Enacted Digital services

DR Congo — Cross border digital services

Jurisdiction
🇨🇩 DR Congo
Tax
VAT
Change type
Digital services
Status
Enacted
Effective
1 July 2026
Verified
Corroborated against official id · medium confidence
The change

Under Instruction No. 0339 (Finance Act 2024 framework), cross-border digital services supplied by non-resident providers to DRC customers are subject to 16% VAT with no registration threshold. Simplified registration via the DGR portal opened from 1 March 2026 and the VAT collection obligation takes effect 1 July 2026. Covered services include advertising, streaming, gaming, software, apps, e-books and cloud services.

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