The thresholds for registering for VAT or joining a VAT accounting scheme from 1 April 2017.

VAT thresholds

Circumstance Threshold
VAT registration More than £85,000
Registration for distance selling into the UK More than £70,000
Registration for bringing goods into the UK from the EU More than £85,000
Deregistration threshold Less than £83,000
Completing simplified EC Sales List £106,500 or less and supplies to EU countries of £11,000 or less.

VAT accounting scheme thresholds

VAT accounting scheme Threshold to join scheme Threshold to leave scheme
Flat Rate Scheme ÂŁ150,000 or less More than ÂŁ230,000
Cash Accounting Scheme ÂŁ1.35 million or less More than ÂŁ1.6 million
Annual Accounting Scheme ÂŁ1.35 million or less More than ÂŁ1.6 million