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Last Updated: September 8, 2008 9:49 AM

In accordance with European Union Directive 77/388/EEC, the following are the VAT rates and country codes for each of the 27 EU member states.

Austria
Country Code: AT
VAT Rate: 20%
Belgium
Country Code: BE
VAT Rate: 21%
Bulgaria
Country Code: BG
VAT Rate: 20%
Cyprus
Country Code: CY
VAT Rate: 15%
Czech Republic
Country Code: CZ
VAT Rate: 19%
Denmark
Country Code: DK
VAT Rate: 25%
Estonia
Country Code: EE
VAT Rate: 18%
Finland
Country Code: FI
VAT Rate: 22%
France
Country Code: FR
VAT Rate: 19.6%
Germany
Country Code: DE
VAT Rate: 19%
Greece
Country Code: EL
VAT Rate: 19%
Hungary
Country Code: HU
VAT Rate: 20%
Ireland
Country Code: IE
VAT Rate: 21%
Italy
Country Code: IT
VAT Rate: 20%
Latvia
Country Code: LV
VAT Rate: 18%
Lithuania
Country Code: LT
VAT Rate: 18%
Luxembourg
Country Code: LU
VAT Rate: 15%
Malta
Country Code: MT
VAT Rate: 18%
Netherlands
Country Code: NL
VAT Rate: 19%
Poland
Country Code: PL
VAT Rate: 22%
Portugal
Country Code: PT
VAT Rate: 20%
Romania
Country Code: RO
VAT Rate: 19%
Slovak Republic
Country Code: SK
VAT Rate: 19%
Slovenia
Country Code: SI
VAT Rate: 20%
Spain
Country Code: ES
VAT Rate: 16%
Sweden
Country Code: SE
VAT Rate: 25%
United Kingdom
Country Code: GB
VAT Rate: 17.5%

For more information on Value Added Tax, see the Taxation and Customs Union page of the European Commission site.