Petitions/Stronger rules to ensure foreign businesses pay the right VAT
StatusClosed
Opened1 May 2025
Closes1 Nov 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

We want the Government to take action to help stop VAT non-compliance and to ensure duty is paid on every online order shipped from overseas regardless of value. We want greater transparency and think that businesses should have a UK resident as a main director to take responsibility for unpaid VAT.

We want HMRC to conduct more detailed assessment of accounts regardless of supposed turnover with access to transaction reports

10,000
100,000

Constituency engagement ranking

Abtisam Mohamed
1Abtisam Mohamed MP
Sheffield Central
3
Olivia Blake
2Olivia Blake MP
Sheffield Hallam
3
Louise Haigh
3Louise Haigh MP
Sheffield Heeley
3
Chris Coghlan
4Chris Coghlan MP
Dorking and Horley
2
Gill Furniss
5Gill Furniss MP
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
2
Steve Darling
6Steve Darling MP
Torbay
2
Daniel Francis
7Daniel Francis MP
Bexleyheath and Crayford
1
Paulette Hamilton
8Paulette Hamilton MP
Birmingham Erdington
1
Liz Twist
9Liz Twist MP
Blaydon and Consett
1
Chris Ward
10Chris Ward MP
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
1
Stronger rules to ensure foreign businesses pay the right VAT — Petitions