GTL Summary:

Document Type: Tax Law Article
Law: Common VAT Agreement
Article Number: 34
Country: 🏳️ GCC
Location: Chapter 6 - Exceptions
Order: 34
Last updated at: 2025-11-04 11:19:40 UTC

Chapter 6 - Exceptions

Article 34 - Supplies to Outside the GCC Territory

  1. The following supplies shall be subject to the zero-rate:

    1. the export of Goods outside the GCC Territory;

    2. supply of Goods to a customs duty suspension situation as provided for in the Common Customs Law and the supply of Goods within customs duty suspension situations;

    3. re-export of moveable Goods that have been temporarily imported into the GCC Territory for repairs, refurbishment, conversion or processing as well as the Services added to these Goods.

    4. supply of Services by a Taxable Supplier residing in a Member State for a Customer who does not reside in the GCC Territory who benefits from the service outside the GCC Territory in accordance with the criteria determined by each of the Member States, except for the cases provided for in Articles 17 to 21 of this Agreement that determine the place of supply as being in a Member State.

  2. The supply of Goods and Services out of the GCC Territory shall be subject to the zero-rate when such supply is exempt from Tax inside the Member State.

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