Swiss VAT calculator

How much VAT is in a Swiss price?

Add Swiss VAT to a price or take it out, at the 8.1% standard rate or a lower rate.

Price and rate

Country

Calculate

Price without VAT

VAT rate

Price with VAT

CHF 108.10

VAT CHF 8.10 at 8.1%

Breakdown

Price without VAT: CHF 100.00
VAT 8.1%: CHF 8.10
Price with VAT: CHF 108.10

MWST/TVA rates in Switzerland

Standard rate: 8.1%
Reduced rate, includes some accommodation: 3.8%
Reduced rate, includes some food, water supply, medicines, books, newspapers and magazines, radio and television and farming supplies: 2.6%

Checked 14 October 2026

Rates on the official page

Add Swiss VAT to a price or take it out, at the 8.1% standard rate or a lower rate.

How to use

Choose your country: its standard and reduced VAT rates appear below the result.
Choose Add VAT for a price without VAT, or Remove VAT for a price that already includes it.
Enter the price and pick one of the country's rates, or Other rate to type your own.
Read the price on the other side of the VAT and the VAT amount; copy any line of the breakdown.

How it works

VAT (value added tax, called GST in some countries) is a percentage added on top of a price. Most countries have one standard rate for most goods and services and one or more lower rates for things like food, books or transport. The rate is always a percentage of the price without VAT.

Adding VAT: VAT = net × r / 100 and gross = net + VAT, where r is the rate in percent. Removing VAT from a price that includes it, the VAT is r / (100 + r) of that price, not r% of it: at 20%, £2.40 holds £0.40 VAT, one sixth, and £2.00 without it (HMRC, VAT Notice 700, section 7.3.1).

The EU rates come from the European Commission's Taxes in Europe Database (TEDB), refreshed from it automatically. Other countries' rates come from each tax authority's own current-rates page, which we re-check every quarter. A reduced rate lists what it covers only where the source says so, and covers only some goods or services in each group named.

The rates are the general national ones: regional rates (such as the Canary Islands or Madeira), exemptions and rules for single products are not shown. A country appears only when an official page that is kept up to date could be read; check with your tax authority before you file anything.

Worked example

How much VAT is included in a gross price of 120 at 20%?

Net price: 120 ÷ 1.2 = 100.

VAT included: 120 − 100 = 20.

Frequently asked questions

Why is Swiss VAT called MWST, TVA and IVA?

Switzerland has four national languages, so the same tax has a name in each: MWST in German, TVA in French and IVA in Italian.

What is the special rate for accommodation?

Hotel and holiday accommodation, breakfast included, is taxed at a special rate of 3.8%, between the standard and reduced rates.

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