EU VAT Rates by Country 2026: The Complete Guide

VAT rates across the European Union are not uniform. Each member state sets its own rates within the limits defined by EU Directive 2006/112/EC. The standard rate must be at least 15%, but in practice ranges from 17% in Luxembourg to 27% in Hungary. Reduced rates, super-reduced rates, and parking rates add further complexity for developers building tax-compliant billing systems.

EU VAT Rate Types Explained

VAT Rates for All 27 EU Countries (2026)

Look Up VAT Rates via API

Instead of hardcoding rate tables in your application, use the TaxID API to fetch current VAT rates at runtime. This ensures your billing logic always reflects the latest rates without code deployments.

# Get VAT rates for a specific country
curl https://api.taxid.dev/v1/rates?country=DE \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

# Response:
# {
#   "country": "DE",
#   "standard_rate": 19,
#   "reduced_rates": [7],
#   "last_updated": "2026-01-01"
# }

const res = await fetch('https://api.taxid.dev/v1/rates?country=DE', {
  headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.TAXID_API_KEY}` }
});
const { standard_rate, reduced_rates } = await res.json();
console.log(`Germany: ${standard_rate}% standard, ${reduced_rates.join('/')}% reduced`);