[ ABOUT ]About the show
A show for the people who keep goods moving.
Global Trade Desk champions the small and mid-sized businesses that import into the UK — and the grit it takes to keep trading when the world throws everything at you.
[ 01 ]The mission
Importers rarely get to tell their side.
Behind every imported product is a business owner who has weathered things most people never think about: shipping markets that multiply overnight, tariff codes that quietly cost thousands, exchange rates that erase a margin, a pandemic that closed the world.
Global Trade Desk is a thirty-minute, filmed conversation that gives those founders a proper platform. We treat our guests as what they are — small-business heroes navigating one of the hardest trading environments in living memory — and we dig into the setbacks, the fixes and the comebacks so other importers can learn from them.
The format
- ~30 minutesLong enough to go deep, short enough to actually watch.
- Filmed & remoteRecorded on video wherever you are — published to YouTube.
- Guest-firstIt's your story. We're here to draw it out, not sell over it.
- Free to appearNo cost, ever. We handle editing, notes and promotion.
◆ Presented by our sponsor
This show is brought to you by Import Refunds
Overpaid import duty is more common than you think. Import Refunds reviews your customs entries and reclaims what HMRC owes you — on a no-win, no-fee basis.
[ 02 ]The connection
Presented by Import Refunds — and proud of it.
Global Trade Desk is presented by Import Refunds, who help UK businesses reclaim overpaid import duty. It’s a natural fit: they spend their days talking to importers about exactly the pressures this show is about.
Coming on the show is never conditional on using their service, and guests are chosen for their story — not their spend. But if a conversation surfaces that you might be owed money back, they’re on hand to help.
[ 03 ]Get in touch
Guest, pitch, or just hello
Want to come on, suggest a guest, or ask a question? Drop us a line and a real person will reply.
◆ Be a guest
Import into the UK? We want your story.
If you bring goods in from overseas and you've fought through a tough patch — freight, tariffs, currency, cost-of-living — we'd love to have you on. Free to appear, filmed remotely, and a genuine platform for your business.