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Eswatini VAT with current official-source evidence

Add or extract the 15% standard rate in lilangeni. The zero-rated path stays locked until you confirm an exact match in the current VAT Act Second Schedule.

15% standard0% exact schedule matchReviewed 22 July 2026
Quick answer: E 10,000 before tax produces E 1,500 VAT and E 11,500 total at 15%. A broad label such as “export” or “basic food” is not enough to choose 0%.
Official-rate calculation

Add or extract Eswatini VAT

Choose the price basis and use zero-rating only with an exact current Second Schedule match.

Primary result
Amount before tax
VAT
Total including tax
Applied rate
Classification guardrail

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Choose from an exact current legal line, not a broad category.

Official evidence

Sources & verification

This high-stakes calculator links the authority sources, method notes, test cases, and limitations used to check the numbers shown on this page.

Last verified 2026-07-22

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Official source links

Law, regulation, or version

VAT Act Second Schedule

Calculation methodology

The pure engine adds 15% to a net amount or extracts the 15% tax fraction from a gross amount. The 0% path fails closed unless the user confirms an exact current Second Schedule match and supplies the matching evidence type. Exemptions, custom rates, registration, withholding and filing are not inferred.

Known limitations

  • Informational estimate only. It is not professional tax, legal, payroll, or filing advice.
  • Zero-rating requires an exact current Second Schedule match and retained transaction evidence.
  • Exempt supplies are not treated as zero-rated and are not calculated.
  • Confirm classification, evidence, registration, invoicing, filing and payment with ERS or a qualified adviser.

Test-case examples

Input: Net amount: E 10,000 at the standard treatment.
Expected: VAT is E 1,500 and total is E 11,500.
Why: Confirms the ERS-published 15% add-VAT formula.

Input: VAT-inclusive amount: E 11,500 at the standard treatment.
Expected: Net is E 10,000 and VAT is E 1,500.
Why: Confirms the 15% tax-fraction extraction path.

Input: 0% selected without the exact current Second Schedule confirmation and evidence type.
Expected: Calculation is rejected with RATE_EVIDENCE_REQUIRED.
Why: Proves the calculator fails closed instead of guessing a classification.

Change history

  • 2026-07-22: Rebuilt as a pure 15% add/extract engine with an evidence-gated zero-rate path, current ERS sources, local PDF and EN/FR/SW/widget/API parity.
  • 2026-05-02: Trust and verification panel added with source links, methodology, limitations, and report-error CTA.

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