Sixth EU VAT Directive
Companies Claiming Where Established/Registered
This chart is intended to assist you in identifying VAT reclaim opportunities for your organisation. You will find the applicable VAT rate in each country and for each cost type where recoverable. Where VAT is not normally recoverable (or charged), the table is denoted with “NR.” The list is not exhaustive, as there are many more cost types and new VAT reclaim opportunities emerging. For more information, please get in touch with our experts.
| COST TYPE | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Statute of Limitations | Hotel | Meal/ Restaurant | Bus/Train | Taxi | Car Rental | Fuel | Parking | Events | Goods |
 Australia |
4 Years | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
 Austria |
5 Years | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | NR | NR | NR | 20% | 20% |
 Belgium |
3 Years | 6% | NR | 6% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 21% |
 Bulgaria |
1 Year | 9% | NR | NR | NR | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
 Croatia |
6 Years | 13% | 25% | 25% | NR | NR | NR | NR | 25% | 25% |
 Cyprus |
6 Years | 9% | 9% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 19% |
 Czech Republic |
3 Years | 12% | NR | 21% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 21% |
 Denmark |
5 Years | 25% | 25% | NR | 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% |
 Estonia |
3 Years | 9% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 22% |
 Finland |
3 Years | 10% | 24% | 10% | 24% | 24% | 24% | 24% | 24% | 24% |
 France |
3 Years | 10% | 10% | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20% | 20% |
 Germany |
4 Years | 19% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 7% | 19% | 19% | 19% |
 Greece |
5 Years | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 23% | 23% |
 Hungary |
5 Years | 18% | NR | 27% | 27% | 27% | 27% | 27% | 27% | 27% |
 Iceland |
6 Years | 11% | 11% | 24% | 24% | 24% | 24% | 24% | 24% | 24% |
 Ireland |
4 Years | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 23% | 23% |
 Italy |
1 Year | 22% | 10% | NR | NR | 22% | NR | 22% | 22% | 22% |
 Latvia |
3 Years | 12% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 21% | 12% | 12% | 21% | 21% |
 Lithuania |
5 Years | 9% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 21% |
 Luxembourg |
5 Years | 3% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% |
 Malta |
6 Years | 7% | 18% | NR | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% |
 Netherlands |
5 Years | 6% | NR | 21% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 21% |
 Norway |
5 Years | 25% | 25% | 12% | 12% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% |
 Poland |
5 Years | NR | 23% | 23% | 23% | 23% | 23% | 23% | 23% | 23% |
 Portugal |
4 Years | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 23% | NR | 23% | 23% |
 Romania |
5 Years | 9% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 5% | 19% |
 Slovakia |
5 Years | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
 Slovenia |
5 Years | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 22% | 22% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% |
 Spain |
4 Years | 10% | 10% | 10% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 21% |
 Sweden |
6 Years | 12% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% |
 Switzerland |
5 Years | 3.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% |
 United Kingdom |
4 Years | 20% | 20% | NR | NR | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Note: This table is a guide for indicative purposes. There are detailed rules as to other information (e.g., filing requirements and invoice content on a country-by-country basis). Ryan accepts no liability for the current accuracy herein. | ||||||||||