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EuroPlanner
'Preparing your Business for the Euro'

Will your business be affected?

Is your business affected?

Letters to customers and suppliers

Record of responses

Market opportunites

Is your business affected?

Please select the relevant responses below and then select Next to discover whether or not your business will be affected

My business exports to the euro zone

My business imports from the euro zone

My business deals with a UK firm which trades in the euro zone, or I am in the supply chain with such a firm

My business is part of the tourism industry

My business will not be affected by the euro

Letters to customers and suppliers

Draft letter to customers
You may find it helpful to use the letter provided in this section to ask your customers if they wish to be invoiced in euro. Mirror versions of this letter are available in a number of other EU languages.

Customer letter (English)

Customer letter (German)

Customer letter (French)

Customer letter (Italian)

Customer letter (Spanish)

Customer letter (other EU languages)

Draft letter to suppliers
You may find it helpful to use the letter provided in this section to ask your suppliers if they wish to be paid in euro. Mirror versions of this letter are available in a number of other EU languages.

Supplier letter (English)

Supplier letter (German)

Supplier letter (French)

Supplier letter (Italian)

Supplier letter (Spanish)

Supplier letter (other EU languages)

Record of responses

Record of customers/suppliers euro needs
To help you monitor the responses there is a chart under this section to record the replies you receive. If used it will help you to assess quickly when you will need to be able to do business in euro.

Response chart

Market opportunities

The single currency will make it easier to gain access to a market of 290 million consumers. This will create many opportunities for businesses in the UK. You should not discount this possibility until you have given this careful consideration. Remember, your competitors will be considering these issues too.

Opportunities