VAT registration in Bulgaria: your VAT number for €80

We register your Bulgarian company for VAT for €80 and file its return every month. The National Revenue Agency has 7 days to issue the number.

Your turnover this calendar year€30,000

€51,130 registration required

Under the threshold. A company with clients or suppliers in other EU countries registers at any turnover. The others register by choice and deduct the VAT on their costs.

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When a Bulgarian company registers for VAT: the threshold and four other cases

The VAT Act names the cases, and a company can also register by choice.

Registration is compulsory once turnover in Bulgaria passes €51,130 in a calendar year. The application is due within 7 days, and the company charges VAT from the day after it crossed the line.

What VAT registration in Bulgaria costs

Prices are before VAT. The National Revenue Agency charges no fee for the registration.

VAT registration

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With accounting in Bulgaria: free
Accounting with monthly VAT returns, a month: from €180
New company: registration, a year of accounting and VAT, a month: €200
One Stop Shop registration: in your quote

All prices for a company in Bulgaria

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How much is VAT in Bulgaria: the rates and what each covers

20%The standard rate

The standard VAT rate in Bulgaria is 20%. It applies to every sale that the VAT Act does not place under another rate. One reduced rate, 9%, covers three groups of goods and services. The euro changed none of the rates.

0%Zero rate, exemption and services abroad

A sale at 0% keeps the right to deduct the VAT on costs, and an exempt sale does not. A service for a business in another EU country is taxed where the client is established: the invoice carries no Bulgarian VAT, and the client accounts for the tax.

Rate	What it covers
20%	Goods and services in general, imports, and goods bought from other EU countries
9%	Stays in hotels and similar places, camping and caravan sites
9%	Books on paper or in electronic form, newspapers and magazines
9%	Baby food, nappies and similar hygiene items for babies
0%	Exports outside the EU, goods sent to VAT-registered buyers in other EU countries, international transport
Exempt	Financial and insurance services, healthcare, education

Standard rates in the EU run from 17% to 27%. Bulgaria's 20% is below the rate of 20 of the 27 member states.

How a Bulgarian company gets its VAT number

day 1
We check the grounds
We look at your turnover, your clients and your suppliers, and tell you which registration the company needs and by which date.
day 1
You send the figures
You upload the turnover by month and the first contracts or invoices in your account.
then
We file the application
We file it online with the National Revenue Agency, under our electronic signature, with the statement of turnover.
expected in 7 days
The agency issues the number
The agency checks the grounds and issues the registration act within 7 days of the application. For cross-border services and goods from EU suppliers the agency has 3 days.
by the 14th
We file the first return
The first return runs from the registration date to the end of that month. You see it in your account before we file it.

The Bulgarian VAT number and the two kinds of registration

BG + UICWhat the number looks like

A Bulgarian VAT number is the letters BG followed by the company's UIC, its 9-digit code in the Trade Register. Once the company is registered, the number shows as valid in VIES, the EU register of VAT numbers, where clients and suppliers check it.

2 kindsFull or limited registration

Registration comes in 2 kinds. A full one, by turnover or by choice, makes the company charge VAT on its sales and deduct the VAT on its costs. A limited one, for cross-border services or for goods from EU suppliers, gives the number and the monthly returns with no deduction. Before we file, we work out which one costs your company less.

12 monthsThe least a VAT registration lasts

A company that registered by choice stays in the register for the rest of that year and the 12 months that follow. A company that passed €51,130 stays until the end of the next calendar year. After that we file the deregistration when turnover allows it.

VAT returns in Bulgaria: periods and due dates

A return is due for every month, also a month with no sales.

Return or payment	Period	Due
VAT return with the sales and purchase ledgers	Each calendar month	The 14th of the following month
VIES declaration of sales to businesses in other EU countries	Each month with such sales	The 14th, with the return
Payment of the VAT	Each month with tax to pay	The 14th of the following month
One Stop Shop return and payment	Each calendar quarter	The last day of the following month
VAT paid on costs above the VAT on sales	Set against the VAT of the next 2 months	Refunded within 30 days of the last return
Refund for a company with over 30% of its sales at 0%	Each month	Within 30 days of the return

What late VAT registration and late returns cost in Bulgaria

The VAT Act puts a price on each missed date. With accounting in Bulgaria we add up your turnover every month and file before each date, which keeps these sums away from your company.

The application for registration

Sanction for a company: €255.65 to €2,556.46

VAT not charged because the company registered late

Sanction for a company: The amount of that VAT no less than €255.65

A monthly return or a VIES declaration

Sanction for a company: €255.65 to €5,112.92

VAT charged up to 6 months late

Sanction for a company: 5% of the tax no less than €102.26

1.95583The sums in the Act are still in leva

The Act still states these sums in leva: 500 to 5,000 for a late application and 500 to 10,000 for a late return. The euro figures are the same sums at the fixed rate of 1.95583, as the guide to Bulgaria's euro adoption explains. A company that registers late also owes the VAT on its sales from the day it should have been registered.

What we do for the VAT of your Bulgarian company

Your turnover is in our books, so we see the €51,130 line coming and file the application within the 7 days.

Documents for VAT registration in Bulgaria

Documents

You send

The company's UIC, its 9-digit code in the Trade Register
Turnover by month for the current year
First contracts or invoices
A list of clients and suppliers in other countries
An email address for letters from the National Revenue Agency

We prepare

The application on the agency's form, with the ground for registration and its date
The statement of turnover
The electronic filing under our signature

You send them in your account. We check each document the day it arrives and tell you what is missing.

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Questions about VAT registration in Bulgaria

Who has the lowest VAT in Europe?

In the EU it is Luxembourg, with a standard rate of 17%, and Hungary has the highest at 27%. Four member states charge less than Bulgaria's 20%, and two more stand at 20%.

Does a VAT number change the tax on my company's profit?

No. Corporate tax is 10% of the profit with or without a VAT number. The guide to corporate tax in Bulgaria has its rates and dates, and every rate stands in one table in tax rates in Bulgaria.

What is the VAT registration threshold in Bulgaria?

€51,130 of turnover in Bulgaria in a calendar year, in force from 1 January 2026. The count starts again every January.

What does a Bulgarian VAT number look like?

BG and nine digits, 11 characters in all. The nine digits are the company's UIC.

How long does it take to get a VAT number in Bulgaria?

The National Revenue Agency has 7 days from the application to issue the registration act, and 3 days when the company registers for cross-border services.

Can a Bulgarian company invoice EU clients without VAT?

Yes, for services to businesses, once the company has its VAT number. The client accounts for the VAT in its own country, and the sale goes into the monthly VIES declaration.