Fees you’ll pay for money laundering supervision (from the file; to confirm against the document)

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3. [Money laundering regulations](/money/money-laundering-regulations) Guidance # Fees you’ll pay for money laundering supervision Find out the fees you need to pay HMRC for anti-money laundering supervision, and how to pay them. - From: [HM Revenue & Customs](/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs) - Published: 23 October 2014 - Last updated: 22 December 2025 — [See all updates](#full-publication-update-history) Get emails about this page ## Contents

1. [Application fee](#application-fee)

2. [Premises registration fee](#premises-registration-fee)

3. [Fit and proper test fee](#fit-and-proper-test-fee)

4. [Approval process fee](#approval-process-fee)

5. [Annual declaration fee](#annual-declaration-fee)

6. [Businesses with turnover below £5,000](#businesses-with-turnover-below-5000)

7. [How to pay](#how-to-pay) Print this page You must pay fees to HMRC when you register for anti-money laundering supervision. These are: - an application fee - a registration fee for each premises (this needs to be paid annually for each premises) - a fit and proper test fee (for money service businesses, or trust or company service providers) for each person tested - an approval process fee (for accountancy service providers, estate agency businesses, or high value dealers) for each person tested ## Application fee When you first register you must pay a one-off registration fee of £300 which is non-refundable. Businesses whose registration is withdrawn (because they cease then subsequently resume providing relevant activity) or have their registration cancelled (including those who do not pay their annual fees) will also have to pay this fee if they reapply for supervision. This fee will be waived for businesses eligible for the small business reduction. ## Premises registration fee When you register you must pay £400 for each of the premises you include in your application. Find out what [premises you need to register](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/money-laundering-supervision-business-premises-you-need-to-register). If HMRC refuses your application to register, we may refund your premises fee if the: - business is out of scope of The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (MLR 2017) - business is already supervised by a professional body and does not require separate supervision by HMRC - business did not supply all the information needed - business did not pay all the fees associated with that application - beneficial owner, officer or manager (BOOM) of the business failed the fit and proper test or approval check and the application was not approved by HMRC - business has applied as the wrong legal entity - business withdraws its application before it is registered ### Adding or removing premises from your registration If you want to add new premises to your registration in the first 6 months of the year, you will need to pay the full fee for each premises. If you want to add new premises to your registration in the second 6 months of the year, you will need to pay half of the fee for each premises. If you need to remove a premises from your registration, HMRC will not refund the fee for that premises. ## Fit and proper test fee If you are a [money service business](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/money-laundering-regulations-money-service-business-registration) or a [trust or company service provider](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/money-laundering-regulations-trust-or-company-service-provider-registration) there is a non-refundable [fit and proper test](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/money-laundering-regulations-apply-for-the-fit-and-proper-test) fee of £500 for each person tested. ## Approval process fee Relevant beneficial owners, officers or managers that work in any of the following sectors need an [approval test](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hmrc-approval-checks) to check for relevant criminal convictions: - an [accountancy service provider](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/money-laundering-regulations-accountancy-service-provider-registration) - an [art market participant](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/money-laundering-supervision-for-art-market-participants) - an [estate agency business](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/registration-guide-for-estate-agency-businesses) - a [high value dealer](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/money-laundering-regulations-high-value-dealer-registration) - a [letting agency business](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/money-laundering-supervision-for-letting-agency-businesses) A non-refundable charge of £40 will apply for each person tested. Fees are calculated and paid when you make a new application and when you complete your annual registration. ## Annual declaration fee Towards the end of your registration year HMRC will send you an email telling you to log in to your account to update your registration. The annual declaration fee is £400 for each of the premises shown on the application. HMRC may cancel your registration if you do not pay your annual declaration fee on time. ## Businesses with turnover below £5,000 If your business turnover is less than £5,000 you can apply for a small business reduction. This means you will have to pay the full £300 application fee and £400 premises fee for registration but will receive a £500 refund if your application or annual declaration has been accepted. After you have paid for, and submitted your application you will need to contact us at with ‘Turnover Reduction’ in the subject line. In the body of the email you’ll need to include your: - anti-money laundering supervision registration number - previous years turnover (if trading for more than 12 months) - anticipated turnover if you are a new business We will check the accuracy of the information you provide. We will contact you if we need you to send extra information of documents. We will not be able to process your application until you make your full payment. Once we have the required information and have approved your application or annual declaration, we will aim to process your refund within 30 days. ## How to pay You should pay your fees when you first apply to register and when you complete your annual declaration. When you give details of your business, the online service will work out how much you owe and let you pay the total amount due for each type of fee. Make a note of the payment reference (it has 12 digits and 2 letters starting with X) when you submit your application or annual declaration. There will be a delay in your payment if you use the wrong reference number. If you do not have your payment reference number you can email: to ask for it before making a payment. You can find more information on other ways to pay in the [pay Money Laundering Regulations fees](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pay-money-laundering-regulations-fees-and-penalty-charges) guidance. ## Updates to this page Published 23 October 2014 Last updated 22 December 2025 — [Show all updates](#full-history) 1. 22 December 2025 This guidance has been updated to reflect fee changes from 1 December 2025. 2. 31 October 2022 Updated the 'annual supervision fee' section because the 'annual renewal fee' has been renamed to 'annual supervision fee' and 'renewing your registration' has been renamed to 'updating your registration'. In the 'businesses with turnover below £5,000' section 'renewal' has been renamed to 'annual supervision'. In the 'How to pay' section 'renew' has been renamed to 'annual supervision'. 3. 23 November 2021 We've updated the 'approval process fee' section so that it includes letting agency businesses and art market participants. 4. 4 August 2021 The guidance on renewing annual fees for money laundering supervision has been updated. 5. 18 May 2020 A link has been added to new guidance about checking if you can get a payment deferral or deregister from money laundering supervision during coronavirus (COVID-19), if you are a business with an annual fee between 1 May 2020 and 30 September 2020. 6. 17 April 2020 Section on Businesses with turnover below £5,000 has been updated. 7. 9 January 2020 Information about the application charge has been removed as HMRC is no longer charging it. 8. 21 May 2019 Guide updated to show you must pay your anti-money laundering supervision fee before HMRC can process your small business reduction application. 9. 8 May 2019 Registration fees for anti-money laundering supervision have been updated. 10. 30 April 2019 Information on how to pay fees has been added. 11. 4 April 2019 Information for Financial Action Task Force (FATF), business with a turnover below £5,000 and fee increases added to guidance. 12. 30 July 2018 The guidance for application charges has been updated. 13. 6 February 2018 The premises registration fee has increased to £130 from 1 December 2017. 14. 19 October 2017 Guidance updated to show that the premises registration fee and annual renewal fee will increase from £115 to £130 from 1 December 2017. Information has also been added about a £40 non-refundable charge for an approval test to be introduced from 1 November 2017. 15. 27 June 2017 The section on the 'Approval process fee' has been amended to remove the monetary amount as the fee will be advised. 16. 26 June 2017 This guidance has been updated to reflect legislation changes effective from 26 June 2017. Information about refunds and fees to pay if you add or remove a premises from your registration has been added. 17. 4 May 2017 You're now able to pay your fees online when you register or renew for anti-money laundering supervision with HMRC. 18. 4 January 2017 The Initial registration fee section has been updated. 19. 19 February 2015 Money Laundering Regulations new fee structure and charges from 1 April 2015. 20. 23 October 2014 First published. ## Sign up for emails or print this page Get emails about this page Print this page Contents ## Related content ### Detailed guidance - [Payment deferral or deregister from money laundering supervision due to coronavirus (COVID-19)](/guidance/get-a-payment-deferral-or-deregister-from-money-laundering-supervision-due-to-coronavirus-covid-19) ### Collection - [Anti-money laundering supervision: detailed information](/government/collections/anti-money-laundering-supervision-detailed-information) ## Explore the topic - [Paying HMRC](/money/paying-hmrc) - [Money laundering regulations](/money/money-laundering-regulations) ## Is this page useful? - [Maybe](/contact/govuk) - Yes this page is useful - No this page is not useful Thank you for your feedback Report a problem with this page ## Help us improve GOV.UK Do not include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details. 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