United Kingdom
VAT rate
5% and 20%
Minimum amounts
GBP 130 (quarterly claim)
GBP 16 (yearly claim)
Yearly claims cover a period of 12 months running from 1 July one year to 30 June the following year. Deadline is six months after the end of the 12 month period.
Example: a refund claim covering the period 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021: deadline is 31.12.2021.
VAT can be reclaimed on:
Business-related expenses.
Only if the invoice contains all required information.
All invoices must contain:
- Name, address and VAT identification number of the supplier
- Name, address and VAT identification number of the customer
- Invoice date
- Quantity and type of goods supplied
- Price inclusive of VAT
- Price excluding VAT
- VAT amount
- VAT rate
Simplified invoices with a gross amount of up to 250 GBP are accepted.
Special rules
Please send us the original invoices in paper form (except electronic invoices, which we accept per e-mail).