Important Attention!
If you work with food products that currently have VAT 0%, It is essential that you make the necessary adjustments before 1 October. From that date, certain products will have new VAT rates, so you need to make sure your systems are up to date.
- Products such as eggs, leche, inter alia, will have a VAT of 2%.
- Products such as oil and others similar will have a VAT of 7.5%.
It is essential that you review all affected products and make any necessary adjustments to your invoices., prices and management systems to comply with this new regulation.
The new VAT rates must be added to the system with the corresponding percentage. Under no circumstances should the VAT rates already existing in the system be modified or altered.. Be sure to create the new VAT values without modifying the previous ones to maintain the integrity of historical records and comply with tax regulations.
The past 27 June, the Official State Gazette (BOE) published the transitional changes in the VAT rates applicable to certain essential products. These changes, which began to be applied in two phases, respond to the need to mitigate the impact of inflation on food, favoring a gradual economic recovery. Next, We explain the details of each phase and how they will affect key products:
Second phase (1 October – 31 December 2024):
From the 1 October 2024, new tax rates will come into force:
- 2% VAT / R.equiv 0,26% for basic foods such as bread, breadmaking flours, leche, cheeses, eggs, fruits, vegetables, legumes, tubers, cereals. (BOE.es)(The Moncloa).
- 7,5% VAT / R.equiv 1% for seed oils and pastas, that until September were taxed at 5%(BOE.es)
VAT on olive oil from 2025:
From the 1 of January of 2025, olive oil will be taxed with a 4% VAT permanently, being considered an essential product in the Mediterranean diet(The Moncloa).
Equivalence surcharge:
further, The equivalence surcharge will also be adjusted based on these new VAT rates:
- For products that go to 7,5%, the surcharge will rise to 1%.
- For products that go to 2%, the surcharge will rise to 0.26% (BOE.es).
Impact for companies:
It is essential that companies review and update their billing systems to reflect these changes before implementation., avoiding possible errors in your daily operations. You can consult more details in the BOE or in the Tax Agency to ensure the correct application of these new tax rates.
These adjustments respond to the need to balance the tax burden on essential products, helping to mitigate the impact of inflation, especially in vulnerable sectors