Tax Rate
3. Tax Rate
In Europe, the VAT (Value Added Tax) rate is overwhelmingly higher than the Japanese consumption tax. Below is the tax rate as of December 2017.
| Country | VAT Name | Standard Tax Rate |
| Austria | MWST | 20% |
| Belgium | TVA or BTW | 19% |
| Croatia | PDV | 25% |
| Denmark | MOMS | 25% |
| Finland | ALV | 24% |
| France | TVA | 20% |
| Germany | MWST | 19% |
| Iceland | VAT | 24% |
| Ireland | VAT | 23% |
| Liechtenstein | MWST | 8% |
| Luxembourg | BTW | 17% |
| Malta | VAT | 18% |
| Monaco | TVA | 20% |
| Netherlands | BTW | 19% |
| Norway | VAT | 25% |
| Slovenia | DDV | 22% |
| Spain | IVA | 21% |
| Sweden | MOMS | 25% |
| Swiss | MWST or TVA | 8% |
| UK | VAT | 20% |
| Czech Republic | DPH | 21% |
| Greece | FP`H | 24% |
| Hungary | AFA | 27% |
| Italy | IVA | 22% |
| Portugal | IVA | 23% |
(As of December 7, 2017)
The above is the standard tax rate, and depending on the item such as food etc., the tax rate will be lower if it becomes an applicable item of reduced tax rate
