UAE VAT calculator
This VAT calculator adds 5% VAT to a price or takes it out of a total, under the UAE VAT law. Worked out in your browser: nothing you enter is sent anywhere.
Enter an amount to see the VAT.
UAE VAT, explained
What is the VAT rate in the UAE?
5% on most goods and services. Some supplies are zero-rated or exempt, so check how your supply is treated before charging it.
How do I add VAT to a price?
Multiply the price before VAT by 0.05 to get the VAT, then add it. AED 1,000 before VAT is AED 50 VAT and AED 1,050 in total. The VAT calculator above does both steps for you.
How do I take VAT out of a total?
Divide the total by 1.05 to get the amount before VAT; the difference is the VAT. AED 1,050 including VAT is AED 1,000 before VAT and AED 50 VAT.
How is VAT rounded?
The VAT Executive Regulation allows VAT worked out to a fraction of a fils to be rounded to the nearest fils, and this calculator does so, with half a fils rounding up.
The law behind these figures
Every figure on this page comes from the rules below, checked 17 October 2026.
Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017 on Value Added Tax
- Art. 3A standard rate of 5% VAT applies to taxable supplies and imports, unless the law zero-rates or exempts them.
Cabinet Decision No. 52 of 2017 (VAT Executive Regulation)
- Art. 61VAT worked out to a fraction of a fils may be rounded to the nearest fils.
A guide to UAE VAT for registered businesses. Supplies inside designated zones can be treated differently, and your own figures may need an adviser. It is not tax advice.
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