VAT Calculator
Denmark: 25%
These details apply to Denmark. The Faroe Islands and Greenland are outside the Danish VAT territory.
VAT Calculator calculates the VAT amount as well as the price with and without VAT. The VAT % is pre-filled, but you can change it or clear the value. The results are rounded to your desired precision. You can also make a currency conversion.
You can also choose the VAT% by clicking the percentages in the tables below.
Denmark | |
| standard | 25% Most goods and services without an exemption, including food, restaurant meals, hotel stays, clothing, electronics, books, e-books and audiobooks. From 1 January 2026, commercial instruction in activities such as fitness, yoga, dance, singing and music is also taxable for people aged 30 and over. Exemptions remain for instruction of people under 30 and certain non-profit sports and public adult-education activities. Ordinary gym access without instruction does not qualify for the age-based exemption. |
Books remain subject to 25% VAT. Bill L 125 proposing zero VAT from 1 July 2026 lapsed.
| Past changes: | |
| 1 Jan 2026 | Commercial instruction in activities such as exercise, dance, singing and music for people aged 30 and over becomes taxable at 25%. Instruction of people under 30 is exempt. Certain non-profit sports-club activities and subsidy-eligible public adult education remain exempt. Skattestyrelsen |
| 1 Jan 2025 | Passenger air transport moves to the exemption with input VAT deduction in section 34, including domestic flights. Accompanied luggage and related services qualify under the statutory conditions. This changes the type of exemption; it is not a reduction from 25%. Act No. 1693 of 30 December 2024, sections 1 and 4 (Retsinformation) |
| 1 Jul 2019 | Zero-rating is extended to qualifying electronic newspapers. Printed newspapers already qualified. Act No. 591 of 13 May 2019, sections 2–3 (Retsinformation) |
| 1 Jan 1992 | The standard VAT rate rises from 22% to 25%. Skattestyrelsen, Legal Guide |
Note! The VAT information on this page is general information, not tax advice. The information is not exhaustive. VAT rules include many exceptions and special cases. Check the treatment of your situation in the tax administration's guidelines. Information last checked 26 Oct 2026. If you find errors in the information, please let us know. Read our editorial principles.
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