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We currently act on behalf of entrepreneurs established in the Netherlands. If your business is established elsewhere in the EU, we cannot yet submit the request for you — your own tax authority has its own portal for that. The calculator and the knowledge base below do work for you: the rules per refund country are the same everywhere.

reclaim VAT restaurant Belgium

Restaurant costs fall under one of the ten kostensoorten, but Belgium determines how much is refunded

VAT on food, drinks and restaurant visits during a business trip to Belgium falls under one of the ten EU kostensoorten of the teruggaaf regulation, and is in principle therefore equally part of it

What this is based on

Directive 2008/9/EC is available on EUR-Lex and the Tax Administration publishes the Requirements list itself. We provide references for each statement; you do not have to take our word for it.

This is not legal advice. This page provides general information about the regulations that this platform covers. We do not know your situation. If in doubt about your own case, consult a lawyer or the relevant supervisory authority.

Written with AI based on the sources above, checked by a human on 2026-08-18. Is something wrong? Let us know — corrections are prioritized.