Background and problems

Since the UK left the EU, the European Single Market, and the customs union, the landscape for travel, trade, and providing services to our European neighbours is more complex than ever.

UK businesses cannot assume they can trade and provide services in the European Single Market as they used to. They may need to reconsider their commercial and contractual arrangements in light of new trade and immigration barriers.

UK nationals travelling to Member States for business or contracted services must follow Member State-specific rules, regardless of how long their trip will be. Each Member State has its own immigration system, entry requirements, and labour market rules. This means UK businesses face up to 27 different processes to send workers for any business-related travel to the EU.

There are also differences relating to: categories of worker; categories of ‘traveller’; contributions to the local social security system of the country; recognition of professional qualifications; and immigration and labour law requirements.

Solutions

Ecctis Trade & Work Global (TWG) is a powerful set of expert services and solutions for UK, European and global businesses and organisations needing to navigate post-Brexit laws, recognition, and visas. TWG helps you:

• conduct trade
• offer services in other countries
• recruit overseas staff or students, or
• to deploy staff internationally.

TWG takes away the bureaucratic headaches, reduces risk, and frees up businesses and professionals to focus on getting the real work done.

The rules and laws governing all the procedures, administration, and permissions are complex. They are new to most UK businesses, and apply to organisations large and small. The following examples are just 3 possible scenarios where TWG can help:

• A small IT company secures a contract which entails them sending UK-based consultants to a Member State to undertake a project
• A civil engineering consultancy has to send a professional team to a Member State to supervise and manage infrastructure development
• A large building company is a subcontractor on a big overseas construction site and sends builders and tradespersons to work on-site.

Choose a level and size of support package to suit your needs.

Core service pack

What every business traveller will need for visiting the EU, regardless of the nature of the visit. Easy to specify and to buy. Excellent for small and medium businesses or for one-off/occasional business visits.

Includes:

Our detailed Business Visitor Guide, setting out the rules and requirements for each country of the EU

We complete for you the required A1 form

We complete for you the required advance notification form

For:  £299 + VAT.

If more than 1 person is travelling, we can complete for you additional A1 and advance notification forms:

For each additional A1 form: £45 + VAT

For each additional advance notification form: £90 + VAT.

Higher level service packs for bigger volumes

TWG support services and solutions are completely flexible and can be tailored to your needs. Our service packs below, packs 1,2, and 3, are illustrations. These can be purchased as they are, as easy-to-buy service packs, or they can be used as a basis for a bespoke support package tailored to your exact needs. Email us on [email protected] or call us on +44 1242 258624 to discuss.

Service pack 1

Our detailed Business Visitor Guide, setting out the rules and requirements for each country of the EU

Managed service

Email support – 5 working day turnround

Support for up to 100 business visits or for a period of 1 year, whichever is sooner

For:  £2,450 + VAT.

Service pack 2

Our detailed Business Visitor Guide, setting out the rules and requirements for each country of the EU

Managed service

Email support – 5 working day turnround

Phone support helpline

Support for up to 200 business visits or for a period of 1 year, whichever is sooner

For:  £4,700 + VAT.

Service pack 3

Our detailed Business Visitor Guide, setting out the rules and requirements for each country of the EU

Managed service

Email support – 48-hour turnround

Phone support helpline

Support for up to 500 business visits or for a period of 1 year, whichever is sooner

For:  £11,450 + VAT.

For ongoing, year-round support – we are your Business Visit Partner

For frequent business trip requirements and for those more reliant on a business/trade relationship with Europe, we can be your Business Visit Partner for ongoing, year-round support. Subscribe for a period of one year or longer; pay monthly or via an annual subscription. All of your A1 and advanced business notification paperwork can be taken care of for all your planned business trips across the year. Support and service levels can be tailored to your requirements. Re-sizeable if your needs grow. Email us on [email protected] or call us on +44 1242 258624 to discuss.