London is a global city, bringing together a competitive mix of talent, capital, expertise, culture, learning, and creativity. As an international business hub, London is home to a plethora of opportunities, making it an unrivalled destination for international visitors looking to grow their network, access talent and connect with London based businesses. For more than a century, LCCI has proudly served as a bridge for these international business visitors. Each year we facilitate meetings and host events for inward business delegations, with the aim to create connections with London’s business community.
We welcome inward delegations from all over the world and from all industry sectors. We aim to ensure our international visitors leave with a feeling of “mission accomplished”. That’s why it’s important that the purpose and objectives of our prospective visitors are in synergy with LCCI and our members.
To understand the aims of your visit and to ensure the team can accommodate your visit, we kindly request that inward delegations interested in meeting with LCCI complete an enquiry form.
Once we receive your request a member of the team will be in touch to discuss your meeting proposal.
We met with representatives from the Romanian Investment and Foreign Trade Agency (ARICE) and a delegation from the embassy of Romania to the UK. At the meeting, we discussed bilateral trade and investment opportunities.
We had the pleasure of hosting the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The LCCI and the VCC are continually strengthening the ties between the UK and Australia.
We welcomed business students and professors from the UAB Collat School of Business University of Alabama. The meeting focused on the UK economic environment and the role of the LCCI and the UK Chamber’s network in facilitating and promoting international trade, business growth and global development.
Representatives from the Beijing Investment Promotion Agency visited LCCI to explore partnerships between the UK and Beijing. We discussed Beijing's role in growing collaboration with the Chinese market, emphasising their soft power and focusing on sectors such as technology, tourism and education.
We held a roundtable with representatives of the Arizona Commerce Authority. The delegation discussed topics ranging from AI and advancements in the automotive industry, new energy providers, as well as the exciting Formula E Championships that took place in Phoenix. The Arizona Commerce Authority has recently set up an office in London, helping to boost trade efforts and bilateral trade relationships between the UK and Arizona.
We met with the Washington DC Chamber to strengthen our partnership and explore future collaborations that will add significant value for our business communities and promote a more robust economic relationship between London and Washington DC.
We hosted a delegation from the Government of Nigeria. The meeting discussed issues such as digitalisation, cybersecurity, access to finance, bilateral trade and student exchange programmes.
In 2023 LCCI welcomed visiting delegations from the Netherlands, Nigeria, Western Balkans, China, Malaysia, Ethiopia, India and Brooklyn.
This year has seen significant changes to the UK immigration system as the government seeks to reduce the net migration figure by increasing salary thresholds in the work and family routes, restricting access to dependants of certain categories, and raising fees across the board. This is a guide created by Fragomen.
LCCI’s recent policy proposal on the inclusion of women in trade deals has received strong support in a meeting convened by the Commonwealth Businesswomen's Network C.I.C (CBWN) and Bloomsbury Institute London with three private sector partners – LCCI, GSMA and the World Commerce & Contracting - at the Commonwealth Joint Office in New York during the 68th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68), the UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Widely known as “passport for goods”, ATA Carnets are international customs documents that permit the duty and tax-free temporary importation of non-perishable goods for up to 12 months into countries subscribed to the ATA Carnet scheme. On April 2024, Peru will become the 79th country joining the ATA Carnet System, opening another door to the temporary importation of goods worldwide.
