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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: 3 March 2022 — See all updates

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Check a UK VAT number: service availability and issues

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

Published 1 December 2020
Last updated 3 March 2022 + show all updates

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.
1 December 2020
First published.

Update history

2023-10-06 11:40
A service issue about non-UK addresses within the check a UK Vat number service has been added.

2023-06-22 16:19
Planned downtime from 8am to 3pm Sunday 25 June 2023 has been added.

2023-03-22 16:49
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.

2023-03-21 14:03
New VAT registrations and some change of circumstances may not appear in the online service, we are working to resolve this issue.

2023-02-15 14:52
The issue relating to new VAT registrations and some change of circumstances not appearing in the service has been resolved.

2023-02-02 11:47
New VAT registrations and some change of circumstances may not appear in the online service, we are working to resolve this issue.

2022-11-15 15:32
The service issue about some VAT registrations not appearing on the Check a UK VAT number online service has now been resolved.

2022-10-10 14:41
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.

2022-10-03 10:16
The service issue about checking a UK VAT number for new VAT registrations has been resolved.

2022-09-20 10:45
The service issue about checking a UK VAT number has been updated to include issues about changes in circumstances not appearing on this service.

2022-08-15 15:19
A service issue about checking a UK VAT number for new VAT registrations has been added.

2022-07-18 11:16
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.

2022-07-08 12:40
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.

2022-06-28 11:40
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.

2022-06-20 00:15
A service issue about new VAT registrations has been added.

2022-03-07 12:06
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.

2022-03-03 15:08
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.