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Last reviewed: 12 October 2009

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Bilateral trade

UK-Philippine trade relations are good. The balance of trade over the last few years has been in favour of the Philippines.

UK exports to the Philippines in 2008 were valued at £232.7m, about 6% down on 2007. Top UK exports include: electrical apparatus/appliances and spares, medical and pharmaceutical products, manufactured metals, office and data processing machinery, general industrial machinery and power generating machinery.

Opportunities exist particularly in the development of infrastructure projects, including power, transport, water, construction, oil and gas and environmental technology. Opportunities also exist in education and training, financial services, healthcare, IT and electronics and consumer goods.

UK imports from the Philippines in 2008 amounted to £598m, about 17% down on 2007. Top UK imports include: electrical and office equipment and machinery, apparel, miscellaneous manufactured material, road vehicles, fish products, textile fibres, yarn and made up articles.

Bilateral investment

The UK is among the leading foreign investors in the Philippines. Data from the Philippine Central Bank shows that the UK regularly tops lists of portfolio investors, due largely to the pre-eminence of the UK as a global financial centre. Britain also has major direct investments in the Philippines concentrated in power, energy, water and financial services.

There are currently about 200 British companies active in the Philippines, ranging from big multinationals to small one-man shows. Major British companies operating in country include Shell, HSBC, BG, Standard Chartered, Misys, Diageo, GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, Unilever and Logica. A number of British companies are involved in successful franchising operations, including Debenhams, M & S, Top Shop, Burberry, Body Shop, Wallis, Dorothy Perkins, Clarks shoes and Lush.

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Philippines

Address:

Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines
8 Suffolk Street
London SW1Y 4HH

Consular
6 Suffolk Street
London SW1Y 4HH

Commercial
1A Cumberland House
Kensington Court
London W8

Defence and Armed Forces
8 Suffolk Street
London SW1Y 4HH

Culture and Tourism
146 Cromwell Road
London SW7 4EF

Labour
8 Suffolk Street
London SW1Y 4HH

Telephone:

(020) 7937 1600
(020) 7361 4641
(020) 7361 4627 (Administration)
(020) 7361 4642 (Legalisation)
(020) 7361 4637 (Passports)
(020) 7361 4642 (Visas)
(020) 7361 4625 (Economic)
(020) 7361 4629 (Political)
(020) 7361 4633 (Defence and Armed Forces)
(020) 7937 1898/7988 Commercial Counsellor
(020) 7835 1100/7361 4626 (Culture and Tourism)
(020) 7361 4643 (Labour)
(020) 7361 4628 (IMO)

Fax:

(020) 7937 2925
(020) 7835 1926 (Culture and Tourism)
(020) 7937 2747 (Commercial)
(020) 7938 4250 (Labour)
(020) 7937 0091 (Defence)


Email: embassy@philemb.co.uk 
Email: infotourism@wowphilippines.co.uk (Culture and Tourism)
Email: visaofficer@philemb.co.uk (Consular)
Email: dtilondon1@aol.com (Commercial)
Email: defence@philemb.co.uk (Defence)
Email: jrasuljr_uk@yahoo.com (Labour)


Website: http://www.philemb.org.uk 

Office hours:

Mon–Fri: 0900-1700