---
title: "Retrieve VAT customer information"
method: GET
path: "/organisations/vat/{vrn}/information"
tags: ["organisations"]
---

# Retrieve VAT customer information

`GET /organisations/vat/{vrn}/information`

Retrieves information about a VAT customer.

### Test data
<p>Scenario simulations using Gov-Test-Scenario headers are only available in sandbox environment.</p>
  <table>
    <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Header Value (Gov-Test-Scenario)</th>
      <th>Scenario</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td><p>DEFAULT</p></td>
      <td><p>The default scenario.</p></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><p>CUSTOMER_INFO_NOT_FOUND</p></td>
      <td><p>The scenario where no customer information could be found.</p></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><p>NO_EFFECTREGISTRATIONDATE</p></td>
      <td><p>The scenario where the customer has no effective registration date.</p></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><p>NO_FLATRATESCHEME</p></td>
      <td><p>The scenario where the customer has not entered the VAT Flat Rate Scheme.</p></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><p>NO_EFFECTREGISTRATIONDATE_NO_FRS</p></td>
      <td><p>The scenario where the customer has no effective registration date and has not entered the VAT Flat Rate Scheme.</p></td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

## Path parameters

- `vrn` string, required

## Headers

- `Gov-Test-Scenario` string

## Response `200`

- object
  - `customerDetails` object — General VAT information for the business.
    - `effectiveRegistrationDate` string — The date from when the business charges VAT.
  - `flatRateScheme` object — Information about the VAT Flat Rate Scheme.
    - `frsCategory` '001' | '002' | '003' | '004' | '005' | '006' | '007' | '008' | '009' | '010' | '011' | '012' | '013' | '014' | '015' | '016' | '017' | '018' | '019' | '020' | '021' | '022' | '023' | '024' | '025' | '026' | '027' | '028' | '029' | '030' | '031' | '032' | '033' | '034' | '035' | '036' | '037' | '038' | '039' | '040' | '041' | '042' | '043' | '044' | '045' | '046' | '047' | '048' | '049' | '050' | '051' | '052' | '053' | '054' | '055' | '999' — The VAT flat rate category, based on the business type. * `001` - Accountancy or book-keeping * `002` - Advertising * `003` - Agricultural services * `004` - Any other activity not listed elsewhere * `005` - Architect, civil and structural engineer or surveyor * `006` - Boarding or care of animals * `007` - Business services not listed elsewhere * `008` - Catering services including restaurants and takeaways * `009` - Computer and IT consultancy or data processing * `010` - Computer repair services * `011` - Entertainment or journalism * `012` - Estate agency or property management services * `013` - Farming or agriculture not listed elsewhere * `014` - Film, radio, television or video production * `015` - Financial services * `016` - Forestry or fishing * `017` - General building or construction services * `018` - Hairdressing or other beauty treatment services * `019` - Hiring or renting goods * `020` - Hotel or accommodation * `021` - Investigation or security * `022` - Labour-only building or construction services * `023` - Laundry or dry-cleaning services * `024` - Lawyer or legal services * `025` - Library, archive, museum or other cultural activity * `026` - Management consultancy * `027` - Manufacturing fabricated metal products * `028` - Manufacturing food * `029` - Manufacturing not listed elsewhere * `030` - Manufacturing yarn, textiles or clothing * `031` - Membership organisation * `032` - Mining or quarrying * `033` - Packaging * `034` - Photography * `035` - Post offices * `036` - Printing * `037` - Publishing * `038` - Pubs * `039` - Real estate activity not listed elsewhere * `040` - Repairing personal or household goods * `041` - Repairing vehicles * `042` - Retailing food, confectionery, tobacco, newspapers or children’s clothing * `043` - Retailing pharmaceuticals, medical goods, cosmetics or toiletries * `044` - Retailing not listed elsewhere * `045` - Retailing vehicles or fuel * `046` - Secretarial services * `047` - Social work * `048` - Sport or recreation * `049` - Transport or storage, including couriers, freight, removals and taxis * `050` - Travel agency * `051` - Veterinary medicine * `052` - Wholesaling agricultural products * `053` - Wholesaling food * `054` - Wholesaling not listed elsewhere * `055` - Dealing in waste or scrap * `999` - Data Migrated from VMF
    - `startDate` string — The date upon which the business entered the VAT Flat Rate Scheme.

## Other responses

- `400`
- `401`
- `403`
- `404`

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