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Reduced rate

5 %

2026-27, from 2026-04-06 · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source · next expected change 2027-04-06

Reduced rate | 5% | Some goods and services, for example, children’s car seats and home energy

key

uk/vat/reduced-rate

value

5 %

period

2026-27

effective

2026-04-06 to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/vat-rates

verified

2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2027-04-06)

next expected change

2027-04-06 (annual: a fixed day each year)

source checked

2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)

previous

5 % (2025-26) from 2025-04-06

scope

UK-wide

hash

sha256:9b296f0f996cc09c16c6f9367296c0759dc914ea5299e6be910bcd536acb2964

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/vat/reduced-rate?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/vat/reduced-rate

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  "key": "uk/vat/reduced-rate",
  "label": "Reduced rate",
  "value": 5,
  "unit": "%",
  "period": "2026-27",
  "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-06",
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/vat-rates",
  "quote": "Reduced rate | 5% | Some goods and services, for example, children’s car seats and home energy",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2027-04-06",
  "changeCadence": "annual",
  "nextExpectedChange": "2027-04-06",
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "previous": {
    "value": 5,
    "period": "2025-26",
    "effectiveFrom": "2025-04-06",
    "source": "https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20250630153708/https://www.gov.uk/vat-rates"
  },
  "scope": "UK-wide",
  "hash": "sha256:9b296f0f996cc09c16c6f9367296c0759dc914ea5299e6be910bcd536acb2964",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
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    "keys": "https://databutler.dev/.well-known/jwks.json"
  },
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Data Butler",
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/"
  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/vat/reduced-rate",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/vat-rates"
  }
}