--- title: "Btw calculator: Dutch VAT at 21%, 9% or 0%, added or removed · Winstwaker" description: "Free btw calculator for the Netherlands: add 21%, 9% or 0% Dutch VAT to a net amount, or remove the VAT from a gross amount. Shows net, VAT and gross at once." source: "https://www.winstwaker.nl/en/vat-calculator/" --- # Btw calculator: add or remove Dutch VAT at 21%, 9% or 0%. > Free btw calculator for the Netherlands: add 21%, 9% or 0% Dutch VAT to a net amount, or remove the VAT from a gross amount. Shows net, VAT and gross at once. Free calculator Btw is the Dutch word for VAT (the tax itself is called omzetbelasting). Use this btw calculator to add 21%, 9% or 0% VAT to a net amount, or to take the VAT out of a gross amount. You see the amount excluding VAT, the VAT itself and the total including VAT at once. Removing VAT means dividing by 1.21 or 1.09, not subtracting 21% from the total. Liever Nederlands? Ga naar [btw berekenen](/tools/btw-berekenen/). Which way do you want to calculate? VAT rate Including VAT € 121.00 Excluding VAT€ 100.00 VAT (21%)€ 21.00 Including VAT€ 121.00 € 100.00 × 1.21 = € 121.00 The formula ## Reverse VAT calculator: divide by 1.21, do not subtract 21%. ### From excluding to including VAT Multiply by 1.21 or 1.09. At € 100 excluding VAT and 21%, the VAT is € 21 and the total is € 121. At 9% the total is € 109. ### From including to excluding VAT Divide by 1.21 or 1.09. € 121 including VAT divided by 1.21 is € 100 excluding VAT. The difference of € 21 is the VAT. Taking 21% off € 121 gives the wrong answer. ### VAT rates in the Netherlands (2026) 21% is the standard rate. 9% is the reduced rate for food, non-alcoholic drinks, medicines, books and a few services. 0% applies to exports and to goods sold to a VAT-registered business in another EU country. Healthcare, education and most financial services are exempt: no VAT, and no VAT to reclaim. ### Input VAT: what a business gets back A VAT-registered business reclaims the VAT on its costs (voorbelasting) on its VAT return, usually every quarter, with the Belastingdienst, the Dutch tax authority. It pays the difference between the VAT it charged and the VAT it paid. So for a business the real cost is the amount excluding VAT. Not keen on filing the quarterly return yourself? See how [Winstwaker handles the Dutch VAT return](/en/dutch-vat-return/) for business owners who do not read Dutch. - Source: VAT rates and exemptions (Belastingdienst, English) - Source: VAT rates and exemptions in the Netherlands (Business.gov.nl) Questions ## What people ask about the Dutch VAT calculator. What does btw mean? Btw is short for belasting over de toegevoegde waarde: the Dutch word for VAT. The tax itself is formally called omzetbelasting (turnover tax). On a Dutch invoice or price tag you see "btw" next to the rate, and "excl. btw" or "incl. btw" next to the amount. This btw calculator works with the three Dutch rates: 21%, 9% and 0%. What is the VAT rate in the Netherlands in 2026? The standard rate is 21%. The reduced rate of 9% applies to food and non-alcoholic drinks, medicines, books and newspapers, and some services such as hairdressers and bicycle repairs. The 0% rate applies to exports outside the EU and to goods sold to a VAT-registered business in another EU country. Healthcare, education and most financial services are exempt (vrijgesteld): no VAT is charged and none can be reclaimed. How do I calculate Dutch VAT on a net amount? Multiply by 1.21 for the 21% rate or by 1.09 for the 9% rate. € 100 excluding VAT becomes € 121.00 at 21% (€ 21.00 VAT) and € 109.00 at 9% (€ 9.00 VAT). Select "Add VAT" in the calculator, enter the net amount and pick the rate. How does the reverse VAT calculator work? Removing VAT from a gross amount means dividing, not subtracting. € 121.00 including 21% VAT divided by 1.21 is € 100.00; the VAT is € 21.00. A common mistake is to take 21% of the gross amount: 21% of € 121.00 is € 25.41, which is too much. Select "Remove VAT", enter the gross amount, and the calculator divides for you. € 100.00 including 21% VAT is € 82.64 net plus € 17.36 VAT. Can a business reclaim the VAT it pays? Yes. A VAT-registered business deducts the VAT on its business costs, called input VAT (voorbelasting), on its VAT return. Most businesses file every quarter with the Belastingdienst, the Dutch tax authority, and pay the difference between the VAT they charged and the VAT they paid. Under the small businesses scheme (KOR, turnover up to € 20,000 a year) you charge no VAT and reclaim none. Exempt activities give no right to reclaim either. When is Dutch VAT 0% or reverse-charged? 0% applies to goods you export outside the EU and to goods you sell to a VAT-registered business in another EU country. For most services to a business abroad the VAT is reverse-charged (btw verlegd): you charge no VAT and the customer reports it in their own country. The invoice must show the customer’s VAT number and the words "btw verlegd" or "VAT reverse-charged". Choose 0% in the calculator and the net and gross amounts are the same. Does this Dutch VAT calculator round the way the Belastingdienst does? It works in whole cents and rounds half a cent up. On an invoice you may round the VAT per line or on the invoice total, as long as you do it the same way every time. A difference of one cent between this calculator and your invoicing software comes from that choice, not from the rate. No hassle ## An accountant who answers in English. Winstwaker keeps the books and files the quarterly VAT return for Dutch companies owned by people who do not read Dutch. The rates in this calculator are the rates your return is built on. [Dutch VAT return service](/en/dutch-vat-return/) [Talk to an English-speaking accountant](/en/contact/) --- Bron: