How to pay your Stamp Duty, and how long it takes for your payment to reach HMRC.

Stamp Duty is paid on shares bought on a stock transfer form.

It is not the same as paying:

Stamp Duty Reserve Tax — which is paid on the paperless purchase of shares

Stamp Duty Land Tax — when property is bought or transferred

When to pay

The deadline for paying Stamp Duty and getting stock transfer documents to HMRC is no later than 30 days after they’ve been dated and signed.

If the deadline is on a weekend or bank holiday, make sure your payment reaches HMRC by the end of the previous working day.

If you do not pay by the deadline, you may need to pay a penalty, interest or both.

What you need

You need to provide a payment reference number so we can identify your payment. This reference should be made up of your name and payment amount (for example, JBrown240.00).

If you’re a solicitor or adviser making a payment on behalf of your client you can use your client’s reference or matter number as the payment reference.

If you use an incorrect reference number, there will be a delay in the payment being allocated correctly.

Pay by bank transfer

If you pay by CHAPS (Clearing House Automated Payment System) or Faster Payments, you can submit your payment on the same or next day.

If you pay by Bacs (Bankers Automated Clearing System), allow 3 working days for the payment to reach HMRC.

We recommend you check your bank’s processing times and maximum transaction limits before you pay.

Account details to use if your account is in the UK

Use the following details to make a payment if your account is in the UK:

account number — 12001098

account name — HMRC Birmingham Stamp Office

Account details to use if your account is overseas

Use the following details to make a payment if your account is overseas:

account number (IBAN) — GB02 BARC 2011 4773 6185 95

Business Identifier Code (BIC) — BARCGB22

account name — HMRC Birmingham Stamp Office

Pay HMRC in pounds sterling (GBP).

If you pay in any other currency:

the bank will convert it to pounds sterling and take a conversion fee from your payment

HMRC will receive less than you intended and you will need to make another payment so that HMRC receives the full amount

If needed, you can provide your bank with the following HMRC banking address:

Barclays Bank plc1 Churchill PlaceLondonUnited KingdomE14 5HP

Do not post a cheque payment to us. If you cannot pay electronically you should contact us.

After you have paid

You’ll need to email your Stamp Duty notification to us.

If you have not submitted your Stamp Duty notification by email before

You should be aware and accept that there are risks in using email. Possible risks include:

emails sent over the internet or other insecure network may be intercepted

unencrypted emails may be intercepted, read and altered

no guarantee that unencrypted emails received over an insecure network have not been altered

phishing, impersonation and malware that could contain malicious code

emails that are sent over the internet may never arrive, and neither the sender or recipient may be aware of this

You can find more general information on our data protection and policy procedures in the HMRC Privacy Notice.

What you need to do

Email your notification to stampdutymailbox@hmrc.gov.uk.

Your email should include:

an electronic copy (for example, a scanned PDF) of either your: signed and dated stock transfer form instrument of transfer form SH03 for return of purchase of own shares

an electronic copy (for example, a scanned PDF) of either your:

signed and dated stock transfer form

form SH03 for return of purchase of own shares

Use power of attorney if necessary.

We will accept e-signatures.

If your stock transfer form or instrument of transfer does not include them, you’ll also need to give details of the:

name of the company whose shares are being transferred

parties to the transaction

If you cannot submit your notification electronically

You must include your contact details when submitting by post. You can post your notification to:

BT — Stamp DutyHM Revenue and CustomsBX9 2ASUnited Kingdom

Couriers should use a different address.

You must not post original copies of documents to these addresses, as we will not retain or return them to you.

Once we have received your notification, we will:

contact you if we have any questions

send you a confirmation letter

Updates to this page

13 November 2026 ‘Account details to use if your account is overseas’ has been updated to include pay HMRC in pounds sterling (GBP) and what happens if you pay in any other currency.

‘Account details to use if your account is overseas’ has been updated to include pay HMRC in pounds sterling (GBP) and what happens if you pay in any other currency.

30 April 2026 A Welsh translation has been added.

A Welsh translation has been added.

25 February 2022 We have updated the post code for postal submissions and enquiries for Stamp Duty.

We have updated the post code for postal submissions and enquiries for Stamp Duty.

30 April 2021 Information about the risks of using email and an alternative postal address for notifications has been added.

Information about the risks of using email and an alternative postal address for notifications has been added.

11 August 2020 Bank details have been updated if you're paying from a UK bank account.

Bank details have been updated if you're paying from a UK bank account.

25 March 2020 Temporary measures have been put in place to stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) - you must now pay Stamp Duty electronically by Faster Payment, Bacs or CHAPS, and send transaction details to HMRC by email rather than post.

Temporary measures have been put in place to stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) - you must now pay Stamp Duty electronically by Faster Payment, Bacs or CHAPS, and send transaction details to HMRC by email rather than post.

29 February 2016 Information about what payment references to use and overseas payment details have been added.

Information about what payment references to use and overseas payment details have been added.

30 October 2014 First published.

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