VAT repayment waiting times
Understand HMRC’s published timeframe and how to interpret waiting times reported by users of this site.
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UK community reporting
See waiting times reported by users of this site. Share your own experience without providing a name, VAT number or exact repayment amount. A verified email can be kept privately for status check-ins.
Typical elapsed time
70days
Median across 4 published reports, including 4 open cases. Open durations run to today and continue increasing until payment is recorded.
61–82
middle 50%, days
0%
reported as paid
70 days
Open cases run to today
73 days
Includes open cases
61–82
25th–75th percentile
4
4 open · 0 paid
Monthly pattern
Useful context
Understand HMRC’s published timeframe and how to interpret waiting times reported by users of this site.
A practical checklist based on current GOV.UK guidance, including when to check your account or contact HMRC.
A plain-English overview of repayment returns, HMRC checks and how this independent tracker differs.
It takes about two minutes. Aggregate statistics are published automatically, including for small samples.