{"id":12931,"date":"2026-09-08T18:15:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T16:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consultoriaehero.com\/?p=12931"},"modified":"2026-10-07T13:04:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T11:04:52","slug":"vat-in-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consultoriaehero.com\/en\/vat-in-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"VAT in Greece in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greece applies a standard rate of 24%<\/strong>, a reduced rate of 13%<\/strong>, and a super-reduced rate of 6%<\/strong>, according to the VAT Code (Law 2859\/2000). The 24% rate has been in force since June 2016 and is among the highest in the European Union. But from 1 January 2026 there is a second table that coexists with it: the islands.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rate<\/th>\nPercentage<\/th>\nApplies to<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Standard<\/td>\n24%<\/strong><\/td>\nDefault regime for goods and services<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reduced<\/td>\n13%<\/strong><\/td>\nAmong others, food, hospitality and accommodation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Super-reduced<\/td>\n6%<\/strong><\/td>\nGoods in Annex III of the VAT Code: medicines, books and press<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eligible islands<\/td>\n17 \/ 9 \/ 4%<\/strong><\/td>\nThe three previous rates reduced by 30% on islands that meet the requirements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

Rates verified on 8 September 2026 against the \u201cBasic VAT rates\u201d sheet of the Greek Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) (aade.gr<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n

What’s new in 2026: the 30% reduction on the islands<\/h2>\n

From 1 January 2026<\/strong>, a reform of the Greek VAT Code extends the 30% reduction on the three rates<\/strong> to dozens of islands with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants: those in the North Aegean, Samothrace and the Dodecanese. In practice, on those islands the 24% rate becomes 17%<\/strong>, the 13% rate becomes 9%<\/strong>, and the 6% rate becomes 4%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The reduction does not apply to everything: among others, tobacco and transport are excluded.<\/p>\n

For a store selling to Greece, this means that the country is no longer a single tax destination<\/strong>. The rate depends on the postal code, not just the country, and that is something a standard store tax setup does not account for: it has to be handled by zones.<\/p>\n

Which VAT you charge customers in Greece if you sell from another EU country<\/h2>\n

<\/p>\n

This is the part no rate table covers, and usually the real question. The rate you charge does not depend only on the destination: it depends on how much you sell to consumers in other EU countries.<\/p>\n