VAT: registration applications and changes

Use online forms or write to HMRC to register for VAT and keep your VAT registration details up to date.

Online


To register for VAT or change your VAT registration details, you need to have a Government Gateway user ID and password. If you do not have a user ID, you can create one when you register.

If you鈥檝e already contacted HMRC, find out when you should receive a reply

Email

Email HMRC to reply to a request for more information about a VAT registration application: [email protected]

Email HMRC to reply to a request for information about a change of legal entity application or a transfer of going concern application: [email protected]

Email HMRC to reply to a request for information about a change of circumstance that affects a VAT registration: [email protected]

Email HMRC to reply to a request to cancel or re-instate a VAT registration: [email protected]

Do not use these email addresses to send HMRC:

Post

Write to HMRC about your registration application or to change your VAT registration details.

BT VAT
HM Revenue and Customs
BX9 1WR
United Kingdom

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Updates to this page

Published 14 May 2025