Guidance

Check a UK VAT number: service availability and issues

Check the availability and any issues affecting the Check a UK VAT number online service.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 1 December 2020
• Last updated: 13 April 2026
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  1. 13 April 2026

     A service issue message to confirm that new VAT registrations may not appear on the 'Check a UK VAT number' service from 9am on Monday 20 April 2026 to 5pm on Friday 24 April 2026 has been added. You will still able to use the service during this time to check a UK VAT number.

  2. 13 March 2026

     A service issue message to confirm that new VAT registrations may not appear on the 'Check a UK VAT number' service from 9am on Monday 16 March 2026 to 5pm on Friday 20 March 2026 has been added. You will still able to use the service during this time to check a UK VAT number.

  3. 9 October 2024

     The service availability message about new VAT registrations has been amended. Recent changes of circumstances may not appear on the service between 8am on Monday 14 October 2024 to 5pm Friday 18 October 2024.

  4. 19 September 2024

     A service availability message to confirm that new VAT registrations may not appear on the Check a UK VAT number service between 8am on Monday 14 October 2024 to 5pm Friday 18 October 2024 has been added. You will still able to use the service during this time to check a UK VAT number.

  5. 6 August 2024

     A service issue about errors when checking a UK VAT registration number has been added.

  6. 6 October 2023

     A service issue about non-UK addresses within the check a UK Vat number service has been added.

  7. 22 June 2023

     Planned downtime from 8am to 3pm Sunday 25 June 2023 has been added.

  8. 22 March 2023

     Updated the 'service issues' section to confirm that there are some instances where VAT registrations may not appear in the online service. We are working to resolve this issue.

  9. 21 March 2023

     New VAT registrations and some change of circumstances may not appear in the online service, we are working to resolve this issue.

  10. 15 February 2023

      The issue relating to new VAT registrations and some change of circumstances not appearing in the service has been resolved.

  11. 2 February 2023

      New VAT registrations and some change of circumstances may not appear in the online service, we are working to resolve this issue.

  12. 15 November 2022

      The service issue about some VAT registrations not appearing on the Check a UK VAT number online service has now been resolved.

  13. 10 October 2022

      There are some instances where new VAT registrations and change of circumstances are not appearing on the ‘Check a UK VAT number’ online service. This is currently being investigated.

  14. 3 October 2022

      The service issue about checking a UK VAT number for new VAT registrations has been resolved.

  15. 20 September 2022

      The service issue about checking a UK VAT number has been updated to include issues about changes in circumstances not appearing on this service.

  16. 15 August 2022

      A service issue about checking a UK VAT number for new VAT registrations has been added.

  17. 18 July 2022

      The service issue in which some instances of new VAT registrations were not appearing on the 'Check a UK VAT number' online service has been fixed.

  18. 8 July 2022

      A service issue has been identified. There are some instances where new VAT registrations are not appearing on the 'Check a UK VAT number' online service. This is currently being investigated.

  19. 28 June 2022

      A service issue has been identified. There are some instances where new VAT registrations are not appearing on the Check a UK VAT number online service. This is currently being investigated.

  20. 20 June 2022

      A service issue about new VAT registrations has been added.

  21. 7 March 2022

      The service issue in which some instances of new VAT registrations were not appearing on the 'Check a UK VAT number' online service has been fixed.

  22. 3 March 2022

      A service issue has been identified. There are some instances where new VAT registrations are not appearing on the Check a UK VAT number online service. This is currently being investigated.

  23. 1 December 2020

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