Current standard-rate snapshot
- Member state
- France
- Standard VAT rate
- 20%
- Source snapshot date
- 2026-01-01
- Source
- EU TEDB import
EU VAT rates
France VAT rates
The standard VAT-rate snapshot for France is 20%, observed in VAT Engine’s TEDB source snapshot dated 2026-01-01. It is a source-backed reference point, not a legal effective-date claim or a determination of the rate for a particular supply.
Use the right context
Reduced rates, exemptions, place-of-supply rules, and product classification can change the answer. Use the dated API lookup for operational decisions and verify legal effective dates against primary authority when required.
Using the France snapshot
What this value answers
It provides a quick reference for the country’s standard VAT rate in the published source snapshot and a traceable observation date.
What it does not answer
It does not decide the place of taxation, customer status, exemption, product classification, reduced rate, or legal effective date.
What to do next
For a real transaction, establish the country and supply date, review the tax class, then use the dated rate or calculation API.