tel: 011-44-71-620-1313 Fax: 011-44-71-865-4944 - Customs and Rules/Regulations for the U.K. Her Majesty's Stationary Office Holborn Bookshop 49 Holborn London WC1V 6HB Tel: 011-44-71-873-0011 The equivalent of the U.S. Government Printing Office. Kraus-Thompson Publishers (HMSO's U.S. representative) Tel: (914) 762-2200 Central Office of Information Hercules Road London SE1 7DU Tel: 011-44-71-928-2345 Central Statistical Office Great George Street London SW1P 3AQ Tel: 011-44-71-270-3000 Department of Employment Caxton House 12 Tothill Street London SW1H 9NA Tel: 011-44-71-273-3000 - Work Permits, Consular Matters Department of the Environment 2 Marsham Street London SW1P 3EB Tel: 011-44-71-276-0900 or 276-3000 - Environmental Regulations Department of Health Richmond House 79 Whitehall London SW1 Tel: 011-44-80-066-5544 - Medicinal Licences and Regulations Consumer Affairs Division 1A Department of Trade and Industry 10-18 Victoria Street London SW1H ONN Tel: 011-44-71-215-3258 - Packaging and Labelling Requirements Patent and Trademarks Office Hazlitt House 45 Southhampton Buildings London WC2A 1AR Tel: 011-44-71-438-4726 - UK Patents Bank of England Treadneedle Street London EC2V 8DQ Tel: 011-44-71-601-4444 - Central Bank Securities and Investments Board 2 Bunhill Row London EC1Y 8SR Tel: 011-44-71-638-1240 - Securities industry regulator. The House of Commons Houses of Parliament London SW1A 0AA Tel: 011-44-71-219-3000 COUNTRY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS/CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE As a large, sophisticated economy, the UK has a wide range of trade associations too numerous to mention here. Some notable, multi-sectoral business associations are listed below: American Chamber of Commerce in the U.K. 75 Brook Street London W1Y 2EB, U.K. Tel: 011-44-71-493-0381 Association of British Chambers of Commerce 9 Tufton Street London SW1P 3QB Tel: 011-44-71-222-1555 British American Chamber of Commerce 8 Staple Inn, Holborn London WC1V 7QH Tel: 011-44-71-404-6400 Fax: 011-44-71-404-6828 International Chamber of Commerce 14-15 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8PS Tel: 011-44-71-823-2811 British Standards Institution Linford Wood Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire MK14 6LE Tel:011-44-90-822-0022 - Technical Help to Exporters Confederation of British Industry Centre Point 103 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1DU Tel: 011-44-71-379-7400 COUNTRY MARKET RESEARCH FIRMS There are a large number of service providers in the UK. A directory of these is available upon request from US&FCS at the London Embassy. COUNTRY COMMERCIAL BANKS The 4 major "high-street" banks, full service and retail bankers, are Barclay's, National Westminster, Lloyds and Midland. However, as perhaps the world's premier financial center, London is host to virtually every major bank, and an exceptionally large number of financial services firms. U.S. EMBASSY TRADE PERSONNEL American Embassy 24/31 Grosvenor Square London, WIA 1AE England Tel: 011-44-71-499-9000 Fax: 011-44-71-491-4022 Address for U.S. mail: American Embassy (London) PSC 801 Box 27 (for Economic Section) or Box 33 (for Commercial Section) or Box 48 (for Agriculture) or Box 54 (for Defense) FPO AE 09498-4033 Economic Minister Tel: 011-44-71-408-8011 Fax: 011-44-71-409-1637 Foreign Commercial Service Tel: 011-44-71-408-8019 Fax: 011-44-71-408-8020 International Marketing Center (IMC) Tel: 011-44-71-409-2927 Fax: 011-44-71-495-2944 Office of General Economic Policy Tel: 011-44-71-408-8036 Fax: 011-44-71-409-1637 Office of Defense Cooperation Tel: 011-44-71-629-8028 Fax: 011-44-71-629-3482 US Travel and Tourism Agency Tel: 011-44-71-495-4336 Fax: 011-44-71-495-4377 The Office of Agricultural Affairs Tel: 011-44-71-408-8063 Fax: 011-44-71-409-2019 The International Marketing Center (IMC) in the Embassy offers marketing support for U.S. companies. Space is available for exhibitions, private meetings and luncheons. The U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service staff of the U.S. Embassy in London provides a wide range of services for U.S. business. Four American commercial officers and seven trade specialists, who monitor key industry sectors, are available for consultations by appointment and can provide valuable inside information, arrange for market research, and arrange appointments with prime contacts in both the private and public sectors. They will also provide names of potential UK agents and distributors, responsible joint-venture candidates, and prospective UK customers. The first step for a U.S. company which would like assistance from the commercial staff of the London embassy should be to contact the nearest District Office of the Commerce Department in the United States. The District Office staff is in best position to assess the needs of U.S. firms, to provide export counseling when necessary, and to work jointly with the London embassy staff to provide the most relevant and responsive service. WASHINGTON-BASED USG COUNTRY CONTACTS U.S. Department of Commerce UK Country Desk Officer: Robert McLaughlin Washington, D.C. 20230 Tel: (202) 482-3748 Fax: (202) 482-2897 US&FCS Regional Director (Europe): George Knowles Tel: (202) 482-1599 Fax: (202) 482-3159 Bureau of Export Administration Tel: (202) 482-8547 State Department U.K. Desk Tel: (202) 647-8027 - Political relations Agriculture Department - exporting foods Foreign Agriculture Service European Area Officer Tel: (202) 720-2144 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Alcohol Industry Compliance: Tel: (202) 927-8110 Labor Department Bureau of Labor Statistics Tel: (202) 606-7828 - labor rates, etc. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Manager Fisheries Trade Promotion Office Tel: (301) 713-2379 Fax: (301) 588-4853 Treasury Department U.K. Desk Tel: (202) 622-0166 - Financial matters American National Standards Institute Tel: (212) 642-4900 Fax: (212) 302-1286 - Information on UK standards National Institute for Standards and Technology (Washington D.C.) Tel: (301) 975-3058 U.S.-BASED MULTIPLIERS RELEVANT FOR COUNTRY British American Chamber of Commerce in the U.S. 275 Madison Ave. New York, NY 10016 Tel: (212) 661-4060 Fax: (212) 661-4074