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