Add VAT to a net price or remove VAT from a gross price. Supports the UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and custom rates.
Select Country & Enter Amount
Choose your country, enter the price, and select the VAT rate to get the complete breakdown.
A VAT calculator tells you exactly how much Value Added Tax is baked into a price, in either direction. NeftCal's VAT calculator doubles as an add VAT calculator and a remove VAT calculator (also called a reverse VAT calculator), letting shoppers, freelancers, and small businesses instantly add VAT to a net price or strip VAT out of a VAT-inclusive price. It covers the UK VAT calculator use case alongside EU VAT calculator scenarios for Ireland, Germany (MwSt), France (TVA), Italy (IVA), Spain (IVA), the Netherlands (BTW), and Poland, plus UAE VAT, Saudi Arabia VAT, and South Africa VAT — eleven countries in total, plus any custom rate.
Rates and rules differ meaningfully by country — from the UK's 20% standard rate to the UAE's 5% — which makes it easy to under- or over-price goods and services when working across borders. Pick a country, choose whether you're adding VAT to a net price or removing it from a gross price, then enter the amount. As an add VAT calculator, it multiplies your net price by the VAT rate to get the tax, then adds it back to get the gross price (net to gross VAT). As a remove VAT calculator, it divides the VAT-inclusive price by (1 + rate) to back out the net price (gross to net VAT), then shows the VAT amount as the difference.
Freelancers and consultants invoicing clients across the UK or EU, e-commerce sellers pricing products for multiple markets, shoppers checking whether a "VAT-free" deal is genuinely cheaper, accountants and bookkeepers reconciling VAT-inclusive receipts, and businesses approaching a VAT registration threshold who want to sanity-check their pricing.
Getting VAT right affects your invoice pricing, profit margins, and tax compliance. Freelancers and exporters need to know whether a quoted price is VAT inclusive or exclusive before invoicing a client abroad, while businesses approaching a country's VAT registration threshold — whether under UK VAT, EU VAT, or Gulf VAT rules — need an accurate read on their true net turnover before they become liable to charge VAT. A wrongly priced VAT-inclusive quote can quietly erode margin on every single sale until it's caught.
The same formula applies whether you call it VAT, MwSt, TVA, IVA, or BTW
Select a country above to see its standard, reduced, and zero VAT rates
From country selection to a full breakdown in under a minute
Select the country whose VAT system applies — UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, or Other for a custom rate.
Pick Add VAT if you have a net (VAT-exclusive) price, or Remove VAT if you have a gross (VAT-inclusive) price.
Type in the net price (Add VAT mode) or the gross price (Remove VAT mode) in your local currency.
Choose the applicable standard, reduced, or zero rate from the country's presets, or enter a custom percentage.
See the net price, VAT amount, and gross price, plus a price breakdown chart and a rate comparison chart against the country's other rate tiers.
A step-by-step calculation using this calculator's own default values
A UK-based freelance designer quotes a client a net service fee of £1,000, before VAT, at the standard 20% rate.
Remove-VAT example: Suppose a UK receipt shows a VAT-inclusive total of £1,200 at the 20% standard rate. Net price = £1,200 × 100 ÷ 120 = £1,000. VAT amount = £1,200 − £1,000 = £200 — the same figures as above, worked backward. This is exactly what Remove VAT mode calculates automatically.
Cross-country comparison: The same £1,000 net fee would carry a different VAT amount elsewhere — €230 in Ireland at its 23% standard rate, €190 in Germany at 19% MwSt, or just AED 50 (on an equivalent AED 1,000 base) in the UAE at its 5% rate. Always confirm which country's VAT rules apply to a given transaction before invoicing.
How the VAT portion of a price compares across typical rate bands
The VAT amount as a share of the gross price should roughly match the rate you selected — a useful sanity check on any result. The bands below are general reference points across the countries this calculator supports, not an official benchmark from any single tax authority.
| VAT as % of Gross Price | General Read | Typical Context |
|---|---|---|
| 0% – 5% | Zero-rated or low-rate tier | UAE standard rate, zero-rated exports and essentials across most countries |
| 6% – 15% | Reduced rate | UK/EU reduced categories (food, books, energy), Saudi Arabia and South Africa standard rates |
| 16% and above | Standard rate | Most UK/EU standard VAT rates (19–23%) on general goods and services |
For sellers and freelancers: if your VAT-inclusive quote doesn't line up with the net price plus the expected rate, double-check whether the rate was applied to the wrong base — a common error when re-quoting a price that already includes VAT.
For shoppers and expense reporting: a VAT amount that doesn't match the country's published standard rate may signal a reduced-rate or zero-rated item rather than an error — check the product category before assuming a mistake.
Cross-border context: VAT is baked into shelf prices across the UK, EU, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa by convention, so comparing an advertised price across these countries without checking the underlying rate can be misleading if you need the true net cost.
This tool provides general VAT-calculation estimates for educational purposes only and does not constitute personalized tax, legal, or accounting advice. VAT rate classifications, exemptions, and filing requirements vary by country and business circumstance — confirm the applicable rate and rules with your national tax authority (such as gov.uk for the UK) or a VAT-registered accountant before invoicing or filing a return.
Where this calculator earns its keep
Add the correct VAT to a service fee before sending a client invoice.
Verify that a store or online receipt applied the right VAT rate to your purchase.
Compare how the same net price is taxed differently across UK, EU, UAE, or South African rules.
Back out the net (VAT-exclusive) amount from a business expense receipt.
Confirm your true net revenue before calculating profit margin.
Sanity-check net turnover figures when approaching a VAT registration limit.
Set VAT-inclusive listing prices correctly across multiple countries you sell into.
Verify VAT on contractor invoices or supplier purchase orders.
Estimate the VAT-inclusive cost of goods or services purchased abroad.
See exactly how the add-VAT and remove-VAT formulas work with real numbers.
Compare how the same base amount would be taxed at each available rate tier in a country.
What this VAT calculator does well, and where it can't replace professional advice
Quick-reference standard and key reduced rates for each country this calculator supports (rates as coded into this tool — always confirm current rates with the official source)
| Country | Local Name | Standard Rate | Notable Reduced/Zero Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | VAT | 20% | 5% reduced, 0% zero-rated |
| Ireland | VAT | 23% | 13.5% reduced, 9% second reduced, 0% zero-rated |
| Germany | MwSt | 19% | 7% reduced (food, books, transport) |
| France | TVA | 20% | 10% intermediate, 5.5% reduced, 2.1% super-reduced |
| Italy | IVA | 22% | 10%/5% reduced, 4% super-reduced |
| Spain | IVA | 21% | 10% reduced, 4% super-reduced |
| Netherlands | BTW | 21% | 9% reduced, 0% zero-rated |
| Poland | VAT | 23% | 8%/5% reduced, 0% zero-rated |
| UAE | VAT | 5% | 0% (exports, healthcare, education) |
| Saudi Arabia | VAT | 15% | 0% (exports, medicines) |
| South Africa | VAT | 15% | 0% (basic foodstuffs, exports) |
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