Companies: VAT

(asked on 4th February 2021) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies based (a) outside the UK and (b) in Northern Ireland were registered with HMRC in respect of paying VAT on goods sold into Great Britain on (i) 31 December 2020 and (ii) 31 January 2021; and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
Jesse Norman Portrait
Jesse Norman
This question was answered on 9th February 2021

The table below provides the information requested on the number of companies registered for VAT in respect of paying VAT on goods sold into Great Britain.

Number of Companies Registered for VAT in respect of paying VAT on goods sold into Great Britain

Total No of Companies who were Registered

No of Companies from outside the UK who were Registered

Companies with a Northern Ireland Post code who were Registered. Note – Not all these Companies Registered will supply goods to GB.

Month of December 2020

27,615

558

492

Month of January 2021

28,378

589

367

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