Northern Ireland VAT Rates

The standard VAT rate in Northern Ireland 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 โ€” the rates below are the current ones, checked daily.

Northern Ireland 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 Northern Irish VAT number rather than a rate? The number format, its regex and verified example numbers are on the Northern Ireland VAT number page.

Where This Data Comes From

The Commission databases behind the rest of this dataset cover the EU-27, so Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland. Rate history covers the EU-27, where the Commission publishes a dated series โ€” see Germany VAT rates for what that looks like. For Northern Irish filings, confirm with the tax authority or an adviser.