Check a UK VAT number — service availability and issues
Updated 6 October 2023
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Service availability
Full service available.
Planned downtime
None.
Service issues
VAT registration numbers
There are some instances where VAT registrations may not appear in the online service.
We are working to resolve this issue and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Non-UK addresses
Currently, UK VAT registered traders with non-UK addresses are returned on the UK VAT checker with an HMRC address. These VAT registrations are valid registrations.
Invalid UK VAT registrations will return as ‘invalid’. If required, a VAT registered trader can prove their principal place of business using their VAT certificate.
Other services
Check availability and issues for other services.