Invoice Tax Rate Lookup

What the table covers, and what it leaves out

Each rate is the general or standard rate published by the country's tax authority or government, checked on 27 October 2026. Where an official page could not be reached, a second official source was used (the German VAT Act for Germany, the European Commission's Your Europe table for Belgium, a Hong Kong government office page for Hong Kong). The table does not cover:

• Reduced, zero and exempt rates beyond the short notes shown. Food, books, transport and accommodation are often taxed differently.
• Registration thresholds. Whether you must charge tax at all depends on your turnover, residence and the type of customer, and thresholds change often.
• Regional and local taxes, such as Canadian provincial sales taxes or different rates in Portugal's Azores and Madeira.
• Place-of-supply and reverse-charge rules, which decide whose rate applies on a cross-border invoice.
• Countries without a single national rate, such as the United States and Brazil, and countries whose official sources could not be reached on the check date (Mexico and Nigeria), which were removed rather than shown unverified.

Worked example: adding VAT to an invoice

Illustrative example: an Irish VAT-registered consultant invoices an Irish client for 10 hours at €200, with a 10% discount.

1. Subtotal: 10 × €200 = €2,000.
2. Discount: 10% of €2,000 = €200, leaving €1,800.
3. VAT at Ireland's standard 23%: €1,800 × 0.23 = €414.
4. Invoice total: €1,800 + €414 = €2,214.

If a price already includes VAT, divide by (1 + rate) to find the net amount: £120 including UK VAT at 20% is £120 ÷ 1.20 = £100 net plus £20 VAT. If the same consultant billed a business in Germany instead, the reverse charge would usually apply and no Irish VAT would be added; see the FAQ below.

In InvoiceQuickly you can add one tax percentage and one discount percentage per invoice, and tax is calculated on the discounted subtotal exactly as above. It does not pick rates for you, apply reverse charge automatically, or print your VAT number on the PDF, so add the VAT number and any reverse-charge wording in the invoice notes. See the invoice tax compliance guide and the VAT invoicing guide for what an invoice must show.

VAT, GST and sales tax: how they differ

VAT (value added tax) is charged at each stage of the supply chain, and registered businesses usually reclaim the VAT they pay on their own purchases. It is used across the EU, the UK and many other countries in the table.

GST (goods and services tax) works the same way under a different name, for example in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India and Canada. Canada combines federal GST with provincial tax as HST in some provinces.

Sales tax is charged only on the final sale to the end customer. The United States uses state and local sales taxes instead of VAT. Read more in VAT vs GST differences.

General information, not tax advice. Rates and rules change; confirm with the linked authority or a tax adviser before you invoice. Last reviewed 27 October 2026.