Belgium VAT calculator : add or remove VAT (excl. ↔ incl.)
Calculate Belgian VAT: add or remove VAT from an amount at 21%, 12%, 6% or 0%. Free and instant.
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Belgian rates: 21% (standard), 12%, 6%, 0%.
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Adding or removing VAT
Converting between an amount excluding VAT and an amount including VAT is a calculation you do daily as a self-employed person or business: quoting a price, checking an invoice, or reconstructing a price before tax from a receipt. This calculator does both directions instantly.
Belgian VAT rates
| Rate | Examples |
|---|---|
| 21% | Standard rate, most goods and services |
| 12% | Special cases (part of hospitality) |
| 6% | Basic necessities, certain building works |
| 0% | Exempt transactions (intra-community, export…) |
Ready to issue the document? Use our invoice generator or our quote generator, which apply the VAT rate automatically.
These rates are specific to Belgium. If you also invoice in the Netherlands, the scale there differs — 21% and 9%, with no equivalent of our 12% or 6%: Calcilo’s Dutch VAT calculator (in Dutch) applies that scale.
Frequently asked questions
How do I add VAT to an amount?
Multiply the amount excluding VAT by (1 + rate). For example, at 21%: €100 excl. VAT × 1.21 = €121 including VAT.
How do I remove VAT from an amount?
Divide the amount including VAT by (1 + rate). At 21%: €121 incl. VAT ÷ 1.21 = €100 excluding VAT.
What are the Belgian VAT rates?
Four rates: 21% (standard, most goods and services), 12% (special cases, part of hospitality), 6% (basic necessities, certain building works) and 0% (exempt transactions).
What is the difference between excl. VAT, VAT and incl. VAT?
The amount excluding VAT is the price before tax; VAT is the tax added; the amount including VAT is the final price actually paid, VAT included.
Must I always charge VAT?
No: some regimes (small business exemption, reverse charge, intra-community supply, export) do not require charging VAT. See our invoice generator for the full details of these regimes.
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