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Illustrative cross-border scenario · Selling and exporting across borders
Illustrative case study showing how a business objective can be coordinated across countries, capabilities, responsible professionals and milestones.
Selling and exporting across borders: Denmark ↔ United Kingdom delivery programme. An illustrative scenario showing how WONE Global coordinates the countries and areas of expertise involved. It does not describe a specific client engagement.
- 2
- areas of work
- 2
- markets
- Multidisciplinary alignment
Scope
Markets and services involved
Markets
Services
Coordination
How the work is sequenced
- 1WONE Global works out the goal with the business: countries, expertise, order of work and risks.
- 2The WONE Global lead in each country and area of expertise is introduced, after conflict checks.
- 3The firms work in a sequence agreed up front, briefing each other and handing over properly.
- 4Your WONE Global contact keeps track of the whole project until it's done.
WONE Global Partners
Who would handle it in these markets
Named leads where they exist today; everything else arranged by WONE Global on request, with the name confirmed before work begins.
On request
WONE Global can find the right Accounting, Reporting & Statutory Compliance professional in Denmark and United Kingdom for you.
No WONE Global Partner holds this yet. Send us your requirement: WONE Global confirms whether a vetted Associate firm can act, tells you who it is and checks for conflicts before any work begins.
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The two markets in this matter
The essentials of each market on the topics this kind of work turns on.
Denmark
Essentials · source-checked
- Corporate income tax
- 22% standard rate (as at mid-2026)
- VAT
- 25% general rate
- Main entity form
- Private limited company (ApS), minimum capital DKK 20,000
- Foreign investment
- Generally open; prior authorisation for stakes of 10% or more in particularly sensitive sectors
- Currency and exchange controls
- Danish krone pegged to the euro within ERM II
- Data protection
- GDPR and Danish Data Protection Act; Danish Data Protection Agency
United Kingdom
Full guide
- Corporation tax
- 25% main rate; 19% small profits rate
- VAT
- 20% standard rate; £90,000 registration threshold for UK businesses
- Company formation fee
- £100 online
- Director requirements
- At least one director aged 16+; UK residence not required
- Identity verification
- Mandatory for directors and PSCs since 18 November 2025
- Employer National Insurance
- 15% above £5,000 a year
| Topic | Denmark | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| Establish & Structure | Foreign investors can generally own Danish companies outright and most use a private limited company (ApS) or register a branch of the parent. Registration is digital through the Danish Business Authority, and companies receive a CVR number. Read more | The UK has no general foreign-ownership restriction or investment licence: most foreign businesses incorporate a private limited company at Companies House or register a UK establishment of their overseas company. Read more |
| Tax & Statutory | Read more | UK companies and UK branches of foreign companies pay corporation tax at 25% on profits above £250,000, with a 19% small profits rate and marginal relief in between. Read more |
| People, Payroll & Mobility | Read more | UK employers run PAYE payroll, pay 15% employer National Insurance above £5,000 a year, auto-enrol eligible staff into a pension and pay at least the National Living Wage of £12.71 an hour. Read more |
| Banking, Treasury & Payments | Denmark has no exchange controls, and profits can be repatriated freely subject to tax. The Danish krone is pegged to the euro. Banks apply strict know-your-customer checks under the Danish AML Act, which can slow account opening for foreign-owned companies. Read more | Opening a UK business bank account turns on anti-money laundering checks: banks must verify the company, its directors and its beneficial owners, and check the PSC register. Read more |
| Disputes, Enforcement & Exit | Denmark has a three-tier court system, with a special Maritime and Commercial Court in Copenhagen. Arbitration law is based on the UNCITRAL Model Law and Denmark is a party to the New York Convention. Read more | The UK has three separate legal systems: England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Most international commercial litigation in England goes to the Business and Property Courts, including the Commercial Court, and arbitration seated in England, Wales… Read more |
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