Onward sales and exports for space

Export goods and services from the UK and understand regulations and trade agreements.

Export from the UK

Once you have set up your space business in the UK, you can access a range of trade support and advice. These can help you whether you’re looking to export for the first time or grow into new or existing markets.

Our online resources and step by step guides provide an overview of what you need to know to get started. You can:

Selling services or consultancy to the EU

For space companies selling services to the EU, or transferring data or travelling for business, specific regulations now apply.

Find out more about selling services to the EU on GOV.UK.

UK Export Academy

The Department for Business and Trade’s experts can support your business’s journey to international growth.

Book yourself on an upcoming UK Export Academy event

Free trade agreements

The UK has free trade agreements (FTAs) in place that can reduce restrictions on trade, making buying and selling easier and cheaper.

Trade agreements are made between two or more countries and set out the preferential rules for buying or selling goods or services between them.

Read more about FTAs on GOV.UK

UK-US Technology Safeguards and other international agreements

The UK-US Technology Safeguards Agreement allows US companies to operate from UK spaceports and export space launch technology. This lets the UK access new revenues and customers, while abiding by both countries’ commitments to non-proliferation.

The UK has also secured agreements with Ireland, Iceland, Portugal, the Faroe Islands and Norway to enable UK launch activities.

Find out more about the UK-US Technology Safeguards agreement on GOV.UK