GTL Summary:

Article 2 establishes the fundamental principle for the imposition of Value Added Tax in the Kingdom. It stipulates that tax is levied on both the import and supply of Goods and Services, governed by the provisions of the VAT Agreement, the Law, and its Regulations. The standard, or basic, tax rate is set at 15% of the value of the supply or import. This rate applies universally unless a specific provision within the Law or Regulations grants an exemption or mandates the application of the zero rate for that particular supply. The article notes this is without prejudice to paragraph (2).

Document Type: Tax Law Article
Law: Value Added Tax Law
Article Number: 2
Country: 🇸🇦 KSA
Location: Chapter 1 - Preliminary Provisions
Order: 2
Last updated at: 2025-12-26 14:13:52 UTC

Chapter 1 - Preliminary Provisions

Article 2

  1. Without prejudice to what is provided in paragraph (2) of this Article, tax shall be imposed on the import and supply of Goods and Services in accordance with the provisions stipulated in the Agreement, the Law and the Regulations.

  2. The tax shall be applied at a basic rate of 15% of the value of the supply or import, unless an exemption or the application of the zero rate is provided for—based on the provisions of the Law and the Regulations—on the supply itself.[1]

Footnotes

[1]This Article was amended pursuant to Royal Order No. (A/638) dated 15/10/1441 AH.

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