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Imports ― deferring import VAT

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Imports ― deferring import VAT

Produced by a Tolley Value Added Tax expert
Value Added Tax
Guidance
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This guidance note looks at the ways that import VAT (and import duty) can be deferred under duty deferment and Simplified Import VAT Accounting (SIVA).

For importing goods from outside the UK generally, see the Imports ― overview (rules from 1 January 2021) guidance note. For movements of goods and Northern Ireland, see the Northern Ireland ― overview guidance note.

In-depth commentary on the legislation and case law can be found in De Voil Indirect Tax Service V3.351A.

It is worth noting that from 1 January 2021, payment of import VAT is usually (but not always) deferred under postponed accounting rather than duty deferment or SIVA. Postponed accounting is explained in the Imports ― postponed accounting for import VAT guidance note.

Duty deferment

What is duty deferment?

Broadly, import duty is normally payable at the point that goods are imported into the UK. Import VAT can normally be accounted for later under postponed accounting but there are exceptions to this (see the Imports ― postponed accounting for import VAT guidance note for when postponed

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