Source-cited draft: vat / gst for Qatar (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Value-added tax (VAT/GST) | Qatar does not currently levy VAT or any general sales tax. A 5% VAT under the GCC Unified VAT Agreement framework has long been anticipated but is not yet in force, so there is no registration threshold, no VAT returns, and no reverse-charge mechanism today. | |
| VAT/GST in force | No — Qatar has not implemented VAT or a general sales tax as of tax year 2025GCC Unified VAT Agreement (not enacted in Qatar) | |
| Anticipated future VAT rate | 5% (anticipated under the common GCC framework; not yet enacted)GCC Unified VAT Agreement | |
| VAT registration threshold | Not applicable — no VAT regime currently existsGCC Unified VAT Agreement (not enacted in Qatar) | |
| VAT filing frequency | Not applicable — no VAT returns are filed in QatarGCC Unified VAT Agreement (not enacted in Qatar) | |
| Reverse charge | Not applicable — no VAT regime currently existsGCC Unified VAT Agreement (not enacted in Qatar) | |
| Indirect tax that does apply | Excise tax applies instead: tobacco 100%, carbonated drinks 50%, energy drinks 100%, special-purpose goods 100% (since 1 January 2019) |
Qatar does not currently levy VAT or any general sales tax. A 5% VAT under the GCC Unified VAT Agreement framework has long been anticipated but is not yet in force, so there is no registration threshold, no VAT returns, and no reverse-charge mechanism today.
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| Customs duty (general import tariff) | 5% on goods originating outside the GCC (higher rates on specific goods such as tobacco)GCC Common Customs Law |
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