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Providing services and travelling for business to the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein: country guides

Information for UK businesses on service provision from 1 January 2021.

The UK has left the EU

This page tells you what you'll need to do from 1 January 2021. It'll be updated if anything changes.

For current information, read: Providing services abroad

You can also read about the transition period.

Published 28 February 2019
Last updated 14 October 2019 — see all updates

• From: Department for International Trade, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, and Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Guidance relating to all EU and EFTA countries

1. Selling services to the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein from 1 January 2021
   • 14 October 2019
   • Guidance

Country guides

1. Austria: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
   • 14 October 2019
   • Guidance
2. Belgium: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
   • 14 October 2019
   • Guidance
3. Bulgaria: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
   • 14 October 2019
   • Guidance
4. Croatia: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
   • 14 October 2019
   • Guidance
5. Cyprus: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
   • 14 October 2019
   • Guidance
6. Czech Republic: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
   • 14 October 2019
   • Guidance
7. Denmark: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
   • 25 October 2019
   • Guidance
8. Estonia: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
   • 14 October 2019
   • Guidance
9. Finland: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
   • 25 October 2019
   • Guidance
10. France: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
    • 14 October 2019
    • Guidance
11. Germany: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
    • 25 October 2019
    • Guidance
12. Greece: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
    • 14 October 2019
    • Guidance
13. Hungary: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
    • 14 October 2019
    • Guidance
14. Iceland: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
    • 14 October 2019
    • Guidance
15. Ireland: providing services from 1 January 2021
    • 19 March 2019
    • Guidance
16. Italy: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
    • 14 October 2019
    • Guidance
17. Latvia: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
    • 14 October 2019
    • Guidance
18. Liechtenstein: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
    • 14 October 2019
    • Guidance
19. Lithuania: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
    • 14 October 2019
    • Guidance
20. Luxembourg: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
    • 14 October 2019
    • Guidance
21. Malta: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
    • 14 October 2019
    • Guidance
22. The Netherlands: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
    • 14 October 2019
    • Guidance
23. Norway: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
    • 14 October 2019
    • Guidance
24. Poland: providing services and travelling for business from January 1, 2021
    • 14 October 2019
    • Guidance
25. Portugal: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
    • 14 October 2019
    • Guidance
26. Romania: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
    • 14 October 2019
    • Guidance
27. Slovakia: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
    • 14 October 2019
    • Guidance
28. Slovenia: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
    • 14 October 2019
    • Guidance
29. Spain: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
    • 14 October 2019
    • Guidance
30. Sweden: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
    • 14 October 2019
    • Guidance
31. Switzerland: providing services and travelling for business from 1 January 2021
    • 14 October 2019
    • Guidance

Published 28 February 2019
Last updated 14 October 2019 + show all updates

1. 14 October 2019

   Change to title to include travelling for business

2. 17 April 2019

   Added sections containing links to HMRC advice on 'VAT' and 'Sending workers to the EU, the EEA and Switzerland'. Also added the section: 'Getting help when abroad'.

3. 19 March 2019

   Added guidance on Ireland and Switzerland.

4. 14 March 2019

   Added guidance on Spain.

5. 11 March 2019

   Added guidance for Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Romania, Slovenia.

6. 6 March 2019

   Added guidance for Belgium, Croatia, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Norway.

7. 4 March 2019

   We added guidance for Hungary, Netherlands, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Sweden.

8. 28 February 2019

   First published.