Germany
Germany has one tax region. Besides the global taxable groups it has two of its own, Special-Rate-1 and Special-Rate-2, the flat rates for agricultural and forestry products.
The rates below are what the Tax Rules API returns for Germany on 2026-10-13. The API is always the current answer: GET /tax-rules?countryCode=DE.
Tax region DE
| Taxable group | Rate | Applies from | Fiscal tax group |
|---|---|---|---|
Standard | 19 % | 2024-01-01 | STANDARD |
Reduced | 7 % | 2024-01-01 | REDUCED |
Special-Rate-1 ¹ | 10.7 % | 2024-01-01 | SPECIAL_RATE_1 |
Special-Rate-2 ¹ | 5.5 % | 2024-01-01 | SPECIAL_RATE_2 |
Zero | 0 % | 2024-01-01 | ZERO |
NonTax | 0 % | 2024-01-01 | – |
¹ A taxable group of this region only. An item in this group has no rate in any other region.
Exemptions
Germany has exemptions: customers who pay no tax at all, whatever the item.
| Exemption | Means | Applies from |
|---|---|---|
NonEU | Germany Standard Tax Exemption Non-EU | 2024-01-01 |
EU | Germany Standard Tax Exemption EU | 2024-01-01 |
Tax-exempt region
Every region above also has a tax-exempt twin (DE-TE) with the same taxable groups at 0 %.