Annual VAT registration thresholds and Intrastat dispatches & arrivals
The table below provides the latest European VAT registration thresholds for resident and non-resident (foreign) businesses, plus Intrastat reporting threshold. Separately, the EU VAT registration threshold equivalence for SME taxpayers resident in other EU states comes into effect. This allows sales to other member states without the immediate need to VAT register locally.
2025 EU VAT registration & Intrastat reporting threshold
Country | VAT Registration thresholds | Intrastat thresholds | |||||
Resident | Non-resident | Arrivals | Dispatches | Arrivals Statistical | Dispatches Statistical | ||
EU SME Scheme | €85,000 max | €100,000 EU residents only | |||||
EU One-Stop Shop | €10,000 | €10,000 EU sellers only | - | - | - | - | |
Austria | €55,000 | Nil | €1,100,000 | €1,100,000 | €12m | €12m | |
Belgium | €25,000 | Nil | €1,500,000 | €1,000,000 | €25m | €25m | |
Bulgaria | BGN 100,000 | Nil | BGN 1.7m | BGN 2.2m | €17m | €36.1m | |
Croatia | €60,000 | Nil | €450,000 | €300,000 | €450,000 | €300,000 | |
Cyprus | €15,600 | Nil | €350,000 | €75,000 | €2.7m | €5.8m | |
Czechia | CZK 2m | Nil | CZK 15m | CZK 15m | CZK 30m | CZK 30m | |
Denmark | DKK 50,000 | Nil | DKK 41m | DKK 11.3m | DKK 41m | DKK 11.3m | |
Estonia | €40,000 | Nil | Withdrawn | €350,000 | Withdrawn | €350,000 | |
Finland | €20,000 | Nil | €800,000 | €800,000 | €800,000 | €800,000 | |
France | Goods €85,000 Services €37,500 | Nil | Discretionary | Discretionary | Discretionary | Discretionary | |
Germany | €25k prior yr & €100k this yr | Nil | €3m | €1m | €49m | €52m | |
Greece | Nil | Nil | €200,000 | €90,000 | €200,000 | €90,000 | |
Hungary | HUF 18m | Nil | HUF 400m | HUF 160m | HUF 5.5bn | HUF 15bn | |
Ireland | Goods €85,000 Services €42,500 | Nil | €750,000 | €750,000 | €5m | €34m | |
Italy | €85,000 | Nil | €350k goods; €100k services | €0 | €350k goods; €100k services | €0 | |
Latvia | €50,000 | Nil | €350,000 | €200,000 | €5m | €7m | |
Lithuania | €45,000 | Nil | €570,000 | €400,000 | €7m | €10m | |
Luxembourg | €50,000 | Nil | €250,000 | €200,000 | €4m | €8m | |
Malta | Goods €35,000 Other €30,000 | Nil | €700 | €700 | €700 | €700 | |
Netherlands | €20,000 | Nil | Discretionary | Discretionary | Discretionary | Discretionary | |
Poland | PLN 200,000 | Nil | PLN 6.0m | PLN 2.8m | PLN 105m | PLN 158m | |
Portugal | Nil | Nil | €650,000 | €600,000 | €6.5m | €6.5m | |
Romania | RON 300,000 | Nil | RON 1m | RON 1m | RON 10m | RON 20m | |
Slovakia | €62,500 | Nil | €1m | €1m | €1m | €1m | |
Slovenia | €60,000 | Nil | €240,000 | €270,000 | €4m | €9m | |
Spain | Nil | Nil | €400,000 | €400,000 | €400,000 | €400,000 | |
Sweden | SEK 120,000 | Nil | SEK 15m | SEK 12m | SEK 15m | SEK 12m | |
Non-EU | |||||||
Bosnia | BAM 100,000 | Nil | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Iceland | ISK 2m | Nil | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Montenegro | €35,000 | Nil | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Norway | NOK 50,000 | Nil | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Russia | RUB 8m (on application) | Nil | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Switzerland | CHF 100,000 | CHF 100,000 global income | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Turkey | Nil | Nil | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
UK (Intrastat Northern Ire only) | £90,000 (Apr 2024) | Nil | £500,000 | £250,000 | £24m | £24m |