Doing Business in South Africa

Useful links

Country information:

BBC Website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

FCO Country Profile: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-south-africa

Culture and communications:

ICC – the international language association: http://www.icc-languages.eu/

Customs & regulations:

HM Revenue & Customs: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs

Economic information:

The Economist: http://www.economist.com/topics

Trading Economics: www.tradingeconomics.com

Export control:

Export Control Organisation: https://www.gov.uk/beginners-guide-to-export-controls

Export finance and insurance:

British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA): www.biba.org.uk

UK Export Finance (formerly ECGD): www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-export-finance

Intellectual property:

Intellectual Property Office: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO): http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/text.jsp?file_id=288514

Standards and technical regulations:

British Standards Institution (BSI): https://www.bsigroup.com/en-GB/

Export Control Organisation (ECO): https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/export-control-organisation

Intellectual Property Office: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office

National Physical Laboratory: http://www.npl.co.uk/

Trade statistics:

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC): https://www.uktradeinfo.com/statistics/buildyourowntables/pages/table.aspx

National Statistics Information: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements

Office for National Statistics: http://www.ons.gov.uk/

Trade shows:

British Expertise Events: http://www.britishexpertise.org/bx/pages/bx.php

EventsEye.com online database: www.eventseye.com

DIT Events Portal: https://www.events.trade.gov.uk/

Travel advice:

FCO Travel: www.gov.uk/browse/abroad

FCO Foreign Travel Insurance: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/foreign-travel-insurance

Healthcare abroad:

Travel health: www.travelhealth.co.uk

TravelHealthPro: https://travelhealthpro.org.uk/countries

NHS (Scotland): http://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/destinations.aspx

NHS Choices: http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcareabroad/Pages/Healthcareabroad.aspx

International trade:

British Chambers of Commerce (BCC): www.britishchambers.org.uk

British Council: www.britishcouncil.org

British Expertise: http://www.britishexpertise.org/bx/pages/bx.php

British Franchise Association: http://www.thebfa.org/international

Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI): http://www.cpni.gov.uk/

Confederation of British Industry (CBI): www.cbi.org.uk

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS): https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy  

Department for International Trade (DIT): https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-trade

DIT e-exporting programme: www.gov.uk/guidance/e-exporting

Export Britain: http://exportbritain.org.uk/

Exporting is GREAT: https://www.export.great.gov.uk/

Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO): www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office

Institute of Directors (IoD): www.iod.com

Institute of Export & International Trade (IOE&IT): www.export.org.uk

International Monetary Fund (IMF): http://www.imf.org/external/index.htm

Market Access database: http://madb.europa.eu/madb/indexPubli.htm

Open to Export: http://opentoexport.com/

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): http://www.oecd.org/

Overseas business risk: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/overseas-business-risk

Transparency International: http://www.transparency.org/

UK Trade Tariff: https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff

UK Visas: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration

World Bank Group economy rankings: http://www.doingbusiness.org/rankings

World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness report: https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-global-competitiveness-report-2016-2017-1

South African websites:

British Chamber of Business in Southern Africa: http://britcham.co.za/

Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC): http://www.cipc.co.za/za/

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR): http://www.csir.co.za

Department of Basic Education (DBE): https://www.education.gov.za/

Department of Communications (DOC): https://www.doc.gov.za/

Department of Energy: http://www.energy.gov.za/

Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA): https://www.environment.gov.za/

Department of Health: http://www.health.gov.za

Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET): http://www.dhet.gov.za/

Department of Home Affairs (DHA): http://www.dha.gov.za/

Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO): http://www.dirco.gov.za/

Department of Labour (DOL): http://www.labour.gov.za/DOL/

Department of Small Business Development (SBD): http://www.dsbd.gov.za/

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI): http://www.dti.gov.za/

Department of Transport: http://www.transport.gov.za/

Economic Development Department (EDD): http://www.economic.gov.za/

Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA): https://www.ecsa.co.za/default.aspx

Franchise Association of Southern Africa (FASA): http://www.fasa.co.za/

National Consumer Commission (NCC): http://www.thencc.gov.za/

National Department for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries: www.daff.gov.za/daffweb3

National Sea Rescue Institute: http://www.nsri.org.za/

National Treasury: http://www.treasury.gov.za/

South African Government: http://www.gov.za/

South African Bureau of Standards (SABS): http://www.sabs.co.za

South African Revenue Services (SARS): http://www.sars.gov.za/Pages/default.aspx

Southern African Customs Union (SACU): www.sacu.int

Southern African Development Community Cooperation in Standardization (SADC Stan): http://www.sadc.int/

Tourism Department: https://www.tourism.gov.za/Pages/Home.aspx

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