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VAT Government Information and National Health Trusts (GIANT): service availability and issues

Check the availability and any issues affecting the VAT GIANT online service.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 3 January 2018
• Last updated: 16 July 2026
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  1. 16 July 2026

     Planned downtime from 8:30am to 7:30pm on Wednesday 22 July 2026 has been added.

  2. 22 May 2025

     Planned downtime from 6pm to 10:15pm on Monday 16 June 2025 has been added.

  3. 11 March 2024

     Planned downtime from 8am to 3pm on Monday 25 March 2024 has been added.

  4. 29 April 2021

     Planned downtime from 6pm to 11pm on Tuesday 11 May 2021 has been added.

  5. 16 November 2018

     Downtime previously planned for 17 and 18 November will now take place on 24 and 25 November.

  6. 8 November 2018

     Service issue for Thursday 8 November 2018 from 6pm to 11pm has been added.

  7. 1 November 2018

     Planned downtime for 3 and 4 November will now take place on 17 and 18 November.

  8. 26 October 2018

     Planned downtime for 3 and 4 November added.

  9. 3 January 2018

     First published.

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