London, 25th September 2018

10th Edition of International Tasting - Wine, Spirits & Beer

On the 25th of September, the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in the UK took part in the 10th Edition of the Annual International Tasting: Wine, Spirits & Beer, organised by the Council of Foreign Chambers of Commerce (CFCC), at  Chelsea Football Stadium.

London, 15th July 2018

26/27^th June - Moving to Portugal Show and Seminars in London and Birmingham

On 26/27th June The Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in the UK organised the fifth of our popular Moving to Portugal events in central London and then, the following day, at Birmingham’s NEC exhibition centre.
15+ of the Chamber’s Corporate members took part, showcasing properties for sale throughout Portugal and other linked services and products.

London, 19th July 2018

5th July - Portuguese Chamber´s Annual Golf Tournament and Dinner at Boavista Golf Resort & Spa, Algarve

Our annual golf tournament and dinner took place on the 5th July 2018, at the Boavista Golf and Spa Resort near Lagos, Algarve

26 Chamber members took part in the  golf tournament, and over 50 Chamber members and their guests attended the dinner.
Boavista kindly sponsored the golf tournament and the evening’s celebration dinner, with the tournament trophies being presented by Mr. Peter Emerson Jones OBE, the founder and chairman of the Emerson Group, owners of Boavista.

London 6^th April 2018

Chamber forges closer links with Lusophone Africa

In order to expand our network within the African Lusophone countries, the Chamber has just signed a protocol with the London-based Business Council for Africa/Invest Africa, which supports over 250 companies and entrepreneurs operating across the African continent.  Our two organizations will be cooperating closely to cross market our membership and events programmes so watch this space!  For more information on the BCA click here

London, 15th January 2018

Is your company GDPR ready?

The Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in the UK organised a small workshop in conjunction with our members Cynation on the new law about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into effect by the end of May 2018.

Despite GDPR coming into effect on 25 May 2018, many top UK companies are still not preparing for its arrival, nor are they doing enough to inform themselves on how to be compliant, new research has claimed. Big or small businesses now have to comply with the new laws or risk heavy fines.

Mod 21-RFI for the Portuguese Tax Authorities

Are you selling products or services to a Portuguese company, and they are asking you to fill out the Mod 21-RFI before they can pay you the full amount they owe you?

This is because the Portuguese tax authorities can insist Portuguese companies withhold 25% of the payment, when they paying invoices submitted by British companies who have sold them goods or services.

To avoid this retention, the Portuguese tax authorities need this Mod 21 document in order to confirm that the British company is based in the UK and pays its taxes in the UK.