Pay your VAT bill

2. Bank details for online or telephone banking, CHAPS, Bacs

You can pay by Faster Payments, CHAPS or Bacs to HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) account.

Sort code	Account number	Account name	CHAPS instruction
08 32 00	11963155	HMRC VAT	CHAPS form

Reference number

You’ll need your 9-digit VAT registration number to make a payment.

Find your registration number:

• in your VAT online account
• on your VAT registration certificate

Don’t put any spaces between the digits when paying your VAT bill.

Your payment may be delayed if you use the wrong reference number.

How long it takes

Payments made by Faster Payments (online or telephone banking) will usually reach HMRC on the same or next day, including weekends and bank holidays.

CHAPS payments usually reach HMRC the same working day if you pay within your bank’s processing times.

Bacs payments usually take 3 working days.

Check your bank’s transaction limits and processing times before making a payment.

Overseas payments

Account number (IBAN)	Bank identifier code (BIC)	Account name
GB36BARC20051773152391	BARCGB22	HMRC VAT

HMRC’s banking address is:

Barclays Bank PLC
1 Churchill Place
London
United Kingdom
E14 5HP

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