VAT Regulations
Generally, all who deploy business activities against compensation in the Netherlands, such as organizing a conference, are considered to be VAT entrepreneurs and are, therefore, liable to pay VAT. This applies just as well to foreign as to Dutch entrepreneurs.
In order to find out in which country you are liable to pay VAT, the location of your performance and the substance of your performance are relevant. Every entrepreneur who provides a service against compensation in the Netherlands is obliged to pay Dutch VAT. In this respect, it is irrelevant whether such entrepreneurs operate from the Netherlands or from a foreign country.
More detailed information about VAT in the Netherlands can be found on the website of Holland.com VAT in the Netherlands - Holland.com.
Information on VAT rates and exemptions can be found here: VAT rates and exemptions | VAT | Government.nl
Rotterdam Convention Bureau
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