# UK VAT calculator 2026 – add or remove 20% VAT | WebKoding

United Kingdom's standard VAT rate is 20%, reduced 5%. Add or remove VAT from any amount, with what changed in 2026.

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# United Kingdom VAT rates 2026 and calculator

The standard VAT rate in United Kingdom is 20%, with reduced rates of 5%. Rates checked on 30 October 2026.

Amount ( GBP ) Rate 20% — standard 5%
Add VAT to a net price Take VAT out of a gross price
Net £100.00
VAT 20% £20.00
Gross £120.00

## VAT rates in United Kingdom

20% standard
5% Reduced
A 0% rate also applies to most food, children’s clothing, books and newspapers.

## What changed in United Kingdom in 2026

Domestic electricity in Great Britain moved from 5% to 0% on 1 October 2026. Gas stays at 5%, and Northern Ireland stays at 5%.

## Selling to customers in United Kingdom from abroad

There is no registration threshold for a business established outside the UK: it registers from its first taxable sale. For goods of £135 or less sent to UK consumers, the seller charges UK VAT at checkout instead of it being collected at import.

## Worked example

At 20% , a price of £100.00 before VAT becomes £120.00 , of which £20.00 is VAT .
The other way round, £100.00 including VAT is £83.33 before it — divide by 1.2 rather than taking 20% off, which is the usual mistake.
4 of the 16 non-EU European countries on this site charge more.

## Charging United Kingdom VAT in WooCommerce

Under WooCommerce → Settings → Tax → Standard rates, add a row with the country code GB and a rate of 20 , leaving the state and postcode empty. Reduced rates go in their own tax class, each with a GB row, and the products that qualify are assigned to it.
If one product you sell is really two things taxed at different rates — a meal deal with food and drink in it, a gift box with a book — a single tax class cannot be right for it. SplitVAT divides that product's price across the tax classes you already have, so the order shows each part at its own rate. It is our plugin, and you only need it if your products are like that.

## Other countries

### Europe

- United Kingdom20%
- Norway25%
- Switzerland8.1%
- Iceland24%
- Turkey20%
- Serbia20%
- Ukraine20%
- Russia22%
- Kazakhstan16%
- Albania20%
- North Macedonia18%
- Montenegro21%
- Bosnia and Herzegovina17%
- Moldova20%
- Georgia18%
- Armenia20%

### Middle East

- Saudi Arabia15%
- United Arab Emirates5%
- Bahrain10%
- Oman5%
- Egypt14%
- Jordan16%
- Israel18%

### Asia-Pacific

- Australia10%
- New Zealand15%
- Japan10%
- Singapore9%
- South Korea10%
- India18%
- China13%
- Taiwan5%
- Thailand7%
- Vietnam10%
- Philippines12%
- Pakistan18%
- Bangladesh15%
- Sri Lanka18%

### Americas

- Canada5%
- Mexico16%
- Argentina21%
- Chile19%
- Colombia19%
- Peru18%
- Uruguay22%
- Costa Rica13%
- Dominican Republic18%
- Paraguay10%
- Bolivia13%

### Africa

- South Africa15%
- Nigeria7.5%
- Kenya16%
- Morocco20%
- Tunisia19%
- Algeria19%
- Tanzania18%
- Uganda18%
- Ethiopia15%
The 27 EU member states have their own pages: EU VAT calculator .

## Where these rates come from

Rates checked on 30 October 2026 . Two published rate tables were compared, and every rate they disagreed on — or that had changed since either was written — was checked against the tax authority or a tax adviser’s published guidance. Rates and the goods they apply to change; confirm with the national tax authority before you file.
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