Source-cited draft: vat / gst for Benin (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Value Added Tax (TVA) | Benin operates VAT (Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée, TVA) under the Code Général des Impôts, within the WAEMU/UEMOA harmonised VAT framework. There is a single standard rate; many essential supplies are exempt and exports are zero-rated. | |
| Standard VAT rate | 18%Code Général des Impôts (Bénin) — TVA | |
| Reduced VAT rate | None — Benin applies a single standard rate of 18% (no reduced rate)Code Général des Impôts (Bénin) — TVA | |
| Exports | Zero-rated (0%)Code Général des Impôts (Bénin) — TVA exportations | |
| Exempt supplies | Banking and insurance, certain imports, books and newspapers, agricultural activities, domestic gas, electric/hybrid motorcycles, medical and educational services, basic foodstuffsCode Général des Impôts (Bénin) — exonérations TVA | |
| VAT registration threshold (régime du réel) | Turnover above XOF 50,000,000 per year (real-regime taxpayers); below this, businesses fall under the simplified regime / TPS and are generally outside VATCode Général des Impôts (Bénin) — seuil d'assujettissement | |
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Benin operates VAT (Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée, TVA) under the Code Général des Impôts, within the WAEMU/UEMOA harmonised VAT framework. There is a single standard rate; many essential supplies are exempt and exports are zero-rated.
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Other Benin computations in the OpenAccountants library.
| Monthly VAT returnCode Général des Impôts (Bénin) — déclaration TVA |
| VAT payment deadline | By the 10th of the month following the taxable periodCode Général des Impôts (Bénin) — déclaration TVA |
| Reverse charge on imported services | VAT on services supplied by a non-resident to a Benin customer is self-assessed by the recipient (reverse charge / TVA pour compte de tiers)Code Général des Impôts (Bénin) — TVA sur prestations de non-résidents |
| VAT on foreign digital / e-services | Benin extends VAT to electronically supplied services and digital platforms supplied to Benin consumersCode Général des Impôts (Bénin) — TVA services numériques |
| Input VAT recovery | Registered (real-regime) taxpayers may deduct input VAT on business purchases against output VAT, subject to exclusionsCode Général des Impôts (Bénin) — droit à déduction |
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