What We Offer
Looking to scale your business in the United Kingdom? The BLCC is here to accelerate your UK journey, making it smooth, straightforward and successful. We specialise in helping Belgian and Luxembourg companies set up, expand, and operate in the UK market with confidence.
From the first steps of registering a UK company and navigating tax rules, to managing payroll, legal matters, and import/export compliance, we cover it all. Think of us as your trusted local partner: we handle everything needed to get your business established and running in the UK, saving you time to focus on what really matters.
Whether you’re opening a new office, hiring staff, or exporting goods across the Channel, our in-house expertise and trusted network of partners guide every stage of your business journey.
Business Services
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Setting up in the UK
From company creation and registered office services to co-working spaces and strategic market entry advice, we help you establish a professional and compliant UK presence.
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Tax & Accounts
We offer comprehensive financial support, including VAT and CIS registration and returns, PAYE administration, bookkeeping, corporate tax returns, and guidance on insurance, mergers, and acquisitions.
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Payroll & HR
We provide full payroll administration, employee benefits advice, pension services, recruitment support, contract drafting, and practical solutions such a mobile phone subscriptions, to support your workforce and operations.
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Legal
Through our in-house expertise and legal partners, we support you with compliant contracts, dispute resolution, company restructures, deal negotiations, revision of your sales terms & conditions, and access to an extensive international legal network.
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Importing & Exporting
From customs compliance and tariff classifications to VAT registration, duty deferment accounts, ATA carnet advice, Customs Declaration Services set up, and customs agents, we guide you through every step of importing and exporting between the UK and the EU.
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Our Members’ Portal
For our members, we have created a bespoke online portal designed to make managing your company’s information with the Chamber simple, secure, and transparent. The portal gives you direct access to the details we hold for your business, including scanned mail, contact records, and more.
Questions?
The BLCC is a one-stop shop for Belgian and Luxembourgish companies entering the UK market, covering company formation, payroll, tax, import/export and office space under one roof. Built on 135 years of member requests, our services save you time and money by keeping most work in-house, backed by reliable, cost-effective partners when specialist expertise is needed.
Setting up a UK business typically costs around £4,500, though it can be as low as £2,000, including a registered address, depending on your needs. Pricing varies by company structure, CAT registration, and whether you need payroll or a UK bank account from day one.
Contact us today to get a tailored quote.
Not long, but not as quick as some will tell you.
Company formation itself takes only a few days once director and UBO identity verification (IDV) is complete. Full operational readiness, including VAT registration (around 40 working days) and a UK bank account (1 to 3 months), typically takes 2 to 3 months in total, though online banking can bridge the gap in the meantime.
Yes, we run monthly UK payroll for hundreds of companies without you needing a local entity. This includes the legal framework, insurance, pensions, benefits-in-kind and, where relevant, immigration support, for as long as you employ staff in the UK. Unlike an Employer of Record, our model keeps costs significantly lower.
It depends on what your intentions are and what exactly your business does. Some models operate in the UK without a local entity at all, while others require one by law. Book a call, and we will map out the right structure for your specific case.
Yes, despite Brexit, we see new expansion enquiries daily, and the large majority of companies that set up succeed and stay with us long-term. BLCC membership has quadrupled over the last 20 years, which reflects continued demand even as the market has become more complex to navigate alone.
The best start is a visit. Nothing beats coming over to the UK and checking out the market, the competition, visiting a trade fair, and of course meeting us face-to-face at our beautiful office in London. We also connect you with AWEX, FIT or Hub.Brussels, depending on your region.
Prefer to start remotely? Book a free 30-minute call at a time that suits you.
