Business rates

Pay your business rates or view your business rates account - You can pay online, by Direct Debit, by BACS, by telephone, by post, or in person.

Business rates bills, overpayments and refunds - Find out how your bill is calculated and how to apply for a refund if you have overpaid.

Rateable values - Find out the rateable value of your premises and how to appeal about your rateable value.

Occupation of premises - Find out how the type of occupation of your premises may affect your business rates, or tell us if you are a new occupier, leaving a premises, if the premises is used for domestic and business use, or if it is unoccupied or partly occupied.

Business rates relief - You may be eligible business rates relief if you are a small business, a charity, a new business, or if you are having difficulties paying your business rates.

Recovery of business rates - If you are having difficulties paying your business rates you must contact us to try to reach a suitable payment agreement with you. If payment is not made within seven days of the instalment date, we can start to take action against you to recover the unpaid business rates.

Where business rates go - Find out more about this year's business rates, including calculations and a breakdown of the services your business rates pays for.

About the city centre levy (BID levy) or pay your BID levy - If your business is located in the city centre, it may be part of Hull’s business improvement district (BID) where a BID levy applies. The levy is not a part of the business rate but is based on the business rate and is collected by the council.