Webinar: New Challenges for Cross Channel Mobility
We are pleased to share that Smith Stone Walters, now part of Envoy Global, has been invited to participate in a free online webinar hosted by the Franco-British Chamber.
New Challenges for Cross Channel Mobility is being held online by video conference on Thursday 10th April 2025, from 09.00am to 10.00am (Paris time) or 08:00am to 09:00am (London time).
The event is part of the Franco-British Chamber’s Market Access webinar series, designed to provide timely, relevant and essential insights on cross-channel business activities. Join us for this insightful webinar session where we will be exploring regulatory changes affecting UK-France travel and trade, including key immigration changes that will impact business travel between the two nations.
Smith Stone Walters Senior Associate Alastair Mason will join the panel to discuss the impact of new digital travel systems including the UK’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme, the EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) and the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), and the steps businesses should take to prepare.
Register here to secure your place!
What’s on the agenda?
By attending this webinar, you will gain key insights on the following topics:
- Customs formalities – how to streamline the process, minimise delays and ensure compliance.
- Compliance – customs auditing to identify non-compliance or risk.
- Regulatory changes: ENS recently introduced and ICS2 roll out April 1st.
- Import VAT deferment mechanism (or how to reclaim import VAT).
- FR & UK customs channels + ENS (Safety & Security Declarations).
- ETIAS, ETA and EES practical examples of challenges business will need to overcome/steps to be taken.
- Personal v Business Travel: The rules of 90/180 and 180/365 (UK).
- The impact of ETIAS: automatic bans, fines.
Speakers
Attendees at this webinar will hear from a panel of leading experts:
- Fiona Mougenot, Global Mobility Specialist
- Alastair Mason, Senior Associate at Smith Stone Walters
- Kacem Bekkali, CPO at Getlink
- Valérie Marcelle, Key Account & Business Development Manager at RM Boulanger.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to gain valuable insights into cross channel business mobility. Register your free place now.
