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VAT on food in Italy 2026: bread, pasta and oil at 4%; meat, eggs and yogurt at 10%; wine, beer and roasted coffee at 22%. Restaurants and shipments from Spain.
Prefix, length and structure of the VAT identification number in the 27 EU countries and Northern Ireland, with a made-up example for each and the mistakes that make a number come back as invalid.
VAT rates in Germany 2026: what is taxed at 19%, 7% and 0%. Full table for food, drinks, restaurants, books, transport, health, energy and culture.
VAT on food in Spain 2026: bread, milk, eggs and olive oil at 4%; meat, pasta and water at 10%; alcohol and sugary soft drinks at 21%. Plus tricky cases.
In the Canary Islands, VAT is not charged, but IGIC is: 7% standard and rates of 0, 1, 3, 5, 9.5, 15 and 20%. And what do you invoice when selling from mainland Spain.
Malta applies a 18 % standard rate and reduced rates of 12 %, 7 % and 5 %, and keeps food and medicines at 0 %. Which VAT you charge when selling from Spain.