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Sweden VAT Rates 2026

Sweden (Sverige) levies Value Added Tax under the name Momsnummer (Mervärdesskattenummer). The standard rate is 25%, applied to most goods and services. Reduced rates of 12% and 6% apply to essential categories including food, medicines, and cultural services.

Access rates via API

The TaxID API returns current VAT rates for all 27 EU countries. Use the /api/v1/rates/SE endpoint to get Sweden rates programmatically. Responses are cached for 24 hours.

curl http://localhost:3000/api/v1/rates/SE
# No authentication required for rate lookups

# Response:
# { "country_code": "SE", "standard_rate": 25,
#   "reduced_rates": [12, 6], "currency": "SEK" }

Applying the correct rate in code

For B2B intra-EU sales, validate the customer's VAT number first. A valid registration means reverse charge applies — you charge 0% and the customer self-accounts. For B2C, charge the Sweden standard rate.

// 1. Validate the customer's Sweden VAT number
const vatCheck = await fetch(
  'http://localhost:3000/api/v1/validate/SE/CUSTOMER_VAT',
  { headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' } }
).then(r => r.json());

// 2. Fetch current Sweden VAT rates (no auth required)
const rates = await fetch('http://localhost:3000/api/v1/rates/SE').then(r => r.json());
// → { standard_rate: 25, reduced_rates: [12, 6] }

// 3. Apply the correct VAT treatment
if (vatCheck.valid) {
  // B2B intra-EU: reverse charge — you invoice 0%, customer self-accounts
  applyRate(0, 'reverse_charge');
} else {
  // B2C: charge the Sweden standard rate
  applyRate(rates.standard_rate, 'standard');
}

About Sweden VAT

Swedish VAT numbers (momsnummer) are 12 digits long, derived from the Swedish organisation number by adding '01' at the end. Sweden is a major B2B market and home to many global tech companies including Spotify, King, and Klarna.

The Sweden Momsnummer is administered by the national tax authority and validated through the EU VIES system. Before applying any VAT rate or zero-rate exemption to a Sweden business customer, validate their VAT registration number first.

VAT rates in other EU countries