VAT refund Europe
Overview of rates, deadlines, and minimum amounts for VAT refund applications in Europe.
Overview of rates, deadlines, and minimum amounts for VAT refund applications in Europe.
If you have a registered company that has incurred expenses related to business activities abroad, such as travel expenses, meals, accommodation, or participation in trade fairs, you may be eligible to apply for VAT refund abroad and get a portion of your expenses reimbursed. The list below provides an overview of deadlines, minimum amounts, and other relevant information for the countries in Europe where you can apply for VAT refund.
|
Country |
Countrycode |
Min. amount/year |
Deadline* |
VAT rates |
VAT desig. |
Which expenses are eligible for VAT refund |
|
Austria |
AT |
50 EUR |
30-sep |
10% - 20% |
MwSt |
Trade fair expenses, conferences, hotel, catering, representation, diesel, toll fees, taxi, telephone, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Belgium |
BE |
50 EUR |
30-sep |
6% – 12% – 21% |
TVA – BTW |
Trade fair expenses, conferences, hotel, catering, diesel, gasoline, car rental, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Bulgaria |
BG |
100 BGN |
30-sep |
9% - 20% |
DDS |
Trade fair expenses, conference, hotel, diesel, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Croatia |
HR |
50 EUR |
30-sep |
5% - 18% - 27% |
ÁFA |
Trade fair expenses, conference, hotel, diesel, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Czech Republic |
CZ |
50 EUR |
30-sep |
15% - 21% |
DPH |
Trade fair expenses, conferences, hotel, diesel, gasoline, car rental, taxi, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Estonia |
EE |
50 EUR |
30-sep |
9% - 20% |
Käibemaks |
Trade fair expenses, conferences, hotel, diesel, gasoline, car rental, taxi, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Finland |
FI |
400 EUR |
30-sep |
10% -14% - 24% |
ALV |
Trade fair expenses, conferences, hotel, diesel, gasoline, car rental, taxi, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
France |
FR |
50 EUR |
30-sep |
5,5% - 10% - 20% |
TVA |
Trade fair expenses, conferences, hotel, meals, representation, diesel, car rental, taxi, roadtax, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Germany |
DE |
50 EUR |
30-sep |
7% - 19% |
MwSt |
Trade fair expenses, conferences, hotel, meals, representation, diesel, gasoline, car rental, taxi, telephone, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Great Britain |
GB |
16 GBP |
31/12** |
20% |
VAT |
Trade fair expenses, conferences, hotel, meals, representation, diesel, gasoline, car rental, taxi, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Hungary |
HU |
13.500 HUF |
30-sep |
5% - 18% - 27% |
ÁFA |
Trade fair expenses, conference, hotel, diesel, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Iceland |
IS |
12.700 ISK |
30-sep |
7% - 24,5% |
VKS |
Trade fair expenses, conference, hotel, diesel, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Ireland |
IE |
25 EUR |
30-sep |
13,5% - 23% |
VAT |
Trade fair expenses, conference, hotel, diesel, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Italy |
IT |
50 EUR |
30-sep |
10% - 22% |
IVA |
Trade fair expenses, conferences, hotel, meals, diesel, gasoline, car rental, taxi, roadtax, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Latvia |
LV |
50 EUR |
30-sep |
12% - 21% |
PVN |
Trade fair expenses, conferences, hotel, meals, representation, diesel, gasoline, car rental, taxi, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Lithuania |
LT |
49 EUR |
30-sep |
5% - 9% - 21% |
PVM |
Trade fair expenses, conference, hotel, diesel, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Luxembourg |
LU |
50 EUR |
30-sep |
3% - 8% - 17% |
TVA |
Trade fair expenses, conferences, hotel, meals, representation, diesel, gasoline, car rental, taxi, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Malta |
MT |
50 EUR |
30-sep |
5% - 18% |
VAT |
Trade fair expenses, conference, hotel, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Netherlands |
NL |
50 EUR |
30-sep |
9% - 21% |
BTW |
Trade fair expenses, conferences, hotel, diesel, gasoline, car rental, taxi, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Norway |
NO |
200 NOK |
30-jun |
12% - 15% 25% |
MVA |
Trade fair expenses, conference, hotel, diesel, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Poland |
PL |
50 EUR |
30-sep |
8% - 23% |
PTU |
Trade fair expenses, conferences, diesel, car rental, taxis, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Portugal |
PT |
50 EUR |
30-sep |
6% - 13% - 23% |
IVA |
Trade fair expenses, conference, diesel, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Romania |
RO |
50 EUR |
30-sep |
5% - 9% - 19% |
TVA |
Trade fair expenses, conferences, hotel, meals, representation, diesel, gasoline, car rental, taxi, roadtax, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Slovakia |
SK |
50 EUR |
30-sep |
10% - 20% |
DPH |
Trade fair expenses, conferences, hotel, diesel, car rental, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Slovenia |
SI |
50 EUR |
30-sep |
9,5% - 22% |
DDV |
Trade fair expenses, conference, hotel, diesel, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Spain |
ES |
50 EUR |
30-sep |
4% - 10% 21% |
IVA |
Trade fair expenses, conferences, hotel, meals, representation, diesel, gasoline, car rental, taxi, roadtax, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Sweden |
SE |
500 SEK |
30-sep |
6% - 12% - 25% |
Moms |
Trade fair expenses, conferences, hotel, meals, representation, diesel, gasoline, car rental, taxi, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
|
Switzerland |
CH |
500 CHF |
30-jun |
3,7% - 7,7% |
MwSt |
Trade fair expenses, conferences, hotel, meals, diesel, gasoline, car rental, taxi, advertising, and purchases of goods and services. |
Please note: some expenses can only be partly reimbursed depending on the respective country’s legislation.
*) Application covers VAT-related expenses from previous calendar year
**) For Great Britain, the period covered runs from July 1st. to June 30th. previous year.
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