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VAT Rate Finder

Local value-added tax rates based on customs tariff numbers

Our solution for determining the applicable VAT rate

Tax departments are faced with the challenge of keeping up with the speed and diverse VAT tasks of day-to-day business. If products are sold to customers (B2B and B2C), the issued invoice must indicate the correct VAT rate.

Benefits

>15k

Customs tariff numbers

VAT Rate Finder gives you tax rates/conditions for over 10,000 8-digit customs tariff numbers.

11

Countries

VAT Rate Finder gives you an overview of tax rates from 11 countries.

How does the VAT Rate Finder work?

Our application associates the customs tariff numbers of your products (as assigned by you) with the VAT data of the respective countries.

01Selecting the input format

You choose whether to enter a single customs tariff number or to import the query data through a file.

Pricing

Basic

  • Assignment of individual customs tariff numbers
  • Tabular bulk data to the correct VAT rates and any conditions in different countries
from 750 €

per country query

The specified licence price applies to companies based in Germany. A different price may apply for customers from other countries.

For which countries does PwC offer the VAT Rate Finder?

Currently, based on 8-digit customs tariff numbers, we have the corresponding value-added tax data available for 11 European countries (as of January 2023).

On what basis are the VAT rates assigned to customs tariff numbers?

The assignment of value-added tax information (standard or reduced rate, or reduced rate under conditions) is based on the 8-digit globally harmonised customs tariff numbers. We use the available information from official foreign customs authorities for this purpose.

How up-to-date are the data for the assignment of value-added tax rates?

The data is updated monthly by extracting information from various sources and updating the database accordingly.

Can I purchase the complete data for all 8-digit customs tariff numbers per country?

In principle, it is possible to obtain a complete dataset of all customs tariff numbers per country, along with the corresponding extracted value-added tax data. However, these datasets are always based on a specific cut-off date, and any changes that occur after that date are not taken into account.