How does recargo de equivalencia apply to my orders?

Recargo de equivalencia is a VAT (value-added tax) scheme that is mandatory for unincorporated Spanish retailers (i.e., Spanish retailers that do not carry on business through a company or other legally incorporated entity) who do not carry out any kind of processing on the products they sell.

Spanish retailers that are part of this scheme can be identified by their VAT numbers. Petspace uses the VAT number of retailers in Spain to determine whether recargo de equivalencia should be automatically added to any order that ships from Spain.

The recargo de equivalencia rate for each product on Petspace is determined by the VAT rate selected for that product. These rates are listed below. The applicable recargo de equivalencia rate is shown on both the retailer and the brand’s order invoice.

– A standard rate of 21%
– Recargo de equivalencia rate of 5.2%
– Reduced rate of 10%
– Recargo de equivalencia rate of 1.4%
– Reduced rate of 4%
– Recargo de equivalencia rate of 0.5%