How the DGT's position has evolved
Current position
The reduced VAT rate of 10% applies to medical equipment and support products which, due to their objective characteristics, are designed to alleviate or treat disabilities and are for the personal and exclusive use of persons with physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory disabilities. This benefit is conditional upon the products being specifically listed in the relationship in section eight of the Annex to the VAT Law. If the product is not listed, it must be taxed at the general rate of 21%.
The DGT's position remains constant in its interpretation of the rule. Since 2018, the administration has reiterated that compliance with the design condition for disabilities is objective in nature. The doctrine has focused on the necessity for the product to be exhaustively included in the Annex of the Law to access the reduced rate.
Analysis based on 77 of 77 rulings with a stated position. Updated 21 September 2026.