Source-cited draft: vat / gst for Libya (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| VAT / GST in Libya | Libya does not levy a value-added tax or general goods-and-services tax. The nearest indirect levies are a flat service fee on imports and stamp duty on contracts; there is no VAT registration threshold, return, or reverse-charge mechanism. | |
| VAT / GST | No VAT or general sales tax exists in LibyaIncome Tax Law No. 7 of 2010 | |
| VAT registration threshold | Not applicable — no VAT regime existsIncome Tax Law No. 7 of 2010 | |
| VAT filing frequency | Not applicable — no VAT returns are filedIncome Tax Law No. 7 of 2010 | |
| Reverse charge | Not applicable — there is no VAT, so no reverse-charge mechanism on cross-border servicesIncome Tax Law No. 7 of 2010 | |
| Import service fee (nearest indirect tax) | 5% service fee on the value of most importsCustoms Law | |
| Stamp duty on contracts (nearest indirect tax) | Main contracts 1%; subcontracts 0.1% of contract valueStamp Duty Law |
Libya does not levy a value-added tax or general goods-and-services tax. The nearest indirect levies are a flat service fee on imports and stamp duty on contracts; there is no VAT registration threshold, return, or reverse-charge mechanism.
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