How the DGT's position has evolved
Current position
The reduced rate of 10% applies to medical equipment and support products designed to alleviate or treat deficiencies for the personal and exclusive use of persons with physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory disabilities. For this rate to apply, the product must meet the objective design characteristics and be included in the eighth section of the Annex to the IVA (Value Added Tax) Law. The application of the rate depends on the nature of the good and not on the condition of the purchaser.
The DGT's position has moved from a broad interpretation in 2017 to an application strictly linked to the enumeration in the Annex of the IVA Law. Since 2021, the administration has required that the product be specifically mentioned in said section to access the reduced rate. This requirement of linkage to the Annex has remained constant in the most recent rulings.
Turning points
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Introduces the requirement that products must appear in the Annex of the Law to apply the 10% reduced rate.
Analysis based on 62 of 63 rulings with a stated position. Updated 22 September 2026.