How Much Is VAT in Portugal? (2026 Data)

How much is VAT in Portugal? The till answer is 23% - the standard IVA rate on most goods and services, with a 13% intermediate rate, a 6% reduced rate on essentials, and lower island tables (22%/12%/4% in Madeira, 16%/9%/4% in the Azores)¹². And the notary answer surprises everyone: Portugal charges no inheritance tax at all, only 10% stamp duty on legacies outside the immediate family¹³. The main keyword's cousins (sales tax, IVA, the VAT) all resolve to the same 23%, and the page answers them once, properly.

The VAT map: rates by region and item

How much is IVA in Portugal is the Portuguese spelling of the same question, and the answer has three columns per region: standard, intermediate and reduced. The mainland's 23% covers most purchases - restaurant bills, clothes, electronics, hotel stays; the 13% intermediate rate covers specific food and service categories; the 6% reduced rate covers basics like staple foods, medicines and books¹deductions²shows⁴page³rates⁵.

For newcomers the practical sequence is simple: obtain a NIF first, because every transaction from a phone contract to a property purchase requires it; register with the tax authority as a resident or non-resident; and check eligibility for the special regimes before filing anything. The flat-rate regime for young workers and the scientist and digital-nomad incentives can change a household's effective rate by double digits, and they must be claimed rather than applied automatically.