Source-cited draft: vat / gst for Tonga (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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Standard Consumption Tax rate
15%Consumption Tax ActView source ↗
Scope
Applies to most goods and services supplied in Tonga and to imported goodsConsumption Tax Act
Exports
0%Consumption Tax ActView source ↗
Exempt supplies
Certain supplies (e.g. financial services, and possibly specified essential items) are exemptConsumption Tax Act
Compulsory registration threshold
100,000Consumption Tax ActView source ↗
Voluntary registration
Businesses below the threshold may register voluntarilyConsumption Tax Act
Return filing and payment
Due within 28 days after the end of the tax period (monthly or two-monthly category)Consumption Tax ActView source ↗
Input tax credit
Registered persons may credit CT paid on business inputs against CT charged on suppliesConsumption Tax Act
Consumption Tax on imports
15%Consumption Tax Act
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Tonga operates a Consumption Tax (CT) under the Consumption Tax Act — a broad-based VAT-type tax on goods, services and imports. Rates and thresholds below are draft figures for confirmation.
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