Online event
Save time and money when exporting to the EU: Digital Trade Corridors Programme
Friday 04 September at 11:00AM
Event endedAre you a SME currently exporting or looking to export to the EU? Trade digitisation can help you save time and money by reducing paperwork (up to 90%), saving admin time and freeing up staff time to spend more time growing your business.
What you’ll learn
- What is trade digitisation and how it works
- What is the Digital Trade Corridor (DTC) programme and how it can help SMEs
- Hear about real-life benefits from businesses from the 2025 pilot
- How to apply for a spot in the 2026 pilot programme
Description
Trade digitalisation replaces paper, or PDF trade documents with secure electronic versions, helping SMEs move goods faster, get paid sooner and cut time spent on admin. The UK’s Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 gives electronic trade documents the same legal standing as paper, making it easier for businesses to adopt digital processes with confidence.
The Department for Business and Trade’s Digital Trade Corridor pilot will give selected SMEs free support to trade digitally with France, Germany and the Netherlands. Businesses will receive hands-on training with an external software provider over several weeks.
Places are free but limited. This session will explain how to apply for the 2026 pilot and share practical tips to strengthen your application.
Speakers
Cosmin Andronic
Senior Policy Adviser, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Cosmin is a Senior Policy Adviser at the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST), specialising in trade digitalisation. He leads the delivery of the UK-Europe pilots and supports wider policy development, stakeholder engagement and international collaboration to advance the digitalisation of trade.
Jane Cullen
Managing Director, Jointine Products (Lincoln) Ltd
Jane Cullen, Managing Director of Jointine Products (Lincoln) Ltd, is a vocal advocate for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). Her company is a manufacturer and exporter of gasket paper material, and serves as a case study for the significant challenges small businesses face in international trade.
James Markey MBE
Founder, UNI SIM
James Markey MBE is the founder of UNI SIM, an innovative technology company founded in 2019. He invented a new way for dental and medical practitioners to learn remotely and from home and has deployed his equipment in, and travelled to, 31 different countries which has benefited the learning of tens of thousands of users.
Jack Dainty
Policy and Programme Team Lead for Trade Digitalisation, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Jack Dainty
Jack is the Policy and Programme Team Lead for trade digitalisation at the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade. Jack is responsible for policy development, implementation and international engagement on trade digitalisation. Jack leads and manages the Digital Trade Corridor programme, which seeks to scale the use of digitalised trade processes and documents among UK exporters.