European VAT Recovery Service. What VAT can be reclaimed?

BRVAT provides details of reclaiming VAT. VAT advice and planning services are available to businesses throughout the U.K., Europe and for non EEC companies. Providing access to VAT rates, rules and regulations.

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The table below is only a general guide to most commonly recovered expenses and is not an exhaustive list.

The VAT rates differ according to country and some items are only part recoverable. Any expense is only recoverable where you can provide us with original invoices.

COUNTRIES

AUSTRIA

UST/
MwSt

10/12
/20%

BELGIUM

TVA/
BTW

6/12
/21%

CANADA

GST

5%*

DENMARK

Moms

25%

FINLAND

ALV

9/13
/23%

FRANCE

TVA

5.5/
19.6%

GERMANY†

MwSt

7/19%

GREECE†

FPA

11
/23%

ICELAND

VSK

7/
24.5%

IRELAND

VAT

13.5/
21%

ITALY†

IVA

10
/20%

LUXEMBURG†

TVA

6/12/
15%

NETHERLANDS

BTW

6/19%

NORWAY

MVA

8/14/
25%

PORTUGAL†

IVA

6/13/
21%

SPAIN†

IVA

8/18%

SWEDEN

Moms

6/12/
25%

SWITZERLAND†

MwSt

2.4/3.6
7.6%

UNITED KINGDOM

VAT

5/
17.5%

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The following new members have joined the EU on 1 May 2004: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. For recovering VAT in these territories, or if you have a specific query on where and what your company can claim, please contact us.

* Canada's VAT rate varies depending on the province

		KEY
		Refundable
	*	Restrictions apply
	†	Reciprocity for non-EU countries is applied. Please contact us to confirm if you can reclaim.
	-	Expense should be zero rated

Table data last updated September 2010