Register for VAT if you're distance selling into Northern Ireland
Register your business for VAT if you're distance selling into Northern Ireland using form VAT1A.
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You must also complete a paper VAT1 (application for registration) form. You will need to contact HMRC to request this. Complete it using the notes to help and post it with the VAT1A form.
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Use form VAT1A to register for UK VAT if you sell goods into Northern Ireland from an EU member state known as ‘distance selling’.
Send your completed application form to:
BT VAT
HM Revenue and Customs
BX9 1WR
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Updates to this page
Last updated 2 January 2024 + show all updates
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You need to contact HMRC to request a paper VAT1 form and return it with the VAT1A form.
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You must complete a VAT1 form and submit it with your VAT1A form when you're registering for VAT, if you're distance selling into Northern Ireland from 1 January 2021.
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The address to send your completed application to has been updated.
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VAT1A and VAT1A notes have been merged. Attached new PDF.
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Added translation