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• New听paperless听systems听shown to significantly reduce听processing times, with听steps听that often take days听completed in听an hour听under听pilot conditions听

• UK听exporters听could see lower costs and听faster access to global听markets thanks听to the innovative tech听

• UK-Japan听programme听complements听schemes听launched听with听Germany听and France听

A听pioneering听scheme to听speed up听goods听exports听by听going digital听has听demonstrated听the potential to significantly听cut听processing听times听for key trade documents.听听

The听results听of the听DBT-led pilot, carried out听with听companies听trading between the听UK听and Japan,听underscore听the听huge potential听benefits听of using听digital听technology听to听speed up global trade.听听

UK听businesses听taking part听saw听cost savings from听eliminating听paper-based shipping documents,听reduced administrative burdens through faster, automated听processes, and greater efficiency across听their听supply chains.听听

Under听the听pilot,听documentary听credit checks performed by banks听-听which commonly take听up听to ten听days听-听were听reduced to just听one hour,听paving the way for wider rollouts of the technology听and听complementing the UK鈥檚 digital trade corridor听programme also under听way with France and Germany.听

Last month, the British Embassy Tokyo and the Department for Business and Trade brought together听more than听50听Japanese industry leaders听and听representatives听at an event marking the听publication听of听reports,听听highlighting听the benefits听and opportunities听of digital听trade.听

Minister for the Digital Economy Liz Lloyd said:听

This pilot shows how digital trade can deliver real, tangible benefits for听UK听exporters听- helping businesses move goods faster and with greater confidence.听

By working closely with partners in听Japan, and听complementing our听promising digital trade corridors with France and Germany, the听UK听is demonstrating global leadership in making trade cheaper, faster and more secure through innovation.

Professor David Hughes, Coordinator of the Digital Trade Testbed at Teesside University, said:听听

It鈥檚听exciting to see how quickly these foundational building blocks are coming together.听听

What matters now is turning successful demonstrations into repeatable, day-to-day听processes so businesses of all sizes can scale, trade with confidence, and realise the benefits of digital trade across the UK鈥揓apan corridor.

Trade digitalisation has significant potential for businesses, making trade cheaper,听faster听and more secure by replacing paper听processes with secure, legally recognised, digital documentation.听

The听UK听continues to press on as a global leader in听the sector, with global digital trade firm听LogChain having听relocated听its headquarters听from听Singapore to Liverpool earlier this year.

You can read the full reports听below:听听

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