Germany VAT rate changes https://plainvat.com/country/germany/ Every recorded VAT rate change for Germany, sourced from official rate schedules. en-us Sat, 10 Oct 2026 17:09:12 GMT Germany VAT rates effective 2007-01-01 https://plainvat.com/country/germany/ vat-rate-germany-2007-01-01@plainvat.com Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT Germany VAT rate schedule effective 2007-01-01: standard rate: 19% (Most goods and services) Germany VAT rates effective 1983-07-01 https://plainvat.com/country/germany/ vat-rate-germany-1983-07-01@plainvat.com Fri, 01 Jul 1983 00:00:00 GMT Germany VAT rate schedule effective 1983-07-01: reduced rate: 7% (Food, books, newspapers, passenger transport, hotels)