Netherlands Ministry of Finance parks February 2026 proposal for €2 National Handling Fee on small parcel imports from non-EU states On 13 January 2026, the Dutch Ministry of Finance said it was suspending until further notice its proposal to impose a €2 Customs handling fee
Legal and diplomatic costs questioned of a Dutch Digital Services Tax The Dutch Ministry of Finance has signalled caution over the potential introduction of a Digital Services Tax (DST), warning that its fiscal benefits may be outweighed by legal complexity, administrative burden, and international trade
Temporary increases 2016; potential new 15% rate 2028 The Dutch Spring Memorandum for the budget has been published which will introduced changes to the reduced VAT rate regime. Currently there is one 9% reduced rate alongside the 21% reduced rate. The reform is partially needed
Real-time VAT calculations, reporting and split payments direct to Belastingdienst The Dutch tax authorities are to review the introduction of live VAT determination and split payments to tackle VAT fraud particularly in the B2C sector. The tax authorities are expected to do more consultations with
Government mulls 0.4% VAT rise to 21.4% following failure of reduced rate reform The Dutch government is considering raising the high VAT rate from 21% to 21.4% to compensate for the cancelled VAT hike on books, culture, and media. In November, a majority in the
