Source-cited draft: vat / gst for Mauritania (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Value Added Tax (TVA) | Mauritania operates a Value Added Tax (Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée, TVA) on the supply of goods and services and on imports. The standard rate is 16%, with exports zero-rated. | |
| Standard VAT rate | 16%Code Général des Impôts (General Tax Code) | |
| Zero rate on exports | 0%Code Général des Impôts (General Tax Code) | |
| Special higher rate (telecommunications) | 18% on certain telecommunications servicesCode Général des Impôts (General Tax Code) | |
| VAT registration / charging threshold | Annual turnover (excl. tax) equal to or above MRU 3,000,000Code Général des Impôts (General Tax Code) | |
| VAT return filing frequency | MonthlyCode Général des Impôts (General Tax Code) | |
| VAT return filing/payment deadline | By the 15th of the month following the taxable periodCode Général des Impôts (General Tax Code) | |
Mauritania operates a Value Added Tax (Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée, TVA) on the supply of goods and services and on imports. The standard rate is 16%, with exports zero-rated.
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| Penalty for late nil/credit VAT return |
| MRU 2,000 per month; MRU 10,000 per month if prior-year turnover exceeds MRU 30,000,000Code Général des Impôts (General Tax Code) |
| Reverse charge on imported services | VAT on services supplied by non-residents is self-assessed (reverse charge) by the Mauritanian recipientCode Général des Impôts (General Tax Code) |
| Exempt supplies | Certain basic foodstuffs, financial, medical and educational services are exemptCode Général des Impôts (General Tax Code) |
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