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Universal Export(s) is a fictional company that is used as a cover name for the British Secret...

Universal Export(s) is a fictional company that is used as a cover name for the British Secret Service (MI6) in the James Bond novels and films. M, Bond's boss, is referred to as its "managing director". The name "Universal Export" is used in the books while the films use the name "Universal Exports." In Ian Fleming's last novel, The Man with the Golden Gun (1965), the name was changed to Transworld Consortium since it was believed that the name "Universal Export" was too well known. Later in John Gardner's first Bond novel, Licence Renewed (1981), the name was changed to Transworld Exports Ltd. For the films, the name has never been changed and is often subtly used without much explanation. These occurrences are as follows: Both Universal Exports Ltd (Company No. 04335328) and Transworld Exports Ltd (Company No. 02723115) actually exist on the UK register of limited companies at Companies house.