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Commons · Question 100735 · Tabled 16 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact for the Exchequer of VAT non-compliance by overseas sellers posing as UK businesses on online marketplaces.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 18 Dec 2025
HMRC’s best estimate is that in 2021/22 there was £150 million of overseas seller non-compliance occurring through online marketplaces as referenced by the National Audit Office report entitled ‘Tackling tax evasion in high street and online retail’ publi...