VAT Reclaims

Non-UK businesses often incur costs in the UK, perhaps on travel and accommodation, without generating the requirement to register for UK VAT. Many of these businesses do not realise that it is possible to recover some or all of the UK VAT that they incur, without the need to register for UK VAT.

Such businesses can recover some or all of the UK VAT they incur by making an EC 8th or 13th Directive claim, depending on whether the claiming business is located in the EU or outside the EU.

Claims for EU businesses cover a calendar year and must be submitted by 30 June of the following year. Claims for non-EU businesses cover a claim period from 1 July to the 30 June of the following year and must be submitted within six months following the end of the claim period, ie 31 December.

In most cases, original invoices must be submitted with the claim and some costs may not be reclaimable.


VAT Reclaim Services

H&H VAT can prepare and submit VAT reclaims for non-UK businesses.

Our fees are normally negotiated in advance and are dependent on the volume of relevant invoices for each declaration period. In most cases, we offer a commission based fee, as a percentage of the value of the reclaim.

Please contact us for further information regarding our services and the fees that we charge.