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You can pay by bank transfer using Faster Payments, CHAPS or Bacs.

Make your payment to the following HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) bank account, unless you鈥檙e paying from an overseas account:

• sort code - 08 32 20
• account number - 12001004
• account name - HMRC NIC Receipts

Payment reference

Use your 18-digit reference number when making your payment. You鈥檒l find it on the payment request sent to you by HMRC.

For quarterly payments, your number will begin with 11.

For one-off payments, your number will begin with 60.

If you do not have an 18-digit reference number, you can:

• pay using the Check your State Pension forecast service, or use it to get a reference number
• phone the National Insurance enquiries line if you cannot ask HMRC online

How long it takes

Payments by Faster Payments (online or telephone banking) 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鈥檚 processing times.

Bacs payments usually take 3 working days.

Overseas payments

Use the following details to make a payment if your account is overseas:

• Business Identifier Code (BIC) - BARCGB22
• account number (IBAN) - GB49 BARC 2020 4830 9447 93
• account name - HMRC NIC Receipts

Overseas payment reference

Use your National Insurance number followed by 鈥業C鈥�, your surname then your initial. If your bank limits you to a certain amount of characters, you should use your National Insurance number followed by 鈥業C鈥� and as much of your surname as possible.

If you鈥檙e an employer paying for an employee living abroad, you should use your 13-character employer number.

Banking address

HMRC鈥檚 banking address is:

After you鈥檝e paid

Your National Insurance record and personal tax account will be updated after HMRC gets the payment. This can take up to 8 weeks.