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Austria VAT
Austria VAT rates, number format and cross-border validation, from the European Commission VAT rates database and the EU VIES service.
- Standard rate
- 20%
- Reduced rate
- 13% / 10%
- Number format
- ATU + 8 digits
- Validation
- VIES
How Austria's 20% rate compares
Austria's 20% standard VAT rate is a little below the median of 21%. It also applies a second reduced rate of 13% on cut flowers, wine production, cultural services, a reduced rate of 10% on food, books, passenger transport, accommodation, and a parking rate of 13% on specific tourism in jungholz and mittelberg. That is 3 non-standard tiers spanning 8 distinct goods-and-services categories in our rate table, more tier structure than most of the jurisdictions we track, which typically run one or two. The most recently revised of these non-standard tiers is the second reduced rate, in effect since 2016-01-01. The current rate has been in effect since 1984-01-01, unchanged for several years.
By standard-rate proximity, Austria matches Bulgaria's standard rate almost exactly. VAT numbers in this country can be validated via the VIES (VAT Information Exchange System) cross-border validation service.
Derived from PlainVAT per-country rate table sourced from the European Commission's official VAT rates database. See methodology for the EU-wide rate range, refresh cadence, and source-linking policy.
All VAT rates
Standard rate
20%Most goods and services
In effect since 1984-01-01
Reduced rate
13%Cut flowers, wine production, cultural services
In effect since 2016-01-01 | Second reduced rate
Reduced rate
10%Food, books, passenger transport, accommodation
In effect since 2016-01-01
Parking rate
13%Specific tourism in Jungholz and Mittelberg
In effect since 1984-01-01
VAT number format
- Prefix
- ATU
- Format
- ATU + 8 digits
- Example
- ATU12345678
- Validation service
- VIES (European Commission)
Tax authority
Bundesministerium fuer Finanzen
Official guidance: https://www.bmf.gv.at/
Source: European Commission Taxation and Customs Union EU VAT Rate Registry · 2026
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