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Greece VAT Rates 2026

Greece (Ελλάδα) levies Value Added Tax as ΦΠΑ (Φόρος Προστιθέμενης Αξίας). The standard rate is 24%, applied to most goods and services. Reduced rates of 13% and 6% apply to food, catering services, hotel accommodation, passenger transport.

Registration and filing

Access rates via API

The TaxID API returns current VAT and GST rates for 200+ countries and territories. Use the /api/v1/rates/EL endpoint to get Greece data programmatically. Responses are cached for 24 hours.

curl http://localhost:3000/api/v1/rates/EL
# No authentication required for rate lookups

# Response:
# { "country_code": "EL", "tax_type": "vat",
#   "standard_rate": 24, "reduced_rates": [13, 6],
#   "currency": "EUR", "last_updated": "2026-01-01" }

Applying the correct rate in code

For B2B intra-EU sales, validate the customer's VAT number first. A valid registration means reverse charge applies — you charge 0% and the customer self-accounts. For B2C, charge the Greece standard rate.

// 1. Validate the customer's Greece VAT number
const vatCheck = await fetch(
  'http://localhost:3000/api/v1/validate/EL/CUSTOMER_VAT',
  { headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' } }
).then(r => r.json());

// 2. Fetch current Greece VAT rates (no auth required)
const rates = await fetch('http://localhost:3000/api/v1/rates/EL').then(r => r.json());
// → { standard_rate: 24, reduced_rates: [13, 6] }

// 3. Apply the correct VAT treatment
if (vatCheck.valid) {
  // B2B intra-EU: reverse charge — you invoice 0%, customer self-accounts
  applyRate(0, 'reverse_charge');
} else {
  // B2C: charge the Greece standard rate
  applyRate(rates.standard_rate, 'standard');
}

About Greece VAT

Greece applies 24% standard VAT, but its most distinctive feature is geographic: five Aegean islands (Leros, Lesbos, Kos, Samos and Chios) enjoy rates reduced by 30%, a concession tied to the migration crisis and repeatedly extended. The country uses the EL prefix rather than GR in VIES, reflecting the Greek-language country name. Greece's myDATA e-books platform now pre-fills VAT returns from transmitted invoice data.

VAT in Greece is administered by the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE). Greece VAT registrations are validated through the EU VIES system — validate a customer's VAT number before applying any zero-rate or reverse-charge treatment.

Sources: European Commission — Taxes in Europe Database (TEDB) · AADE (accessed Jun 2026)

Rate history

• 2016Standard rate raised from 23% to 24%

Frequently asked questions

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