VAT on services to companies outside the UK

Hi I have recently started a LTD company after being a sole trader for the past few years. I'm a consultant for a couple of companies and with new contract it looking like I may go over the VAT threshold but both the main contracts are for companies that are based outside the UK one of them in the US and the other in Australia? The rate has already been agreed and so what I want to know is if I'm liable to VAT or is it exempt as they aren't UK based companies?

Hi Content consult,
If you provide your services overseas then these will be Outside The Scope of VAT and there will be no requirement to register for VAT.
However you can register for VAT voluntarily.
Please see the guidance below:
Who should register for VAT (VAT Notice 700/1)
Thank you. 

My services are provide by me in the UK for companies based outside of the UK would this still be outside of the Scope of VAT?

Hi.

If you supply these consultancy services to businesses outside the UK then they will be outside the scope of VAT.

Thank you.

I have travel agency in UK and provide Europe packages to Indian travel agents (b2b) - do I need to pay vat to UK govt ? Already paying VAT to Europe hotels and transporters - Can I claim that?? Pls help as I am new.

Hi. Please refer to notice : Travel agents (VAT Notice 709/6) for guidance regarding accounting for VAT on your services. Where the place of supply is the UK then UK VAT would need to be accounted for. Only UK VAT may be reclaimed on a UK VAT return subject to the input tax rules in notice 700 sections 10 to 13 : VAT guide (VAT Notice 700) . If you are incurring VAT in other countries please refer to notice 723a sec 3 to see if you are eligible to reclaim through the EU VAT refund scheme. See Refunds of UK VAT for non-UK businesses (VAT Notice 723A)  . Thank you .