We have a wide range of contacts to help you export and we organise UK pavilions or have information stands at major international exhibitions.

 In 2025 these will be CIMT in Beijing China International Machine Tool Show, EMO in Hannover The world’s leading trade fair for production technology | EMO Hannover and FORMNEXT in Frankfurt Formnext – Hub for Additive Manufacturing .

The MTA will help your company to locate government funding to support exhibitions when this is available.

The MTA works closely with relevant international trade associations in the sector and has an International Trade Committee consisting of experienced exporters in the manufacturing technologies sector who would be able to assist you.

Below are additional useful links for Members looking for support or export advice.

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Department for Business & Trade

Department for Business & Trade helps businesses export, drives inward and outward investment, negotiates market access and trade deals, and champions free trade.

Visit great.gov.uk to find useful guidance and information on how you can get started with international trade.

Department of Business & Trade is responsible for promoting British trade across the world and ensuring the UK takes advantage of the huge opportunities open to us. We encourage and support businesses to export and grow into global markets. We have International Trade and e-commerce advisers who support businesses one-to-one with dedicated and impartial advice. By working with us you will have access to funding (for eligible companies only), live business opportunities, exclusive virtual trade missions and events which help businesses to develop and innovate their business.

Department of Business & Trade offers a number of services to help businesses take advantage of the opportunities selling overseas can bring.

The area which advises  – These include:

To find out more how Government can help you to export see: Export support for UK businesses – great.gov.uk – great.gov.uk

The MTA works closely with relevant international trade associations in the sector.

For further information on exhibiting please contact Karen Finegold, International Adviser (karen.finegold@mta.org.uk)

International Shows within our industry during 2025:

India

Bangalore

IMTEX

Tooltech & Digital Manufacturing.

23 – 29 January 2025

China

Beijing

CIMT

CIMT is the most prestigious, largest scale and most influential professional machine tool exhibition in China.

21 – 16 April 2025

Germany

Hannover

HANNOVER FAIR MESSE

HANNOVER MESSE is the most important international platform and hot spot for industrial transformation.

31 March – 4 April 2025

Thailand

Bangkok

Intermach

ASEAN’S leading Advanced Industrial Machinery and Subcontracting Exhibition

14 – 17 May 2025

Czech Republic

Brno

MSV

The International Engineering Fair (MSV) is the leading industrial trade fair in Central Europe

7 – 10 October 2025

United States

Chicago

FABTECH

North America’s Largest Metal Forming, Fabricating, Welding and Finishing Event.

8 – 11 September 2025

Thailand

Chicago

METALEX

No. 1 Machine Tools & Metalworking Exhibition Serving ASEAN 

19 – 22 November 2025

For further information on the above, please contact Karen Finegold, International Adviser (karen.finegold@mta.org.uk)