eu_vat_rates_data · Ruby

EU VAT rates for all 27 EU member states plus the United Kingdom, sourced from the European Commission TEDB. Checked daily, published automatically when rates change.

• Standard, reduced, super-reduced, and parking rates
• No dependencies — pure Ruby 3.0+
• Data bundled in the gem — works offline, no network calls
• Checked daily via GitHub Actions, new version published only when rates change

Also available in: JavaScript/TypeScript (npm) · Python (PyPI) · PHP (Packagist) · Go

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Installation

gem install eu_vat_rates_data
# or in Gemfile:
gem 'eu_vat_rates_data'

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Usage

require "eu_vat_rates_data"

# Full rate hash for a country
fi = EuVatRatesData.get_rate("FI")
# {
#   "country"       => "Finland",
#   "currency"      => "EUR",
#   "standard"      => 25.5,
#   "reduced"       => [10.0, 13.5],
#   "super_reduced" => nil,
#   "parking"       => nil
# }

# Just the standard rate
EuVatRatesData.get_standard_rate("DE")  # => 19.0

# Type guard
if EuVatRatesData.eu_member?(user_input)
  rate = EuVatRatesData.get_rate(user_input)  # always non-nil here
end

# All 28 countries at once
EuVatRatesData.all_rates.each do |code, rate|
  puts "#{code}: #{rate['standard']}%"
end

# When were these rates last fetched?
puts EuVatRatesData.data_version  # e.g. "2026-02-25"

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Data source & update frequency

Rates are fetched from the European Commission Taxes in Europe Database (TEDB):

• Canonical data repo: https://github.com/vatnode/eu-vat-rates-data
• Refreshed: daily at 08:00 UTC
• Published to RubyGems only when actual rates change

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Covered countries

EU-27 member states + United Kingdom (28 countries total):

AT BE BG CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IT LT LU LV MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK

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Need to validate VAT numbers?

This package provides VAT rates only. If you also need to validate EU VAT numbers against the official VIES database — confirming a business is VAT-registered — check out vatnode.dev, a simple REST API with a free tier.

curl https://api.vatnode.dev/v1/vat/FI17156132 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer vat_live_..."
# → { "valid": true, "companyName": "Suomen Pehmeä Ikkuna Oy" }

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License

MIT

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