VAT Number Formats, Rates, and Currencies of Countries Worldwide

Country wise vat number formats, vat rates and currencies.

This vat format table empowers users to swiftly obtain the essential data required for adhering to VAT regulations in various countries, consequently saving time and minimizing the potential for errors in their financial transactions. Detailed information on country-specific VAT number formats, VAT rates, and currencies, allowing businesses to easily navigate the complexities of international taxation.

Country	Vat Number Format	Vat rate	Currency
Afghanistan	N/A	10%, 2%	AFN
Algeria	N/A	19%	DZD
Andorra	N/A	4.5%VAT	EURO
Antigua and Barbuda	N/A	15%, 17%	XCD
Argentina	12-12345678-1 (11 Digits: 2 Digits-8 Digits-1 Digit)	21%, 10.5%, 27%	ARS
Armenia	12345678/1	20%	AMD
Australia	ABN00000000000 (ABN followed by 11 Digits)	10%	AUD
Austria	ATU12345678 (AT+U+8 Digits)	20%, 13%, 10%	EURO
Azerbaijan	10 DIGITS CODE	18%	AZN
Bahamas	123456789	10%	BSD
Bahrain	123456789012345 (15 Digits)	10%	BHD
Bangladesh	13 DIGIT VAT NUMBER	15%, 5%, 7.5%, or 10%	BDT
Belgium	BE1234567890 (BE+10 Digits)	21%, 12%, 6%	EURO
Bolivia	9999999999 NIT	13%	BOB
Bosnia & Herzegovina	12 digits  (e.g. 42001345425678)	17%	BAM
Botswana	C01234567890	14%	BWP
Brazil	State tax equivalent to VAT (ICMS)	4%7%12% TO 17%, 18%	BR
Bulgaria	BG123456789 OR BG1234567890 (BG+ 9 or 10 Digits)	20%, 9%	BGN
Canada	123456789RT0001 (9 Digits + RT0001)	5%GST	CAD
Canada Alberta	123456789RT0001 (9 Digits + RT0001)	5%GST	CAD
Canada British Columbia	123456789RT0001 (9 Digits + RT0001)	12%,13%,14%, 15%, 16%,5% (GST+PST)	CAD
Canada Manitoba	123456789RT0001 (9 Digits + RT0001)	12% (GST5% + PST7%), 5%	CAD
Canada New Brunswick	123456789RT0001 (9 Digits + RT0001)	15% (Gst5% +10%Pst)	CAD
Canada Newfoundland	123456789RT0001 (9 Digits + RT0001)	15% (Gst5% +10%Pst)	CAD
Canada Northwest Territories	123456789RT0001 (9 Digits + RT0001)	5%GST	CAD
Canada Nova Scotia	123456789RT0001 (9 Digits + RT0001)	15% (Gst5% +10%Pst)	CAD
Canada Ontario	123456789RT0001 (9 Digits + RT0001)	13% (GST5% + 8%PST), 5%	CAD
Canada Prince Edward Island	123456789RT0001 (9 Digits + RT0001)	15% (Gst5% +10%Pst)	CAD
Canada Quebec	123456789RT0001 (9 Digits + RT0001)	14.975% (GST5% + PST 9.975%)	CAD
Canada Saskatchewan	123456789RT0001 (9 Digits + RT0001)	11% (GST5% + 6% PST)	CAD
Canada Yukon	123456789RT0001 (9 Digits + RT0001)	5% GST	CAD
Canary Islands	ESA9999999A	7%	EURO
Chile	12.345.678 – 0 (8 Digits, then – and another Digit/Letter)	19% 10%	CLP
China	123456789012345678 (18 Digits – Can be Letters or Numbers)	13%, 9% & 6%, 5%, 3%	CNY
Colombia	01234567A or 012345678A	19%, 5%	COP
Cook Islands	TIN NUMBER	15%	NZW
Costa Rica	9 DIGIT FORMAT	13%, 4%, 2%, 1%	CRC
Croatia	HR01234567890 (HR+11 Digits)	25%, 13%, 5%	HRK, KN
Curaçao	N/A	7%, 9%	ANG
Cyprus	CY12345678L (CY + 8 Digits + 1 Letter)	19%	EURO
Czech Republic	CZ0000000000 (CZ + 8 or 10 Digits)	21%, 12%	CZK
Denmark	DK12345678 (DK + 8 Digits)	25%	DKK
Ecuador	Thirteen numerical digits	12%	USD
Egypt	9 digits 123456789	14%, 5%	EGP
El Salvador	14 DIGITS	13%	USD
Equatorial Guinea	3 digits/1 digit)	15%, 6%	CFA franc
Estonia	EE123456789	20%, 22%, 9%, 13% ( 01 jan 2025)	EURO, KR
Ethiopia	Single unique Federal level Tax ID Number	15%	ETB
Faroe Islands	12345678 FORMAT	25%	USD, DKK
Finland	FI1234567-8 (FI+8 Digits)	24%, 14%, 10%	EURO
France	FR0000000000 (FR + 11 digits), SIRET 12345678901/2	20%, 10%, 5.5%, 2.1%	EURO
Georgia	9 OR 11 digit number	18%	GEL
Germany	DE000000000 (DE + 9 Digits), STEUR 1234567890/1/2	19%, 7%	EURO
Greece	EL 999999999	24%, 13% &6%	EURO
Guatemala	7 Digits, one dash (-); one digit (e.g. 1234567-1)	12%	GTQ
Hungary	HU12345678 (HU+8 Digits)	27%, 5%; 18%	HUF
Iceland	IS12345/6 (Can be 5 or 6 Numbers)	24%	ISK
India	1234567890123Z1	28%, 18%, 12%, 5%	INR
Indonesia	11.111.111.1-111.111 (15-Digit number)	10%, 11%	IDR
Ireland	IE1234567X (IE+8 OR 9 Digits)	23%, 13.5%, 9%, 4.8%	EURO
Isle of Man	GB 999.9999. 99	20%, 5%	IMP
Israel	IL 9 Digits	17%	ILS
Italy	IT12345678901 (IT+11 Digits)	22%, 10%, 5%, 4%	EURO
Japan	T + 13-digit number	10%, 8%	JPY
Jersey	10-digit unique number	5%	GBP
Kazakhstan	123456789012 VAT NUMBER	12%	KZT
Laos	12 digits	7%	LAK
Latvia	LV12345678901 (LV+11Digits)	21%, 12%, 5%	EURO, LVL
Lebanon	Vat format 12345678	11%	LBP
Liechtenstein	CHE 123.456.789	7.7%, 3.7%; 2.5%, 8.1% 3.8%; 2.6%;	CHF
Lithuania	LT12345678901 (LT+11/12 Digits)	21%, 9%, 5%	LTL, EURO
Luxembourg	LU12345678 (LU+8 Digits)	17%, 3%, 8%, 14%	LUF, EURO
Macedonia	MK + 1 block of 13 digits (e.g. MK 9999999999999)	18%, 5%	MKD
Malaysia	W12345678901234	10%,  5%	MYR
Malta	MT + 1 block of 8 digits (e.g. MT 99999999)	18%, 7% & 5%	MTL
Mauritania	8 digits (e.g. 12345678)	16%	MRU
Mauritius	8 digits (e.g. 12345678)	15%	MUR
Mexico	WAT940721QR2,    12 or 13-Digits Number	16%, 8%	MXN
Monaco	FR + 1 block of 2 characters + 1 block of 9 digits  FRAA 999999999	20%,  10%, 5.5% & 2.1%	EURO
Montenegro	8 digits (e.g. 12345678)	21%, 7%	EURO
Morocco	Vat format-12345678	20%	MAD
Nepal	N/A	13%	NPR
Netherlands	NL123456789B01 (NL+9 Digits+B01)	21%, 9%	EURO
New Zealand	2345678/9 (8/9 Digits)	15%, 9%	NZD
Nigeria	Vat format 12345678-1234	7.50%	NGN
Norway	NO123456789 (NO+ 9 Digits)	25%, 15%, 12%	NOK
Oman	OM Followed by 10 digit	5%	OMR
Panama	63823 – 71 ‐ 356147	7%, 15%, 10%	USD
Peru	20 10160545 1 (11-Digit number)	18% (16% + 2% of municipal tax)	SOL
Philippines	023-456-789-00000 (9 to 14 digits)	12%	PHP
Poland	PL1234567890 (PL+10 Digits)	23%, 8%, 5%, 4%	PLN
Portugal	PT123456789 (PT+9 Digits)	23%, 13%, 6%	EURO
Puerto Rico	Up to 6 digits, 123456.	11.50%	USD
Qatar	10 DIGITS CODE	5%	QAR
Romania	RO12345678 (RO+8 Digits)	19%, 9%, 5%	RON
Russia	10 To 12 Digit number	20%, 10%	RUB
Saudi Arabia	123456789012345(15 DIGITS)	15%, 5%	SAR
Serbia	123456789 (Digits)	20%	RSD
Singapore	M1-2345678-9, M1-2345678-X	7%, 8% ,9%	SGD
Slovakia	SK1234567890 (SK+10 Digits)	20%, 10%	EURO
Slovenia	SI12345678 (SI+8 Digits)	22%, 9.5%; 5%	EURO
South Africa	1234567890 (10 Digits)	15%	ZAR
South Korea	1234567890 (10 Digits)	10%	KRW
Spain	ES12345678X (8 Digits+Letter),  X1234567X (Letter+8 Digits+Letter)	21%, 10%, 4%	EURO
Sri lanka	N/A	15% (increased to 18%)	LKR
Sweden	SE00000000000001 (SE + 12 Digits +  01)	25%, 12%, 6%	SEK
Switzerland	CHE123456789 (CHE+9 Digits)	7.7%, 3.7%; 2.5%; 0%  (From 1 January 2024): 3.8%;2.6%;0%	CHK
Taiwan	12345678 (8 Digits)	5%	TWD
Tajikistan	N/A	14%. 10, 7%, 5%	TJS
Tanzania	99-999999-A	18%, 15%	TZS
Thailand	1234567890 OR 1234567891234 (10 OR 13 Digits)	7% (raised to 10% from 1 September 2023)	THB
Tunisia	NNNNNNNW/W/W/NNN	19%, 13% 7%	TND
Turkey	1234567890 (10 Digits), 12345678910 (11Digits)	18%, 10%, 1% , 20%	TRY
Uganda	1234567890 (10 DIGIT)	18%	UGX
Ukraine	12, 10 or 9 digits	20%, 14%, 7%	UAH
United Arab Emirates	123456789012345 (15 Digits)	5%	AED
United Kingdom	GB+9Digit (GB999999999)	20%, 5%, 4%	GBP
United states	There is no vat, state tax - 2.9% and 7.25% Variables	federal excise taxes	USD
Uruguay	RUT - 12 DIGIT NUMBER	22%, 10%	UYU
Uzbekistan	UZB - 123456789	12%	UZS
Vanuatu	N/A	15%	VUV
Venezuela	e.g. J-000000000	16%, 8%	VEF
Vietnam	0123456789 OR 0123456789-001	10%, 8% , 5%	VND

 

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