France VAT Calculator & Rate
Add French VAT (TVA) to a net price or take it out of a gross (tax-inclusive) amount, with France's verified standard rate of 20% and its other rates preloaded. All math runs locally in your browser.
France VAT calculator
Type an amount into any of the three boxes; the other two follow at the rate you pick.
VAT = 100.00 × 20% = 20.00; gross = 100.00 + 20.00 = 120.00
Worked in whole cents: the tax is rounded to the nearest cent (half a cent goes up) and the other amount is the difference, so the boxes always add up. From a gross amount the tax is gross × rate ÷ (100 + rate); from a typed tax amount the net is worked back and your tax amount stays as typed. Your tax authority may set its own rounding rules for invoices.
How much is VAT in France?
The standard VAT rate in France is 20%. Other rates: 10% / 5.5% / 2.1%. Source: BOFiP - impots.gouv.fr (DGFiP official bulletin), verified 2026-09-25.
In France the tax is known as TVA.
BOFiP: 20% normal rate, two reduced rates (10% and 5.5%) and a 2.1% particular rate. For electricity and natural-gas subscriptions, 20% replaced 5.5% for periods starting on or after 1 August 2025.
France VAT worked examples
Add VAT: gross = net × (1 + rate ÷ 100). Extract VAT: tax = gross × rate ÷ (100 + rate), and net = gross − tax.
| Rate | Tax share of a gross price | Net 100 → tax / gross | Net 1,000 → tax / gross | Gross 100 → tax / net | Gross 1,000 → tax / net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20% standard | 20/120 ≈ 16.6667% | 20.00 / 120.00 | 200.00 / 1,200.00 | 16.67 / 83.33 | 166.67 / 833.33 |
| 10% | 10/110 ≈ 9.0909% | 10.00 / 110.00 | 100.00 / 1,100.00 | 9.09 / 90.91 | 90.91 / 909.09 |
| 5.5% | 5.5/105.5 ≈ 5.2133% | 5.50 / 105.50 | 55.00 / 1,055.00 | 5.21 / 94.79 | 52.13 / 947.87 |
| 2.1% | 2.1/102.1 ≈ 2.0568% | 2.10 / 102.10 | 21.00 / 1,021.00 | 2.06 / 97.94 | 20.57 / 979.43 |
What each VAT rate applies to in France
| Rate | Applies to | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 10% | Passenger transport; catering (on the premises, takeaway or delivery, excluding alcoholic drinks); home improvement works; firewood; certain fertilisers; hotel and similar accommodation | impots.gouv.fr |
| 5.5% | Certain food products; equipment and services for disabled people; accommodation and food in retirement homes; school canteen meals; books on any medium; live performance and cinema tickets; energy renovation works in homes completed at least two years ago; installation and maintenance of EV charging points (not gas or electricity subscriptions since 1 August 2025) | impots.gouv.fr |
| 2.1% | Press publications and medicines reimbursed by social security, among others | impots.gouv.fr |
Issuing a VAT-compliant invoice?
Rates are only half of it — what must appear on the invoice (tax numbers, rate per line, reverse-charge wording for cross-border B2B) is covered in the VAT & GST invoicing guide, and the free VAT invoice generator produces a compliant PDF. The full rate dataset behind this page (42 jurisdictions, source per row) is downloadable: CSV · JSON (CC BY 4.0).
France VAT FAQ
What is the VAT rate in France in 2026?
The standard VAT rate in France is 20%. Other rates: 10% / 5.5% / 2.1%. Source: BOFiP - impots.gouv.fr (DGFiP official bulletin), verified 2026-09-25. Rates change, so confirm against the linked source before filing anything.
How do I add VAT to a net price?
Multiply the net amount by (1 + rate ÷ 100). At 20%, a net price of 100.00 becomes 120.00 gross, of which 20.00 is VAT. The calculator on this page does it with France's verified rates preloaded.
How do I work out the VAT included in a gross price?
Multiply the gross (tax-inclusive) amount by rate ÷ (100 + rate), then subtract the result to get the net price. At 20% the share is 20/120 (about 16.6667%): a gross price of 100.00 contains 16.67 VAT and 83.33 net. Type the gross amount into the calculator's gross box to do this for any amount.
Can I use this as a France tax-free (détaxe) calculator?
Only to see the VAT inside a price: type the TTC (tax-inclusive) price into the gross box of the calculator. At 20%, a 120.00 TTC price contains 20.00 VAT and 100.00 net. The calculator does not show the refund you will actually receive; check that with the shop. Under French customs (douane.gouv.fr), détaxe is for travellers who live outside the EU (or in an assimilated territory), are 16 or older and stay in France/the EU for less than six months; purchases in the same shop or shop group, made over at most 3 days, must total more than €100, and the export must be validated before the end of the third month after the month of purchase.
Where does this rate come from?
Every rate in our dataset cites the source it was checked against. For France, that is BOFiP - impots.gouv.fr (DGFiP official bulletin) (linked on this page), verified on 2026-09-25. The full 42-jurisdiction dataset is downloadable under CC BY 4.0, and every verification pass is logged in our public changelog.
Not tax advice. Rates and rules change; the verification date above tells you when we last confirmed this figure, not that it is still current today. Confirm against the linked official source before filing or invoicing.