Ireland VAT rate: 23%
The Ireland standard VAT rate is 23%, in EUR. Reduced and special tiers, the registration threshold, e-invoicing status and the reviewed source are below.
Rate tiers
| Tier | Rate | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 23% | Standard |
| Reduced | 13.5% | Reduced |
| Reduced | 9% | Reduced |
| Super-reduced | 4.8% | Livestock and related services |
| Zero-rated | 0% | Zero-rated |
Ireland zero-rates a defined list of goods, including children's clothing and footwear, oral medicines and most food.
Sources: European Commission — VAT rates · Last reviewed 2026-09-14
Registration and e-invoicing
- Registration threshold
- €80,000
- Threshold notes
- The 80,000 EUR threshold applies to goods; a 40,000 EUR threshold applies to businesses mainly supplying services. Non-established businesses generally have no domestic threshold and may need to register before the first intra-EU B2B supply. EU distance-sales threshold: €10,000.
- E-invoicing status
- voluntary
- E-invoicing model
- reporting model. Voluntary Formats: Peppol.
Threshold source: European Commission — VAT registration thresholds
E-invoicing source: European Commission — eInvoicing
How Ireland compares
Ireland ranks 9 of 31 supported jurisdictions by standard rate. The closest standard rates are:
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