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UKFT Resources

UKFT members have full access to all UKFT resources. Browse the list below and get in touch for more information or to gain access.

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Business Development

• UKFT Guide to Exhibiting at International Tradeshows 
• UKFT Fashion Routes to Market Comparative Pricing 
• UKFT Guide How to open a store and get the best deal 
• UKFT Guide to assessing if you are ready for investment 
• UKFT Guide to Design Protection 
• UKFT Guide to making Modern Slavery Statements 
• UKFT Guide to Pricing Competitiveness 
• UKFT Guide to the new Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) 
• UKFT Guide to Website Mimicking  
• UKFT Recommendations for free digital resources and tools 
• UKFT Comparative Fashion Pricing 
• UKFT Associate Member Zedonk stock control software guide 
• UKFT Guide to Wholesale and Retail Pricing Competitiveness
• UKFT Guide to Standards

 

Care Labelling 

• Ginetex world map
• Made in Turkey (Turkiye) update – September 2023 
• UKFT Guide to Garment Labelling in the EU post Brexit 

 

HR and Employment 

• COVID19 early outbreak management action card for factories 
• Internships: Best Practice Guide for Industry 
• UKFT Draft Contract of Employment 
• UKFT Draft Redundancy Policy – June 2020 
• UKFT HR & Employment 
• UKFT HR Employment Update – Q2 2021 
• UKFT HR Employment Update – Q1 2021 
• UKFT Leave Entitlement for Employees – June 2020 
• UKFT Redundancy Checklist – June 2020 
• UKFT Redundancy Ready Reckoner 
• UKFT Draft: Bullying Policy 
• UKFT Draft: Contract for Homeworkers Terms and Conditions of Employment 
• UKFT Draft: Disciplinary Procedure 
• UKFT Draft: Equal Opportunities Policy 
• UKFT Draft: Grievance Procedure 
• UKFT Draft: Harassment Policy 
• UKFT Guide to Employment 
• UKFT HR & Employment update – Q3 2020 
• UKFT Statement of Terms and Conditions of Employment

 

International Business 

• UKFT Briefing Note on international tradeshows in the EU 
• UKFT Briefing Note on Changes to French VAT – Feb 2022 
• UKFT Briefing Note on the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act  
• UKFT Briefing on Russia and Ukraine 
• UKFT Guide to calculating a wholesale landed price for the EU 
• UKFT Guide to China’s Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law 
• UKFT Guide to claiming Origin under the UK-EU TCA agreement 
• UKFT Guide to EPR Schemes 
• UKFT Guide to EPR, Triman and waste management of textile products in France 
• UKFT Guide to New French Law on Environmental Labelling 
• UKFT Report from PFW Men’s – June 2022 
• UKFT Report from Pitti Uomo – June 2022 
• UKFT Report from Pitti Uomo and Pitti Bimbo – January 2022 
• UKFT Report from Premiere Vision – July 2022 
• UKFT Report on the Chicago Collective Menswear Show – August 2022 
• UKFT Canada Roundtable – July 2021 
• UKFT USA Roundtable – July 2021 
• UKFT Update on the DIT Internationalisation Fund 
• UKFT Fashion Routes to Market Flowchart 
• UKFT Guide to the EU De-forestation Regulations  
• UKFT Guide to the new EU General Product Safety Regulations (2023/998) 

 

Making Sales 

• Growing B2C international sales globally UKFT and Global-E 
• UKFT Glossary and Explanations of Selling Terms 
• UKFT Guide to Trade Credit Insurance 
• UKFT Guide to Digital Wholesale 

 

Marketing, PR and Social Media 

• UKFT Sharing press articles and copyright infringement 
• UKFT Guide to introducing your brand to the press 
• UKFT Tips on building a lifestyle brand 

 

Start-up Resources 

• How to Protect Your IP 
• Tips on Becoming a Sustainable Business 
• Business Plan Template 
• Working with Investors 
• Growing a Team 
• Coffee Break Catch Up – Pop-ups 
• Getting Your Business Ready to Wholesale 
• How to Prepare for Buyers 
• Tradeshows, Showrooms and Agents 
• Building Brand Awareness and Understanding Your Customer 
• Registering your business in the UK 
• Guide to Care Labelling 
• Guide to Pricing 

 

Sustainability 

• Sustainability 101 issue 1 Standards and certification 
• Sustainability 101 issue 2 Green washing 
• Valpak Packaging analysis – using data to mitigate costs and inspire sustainable change 

 

Terms and Conditions 

• UKFT Example of Customer Terms & Conditions 
• UKFT Example of Wholesale Terms & Conditions  
• UKFT Example of Privacy Policy Documents 
• UKFT Example of Website Terms of Service 

 

Trade Agreements 

• UKFT Guide to the UK Japan Free Trade Agreement 
• UKFT Guide to the UK Morocco Trade Agreement 
• UKFT Guide to the UK South Korea Free Trade Agreement 
• UKFT Guide to the UK Tunisia Trade Agreement 
• UKFT Guide to the UK Turkey Free Trade Agreement 
• UKFT Guide to the UK Vietnam Free Trade Agreement 
• UKFT Guide to the UK Turkey Free Trade Agreement 
• UKFT Guide to the UK Canada Continuity TCA Free Trade Agreement 
• UKFT Guide to the UK EU Free Trade Agreement 
• UKFT Guide to CPTPP 
• UKFT Guide to the UK Australia FTA 
• UKFT Guide to the UK New Zealand FTA 

 

Working with the European Union, post Brexit

• UKFT Working with agents and distributors in the EU post-Brexit 
• UKFT Brexit Guidance Toolkit – 2021 
• UKFT Brexit Guide to EU Tradeshows: Handling samples stand fittings and personnel 
• UKFT Brexit Guide to Inward and Outward Processing (IPR and OPR) 
• UKFT Brexit Guide to Returned Goods Relief 
• UKFT Guide to Rules of Origin for Trading with the EU  
• UKFT Brexit Guide to the Implications of Free Circulation 
• UKFT Guide to ATA Carnets  
• UKFT Guide to claiming Origin under the UK-EU TCA agreement 
• UKFT Guide to Design Protection Post-Brexit 
• UKFT Guide to EU Responsible Company (EURC) Requirements 
• UKFT Guide to Garment Labelling in the EU post Brexit 
• UKFT Guide to Immigration and Movement of People post-Brexit 
• UKFT Guide to the new EU Import One Stop Shop (IOSS) 
• UKFT Guide to the UK Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) 
• UKFT Outward Processing Relief 

 

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