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VAT Rate in the UK
Is your business importing goods from abroad, or are you preparing for your travels? Learn how you can make VAT rates work in your favour.
What is a VAT rate?
VAT (value added tax) is a type of consumption tax. The UK government applies it on the sale of goods and services.
VAT isn’t paid by businesses — instead, it’s charged to consumers in the price of goods, and collected by businesses, making it an indirect tax. Businesses are then responsible for reporting it to the government. In the UK, it must be reported to the HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs).
