Written Question·Treasury·UIN 51908

Imports: VAT

Tabled: 13 May 2025
Answered: 20 May 2025

Question

Ben Lake

Plaid CymruCeredigion Preseli

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential financial savings to the Exchequer of (a) withdrawing the postponed VAT accounting process and (b) bringing forward payment of VAT on imports using the same facilities as

Answer

James Murray
Postponed VAT accounting is an established and valued part of the UK’s VAT regime, which provides significant simplification and cashflow benefits to UK businesses who import goods from overseas. Unlike customs duty, VAT paid upon importation of goods is ...

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