United Kingdom VAT Rates
The standard VAT rate in the United Kingdom is 20%, with reduced rates of 5%. The European Commission publishes its dated rate series for the EU-27 only, so there is no rate history to show here — the rates below are the current ones, checked daily.
United Kingdom VAT Rates in Force Today
- Standard rate
- 20%
- Reduced rates
- 5%
- Super-reduced rate
- None
- Parking rate
- None
- Local name
- Value Added Tax (VAT)
- Currency
- GBP
Checking a British VAT number rather than a rate? The number format, its regex and verified example numbers are on the United Kingdom VAT number page.
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Where This Data Comes From
The Commission databases behind the rest of this dataset cover the EU-27, so the United Kingdom is absent from them. These rates are maintained against the national tax authority and re-checked with every daily run.
Current rates for all 45 countries are one JSON file, MIT licensed, no API key: eu-vat-rates-data.json. Last checked 13 August 2026.
No dated rate history is published for the United Kingdom. Rate history covers the EU-27, where the Commission publishes a dated series — see Germany VAT rates for what that looks like. For British filings, confirm with the tax authority or an adviser.