8.1% standard, one of the lowest in Europe, raised from 7.7% in 2024. Hotel stays are 3.8%, food, medicines and books 2.6%.
CHF 8.99 of it is tax, leaving CHF 111.01 before tax.
MWST rates in Switzerland for 2026
Switzerland charges MWST at a standard rate of 8.1%, with reduced rates of 3.8% and 2.6%. Amounts on this page are in Swiss Franc (CHF).
8.1% standard, one of the lowest in Europe, raised from 7.7% in 2024. Hotel stays are 3.8%, food, medicines and books 2.6%.
Rate
Type
Gross = net ×
Tax share of the gross price
8.1%
standard
1.081
7.49%
3.8%
reduced
1.038
3.66%
2.6%
reduced
1.026
2.53%
How much MWST is inside a price
If a price already includes MWST, divide by 1 plus the rate: at 3.8%, CHF 100 ÷ 1.038 = CHF 96.34 before tax, so CHF 3.66 is tax.
Rate
Tax in CHF 100
Net of CHF 100
Tax in CHF 1,000
Net of CHF 1,000
8.1%
CHF 7.49
CHF 92.51
CHF 74.93
CHF 925.07
3.8%
CHF 3.66
CHF 96.34
CHF 36.61
CHF 963.39
2.6%
CHF 2.53
CHF 97.47
CHF 25.34
CHF 974.66
Adding MWST to a net amount
For a quote or invoice, multiply the net amount by 1 plus the rate: at 2.6%, CHF 1,000 × 1.026 = CHF 1,026.
Rate
Tax on CHF 100
CHF 100 plus tax
Tax on CHF 1,000
CHF 1,000 plus tax
8.1%
CHF 8.10
CHF 108.10
CHF 81
CHF 1,081
3.8%
CHF 3.80
CHF 103.80
CHF 38
CHF 1,038
2.6%
CHF 2.60
CHF 102.60
CHF 26
CHF 1,026
How Switzerland's standard rate compares
Switzerland's 8.1% standard rate compares with a median of 18%: 32 of the 39 countries in this calculator's table charge more, 6 less. Its lowest rate above zero is 2.6%: 3 countries go lower, and 35 have no rate that low.
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