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Romania VAT

Romania VAT rates, number format and cross-border validation, from the European Commission VAT rates database and the EU VIES service.

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Standard rate
19%
Reduced rate
9% / 5%
Number format
RO + 2 to 10 digits
Validation
VIES

How Romania's 19% rate compares

Romania's 19% standard VAT rate is solidly below the median of 21%. It also applies a reduced rate of 9% on food, pharmaceuticals, accommodation, books, and a second reduced rate of 5% on school books, certain housing, museums. 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 2017-01-01, unchanged for several years.

By standard-rate proximity, Romania matches Cyprus'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

19%

Most goods and services

In effect since 2017-01-01

Reduced rate

9%

Food, pharmaceuticals, accommodation, books

In effect since 2015-06-01

Reduced rate

5%

School books, certain housing, museums

In effect since 2016-01-01

VAT number format

Prefix
RO
Format
RO + 2 to 10 digits
Example
RO1234567890
Validation service
VIES (European Commission)

Validate a Romania VAT number

Tax authority

Agentia Nationala de Administrare Fiscala

Official guidance: https://www.anaf.ro/

Source: European Commission Taxation and Customs Union EU VAT Rate Registry · 2026

Countries with similar standard rates

Cyprus 19%
Germany 19%
Austria 20%
Bulgaria 20%

Related references

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Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.

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