[4] UK Trade & Investment is an international organisation with headquarters in London and Glasgow in Scotland.

Across its network UK Trade & Investment employs around 2,400 staff and advisers, including overseas in British Embassies, High Commissions, Consulates and trade offices, and regional offices in the nine English regions [5] The delivery of many UKTI regional services within the United Kingdom is contracted out to other organisations.

UK Trade & Investment brings together the work of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

The UK Special Representative for International Trade and Investment works as part of UKTI to promote British business and produce.

[7] UK Trade & Investment has an arms-trade branch called UKTI DSO (UK Trade & Investment Defence & Security Organisation) headed by Sir Richard Paniguian.