UK Trade & Investment
An organisation responsible for promoting the development of UK exports and encouraging foreign companies to invest in the UK.
UK transit
A procedure for moving goods under Customs control when import or export formalities are carried out away from the place of importation or exportation, and the movement does not involve another European Union member state. Also know as national transit.
Union Internationale des Transports Routiers (IRU)
An international trade organisation for the road transport industry.
Unique consignment reference (UCR)
A reference, allocated by the Customs freight simplified procedures authorised trader to each import or export consignment, which can be used to trace the consignment through all the trader's records.
United Nations (UN)
An international organisation that acts as a forum for discussion and regulates international relations. Head offices are in Geneva and New York.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
The main arm of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment and development issues.