Netherlands Tax Agency Clarifies VAT on Medical Devices

Nov. 22, 2019, 7:11 PM UTC

The Dutch Tax and Customs Administration Nov. 19 clarified that medical devices consisting of a flexible, hollow tube with a cutting or piercing function are subject to the 21 percent VAT rate because they don’t qualify as catheters and they can be used to perform functions beyond transporting substances. [Netherlands, Tax and Customs Administration, 11/19/19]

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