VAT registration thresholds by country
A VAT (or GST) registration threshold is the annual turnover above which a business must register for the tax and start collecting it. Below the threshold, registration is usually optional — many countries allow voluntary registration so a business can recover input tax. Thresholds normally apply to domestic established businesses only: in most jurisdictions a non-established (foreign) seller must register from the first taxable sale, with no threshold.
Two EU-specific rules worth knowing before reading the table:
- The €10,000 EU-wide OSS threshold. Since 1 July 2021 the old per-country distance-selling thresholds (typically €35,000/€100,000) are abolished. A single EU-wide threshold of €10,000 applies to intra-EU B2C distance sales and TBE services; above it, sellers charge the destination country's VAT and can report through the One Stop Shop (OSS).
- The EU SME scheme. Since 1 January 2025 EU member states may let small businesses established in other member states use their domestic threshold (capped at €85,000) under the cross-border SME exemption scheme.
Rows verified through the weekly Last Week in Taxes scan link to the official source that carries the figure. Threshold changes the scan is tracking appear in the Tracked threshold and registration changes section below the table.
Data updated 2026-10-12 — 70 jurisdictions, 56 independently confirmed against official sources. Values live in data/baselines/thresholds.json.
| Country | Currency | Registration threshold | Voluntary registration | Minimum registration period | Last confirmed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | AOA | Kz 25,000,000 (below: excluded from IVA); general regime from Kz 350,000,000 | Yes (general regime by option, minimum 5 years) | 5 years (voluntary general regime) | 2026-10-13 | IVA Code arts. 60, 62, 69-A (Law 14/23) |
| Australia | AUD | 75000 | Yes | 1 year | unverified* | — |
| Austria | EUR | None — register regardless of turnover; §6(1)(27) exemption EUR 55,000 | N/A — the Kleinunternehmer rule is an exemption, not a registration threshold | None | 2026-09-24 | USP — Kleinunternehmergrenze 55,000 EUR from 1 Jan 2025 (35,000 EUR to 31 Dec 2… |
| Bahrain | BHD | BHD 37,500 annual VATable supplies; no threshold for non-residents | Yes, from BHD 18,750 of supplies or expenses | 24 months for voluntary registrants | 2026-10-13 | NBR — VAT registration (mandatory BHD 37,500; voluntary BHD 18,750) |
| Bangladesh | — | — | — | — | unverified* | — |
| Belgium | EUR | None (identified from the first taxable operation); optional franchise up to 25… | Yes | None | 2026-09-24 | SPF Finances (Fisconetplus) — VAT Code arts 56bis–56ter |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | BAM | BAM 100,000 taxable supplies in the previous year (from 2 Dec 2023) | Yes (minimum 60 months) | 60 months for voluntary registrants | 2026-10-13 | UIO — threshold raised from 50,000 KM to 100,000 KM (Law 80/23) |
| Brazil | — | — | — | — | unverified* | — |
| Bulgaria | EUR | EUR 51,130 | — | — | 2026-09-24 | State Gazette (DV) No. 115/2025, VAT Act amendment |
| Burundi | BIF | BIF 25,000,000 taxable turnover in a financial year (2026/27); also automatic l… | Yes, from BIF 5,000,000 | — | 2026-10-06 | OBR — Finance Law 2026/27 (Loi n°1/10 of 30 June 2026), art. 271 (scan, p. 66) |
| Canada | CAD | 30000 | Yes | 1 year | unverified* | — |
| Chile | CLP | None — RUT enrolment before starting a taxed activity; non-residents selling to… | Not applicable (no threshold) | None | 2026-10-06 | BCN Ley Chile — D.L. 825, arts. 51 and 35 A |
| Colombia | COP | None for companies; natural persons 3,500 UVT (COP 183,309,000 in 2026) | Yes |