UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) is no longer supplying support to British exporters through the British High Commission in Malta.
 
Instead, British companies with an interest in the Maltese market should be in touch with UKTI in London directly.  They can be most easily reached via UKTI's website.
 
Some people have asked us why this change? And why now?  In short;
 
UKTI is aligning the resources in its overseas network more closely with its strategy priorities.  Generally speaking, these lie beyond Europe in emerging markets in Asia and elsewhere, where government support for private enterprise matters most. 

The markets from which UKTI has withdrawn its resource, of which Malta is only one, are all characterised by minimal demand from UK companies for in-market advice and assistance.  For example, the popular UKTI service OMIS has only been requested by one British company for the Maltese market over the last seven years. 

This is not to say that trade is diminishing; on the contrary, the UK retains a healthy 10% of the Maltese market.  But businesses make the right connections for themselves, without state intervention.  (One local example might be that of Farsons, which has recently bought UK-assembled trucks, and signed a major distribution deal with Britvic, without either the British company concerned or Farsons needing UKTI involvement.  This in addition to its continuing purchases of malted barley from British maltsters.) 

High-level political support from the High Commissioner in Malta, in respect of a particular contract, or in support of a business with interests in the market, is still available.  The High Commissioner’s contact details are on this website. 
 
If Maltese readers have questions, do please email them to us via the Feedback form on our homepage.  UK readers should use the UKTI web address.