Registering your business with CITB

CITB is required to impose a levy on employers who are wholly or mainly engaged in construction industry activities and your business is legally obliged to complete annual Levy Returns. You will be asked to provide details of your wage bill, in order for us to assess any levy liability.

Find out further details of current Levy rates, reductions and exemption limits.

How to register your business

Please read the following information before completing the Employer Registration Form

Carefully review the lists of construction and non-construction activities below. If you believe your business is an employer that is wholly or mainly engaged in construction industry activities, please complete our online Employer Registration Form.

• Find out if you are carrying out construction industry activities

• Find out if you are carrying out non-construction industry activities

• Use the online Employer Registration Form to register your business 

We aim to respond to your registration enquiry within 10 working days.  This may include requesting further information to assess your eligibility for registration.

Once your business is registered with CITB, you need to complete and return an annual Levy Return to CITB regardless of the amount you have paid to your employees.

• More information about the current Levy rates
• More information about paying the Levy

Help with registering

• Ask us a question using the live chat box at the bottom of your screen
• Contact our levy team at levy.grant@citb.co.uk or phone 0344 99 444 55.

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Learning about the government legislation around the CITB Levy:

• Industrial Training Act 1982 ('the Act')
• The Industrial Training (Construction Board) Order 1964 (Amendment) Order 1992 ('the Scope Order')
• The Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2022 ('the 2022 Levy Order)