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Suriname VAT / GST

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Source-cited draft: vat / gst for Suriname (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.

Applicable period 2025Source-cited draft· Last updated Jun 25, 2026

Source-cited draft.Written from sources but not reviewed by a licensed practitioner, so it may be incomplete or wrong. General reference only; don't file or take a position on it without professional review.

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Key figures — Suriname, 2025

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Standard VAT rate on goods

10%Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022)

Standard VAT rate on services

8%Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022)

Reduced VAT rate

5% on water, electricity, cooking gas and domestic transportValue Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022)

Luxury VAT rate

25% on luxury goodsValue Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022)

Zero rate

0% on exports of goodsValue Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022)

VAT on fuel

10% (increased 1 July 2024)Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022)

VAT registration threshold

SRD 1,000,000 of taxable turnover per calendar yearValue Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022)

Non-resident digital-services registration threshold

SRD 500,000 for non-resident providers of digital/electronic servicesValue Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022)

Filing/declaration period

Monthly (calendar month)Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022)

Return and payment deadline

Return filed between the 1st and 15th and payment due by the 16th of the month following the period ((approx — confirm exact day))Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022)

Reverse charge

Recipient self-accounts for VAT on certain imported services / supplies by non-residents ((approx — confirm scope))Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022)

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Value Added Tax (BTW)

Suriname introduced VAT (Belasting over de Toegevoegde Waarde, BTW) on 1 January 2023, replacing the former turnover tax. The standard rate is 10% on goods and 8% on services, with reduced and higher rates for specific categories and a 0% rate on exports.

Standard VAT rate on goods — 10% percent (Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022))
Standard VAT rate on services — 8% percent (Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022))
Reduced VAT rate — 5% on water, electricity, cooking gas and domestic transport percent (Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022))
Luxury VAT rate — 25% on luxury goods percent (Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022))
Zero rate — 0% on exports of goods percent (Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022))
VAT on fuel — 10% (increased 1 July 2024) percent (Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022))
VAT registration threshold — SRD 1,000,000 of taxable turnover per calendar year SRD (Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022))
Non-resident digital-services registration threshold — SRD 500,000 for non-resident providers of digital/electronic services SRD (Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022))
Filing/declaration period — Monthly (calendar month) (Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022))
Return and payment deadline — Return filed between the 1st and 15th and payment due by the 16th of the month following the period ((approx — confirm exact day)) (Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022))
Reverse charge — Recipient self-accounts for VAT on certain imported services / supplies by non-residents ((approx — confirm scope)) (Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022))

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Value Added Tax (BTW)

Standard VAT rate on goods — 10% percent (Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022))

Standard VAT rate on services — 8% percent (Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022))

Reduced VAT rate — 5% on water, electricity, cooking gas and domestic transport percent (Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022))

Luxury VAT rate — 25% on luxury goods percent (Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022))

Zero rate — 0% on exports of goods percent (Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022))

VAT on fuel — 10% (increased 1 July 2024) percent (Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022))

VAT registration threshold — SRD 1,000,000 of taxable turnover per calendar year SRD (Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022))

Non-resident digital-services registration threshold — SRD 500,000 for non-resident providers of digital/electronic services SRD (Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022))

Filing/declaration period — Monthly (calendar month) (Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022))

Return and payment deadline — Return filed between the 1st and 15th and payment due by the 16th of the month following the period ((approx — confirm exact day)) (Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022))

Reverse charge — Recipient self-accounts for VAT on certain imported services / supplies by non-residents ((approx — confirm scope)) (Value Added Tax Act 2022 (Wet BTW 2022))