- Gerechtshof Amsterdam ruled on January 30, 2024, that self-care products without a marketing authorization do not qualify for a reduced VAT rate
- On May 17, 2024, NV X, which operated supermarkets, drugstores, and an online store, sold 701 products in 17 categories without a reduced VAT rate
- The products included items such as anti-insect, allergy, scars, gastrointestinal, muscles and joints, and foot care products
- NV X initially paid VAT at the general rate of 21% for the products from the 2nd quarter of 2018 to the 3rd quarter of 2019, but later claimed they should be taxed at the reduced rate of 9%
Source: futd.nl
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