Withholding tax rates
Country |
Dividend |
Interest |
Royalty |
Fee for Technical Services |
Albania |
10% |
10%[Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Armenia |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Australia |
15% |
15% |
10%/15% [Note 2] |
10%/15% [Note 2] |
Austria |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Bangladesh |
a) 10% (if at least 10% of the capital of the company paying the dividend is held by the recipient company); b) 15% in all other cases |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
No separate provision |
Belarus |
a) 10%, if paid to a company holding 25% shares; b) 15%, in all other cases |
10% [Note1] |
15% |
15% |
Belgium |
15% |
15% (10% if loan is granted by a bank) |
10% |
10% |
Bhutan | 10% | 10% [Note 1] | 10% | 10% |
Botswana |
a) 7.5%, if shareholder is a company and holds at least 25% shares in the investee-company; b) 10%, in all other cases |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Brazil |
15% |
15% [Note1] |
a) 25% for use of trademark; b) 15% for others |
No separate provision |
Bulgaria |
15% |
15% [Note1] |
a) 15% of royalty relating to literary, artistic, scientific works other than films or tapes used for radio or television broadcasting; b) 20%, in other cases |
20% |
Canada |
a) 15%, if at least 10% of the voting powers in the company, paying the dividends, is controlled by the recipient company; b) 25%, in other cases |
15% [Note1] |
10%-20% |
10%-20% |
China |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Columbia | 5% | 10% [Note1] | 10% | 10% |
Croatia |
a) 5% (if at least 10% of the capital of the company paying the dividend is held by the recipient company); b) 15% in all other cases |
10% [Note1] | 10% | 10% |
Cyprus |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Czech Republic [Note5] |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Denmark |
a) 15%, if at least 25% of the shares of the company paying the dividend is held by the recipient company; b) 25%, in other cases |
a) 10% if loan is granted by bank; b) 15% for others [Note1] |
20% |
20% |
Estonia |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Ethiopia |
7.5% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Finland |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Fiji |
5% |
10% [Note 1] |
10% |
10% |
France |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Georgia |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Germany |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Greece |
20% |
20% |
10% |
No separate provision |
Hongkong |
5% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Hungary |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Indonesia |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Iceland |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Iran |
10% |
10% |
10% |
10% |
Ireland |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Israel |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Italy |
a) 15% if at least 10% of the shares of the company paying dividend is beneficially owned by the recipient company; b) 25% in other cases |
15% [Note1] |
20% |
20% |
Japan |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Jordan |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
20% |
20% |
Kazakhstan |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Kenya |
10% |
10% |
10% |
10% |
Korea |
15% |
10% |
10% |
10% |
Kuwait |
10% [Note 1] |
10% |
10% |
10% |
Kyrgyz Republic |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
15% |
15% |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
20% |
20% |
30% |
No separate provision |
Latvia |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Lithuania |
5%*, 15% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Luxembourg |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Malaysia |
5% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Malta |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Mongolia |
15% |
15% [Note1] |
15% |
15% |
Mauritius |
a) 5%, if at least 10% of the capital of the company paying the dividend is held by the recipient company; b) 15%, in other cases |
7.5 |
15% |
10% |
Montenegro |
5% (in some cases 15%) |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Myanmar |
5% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
No separate provision |
Morocco |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Mozambique |
7.5% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
No separate provision |
Macedonia | 10% | 10% [Note 1] | 10% | 10% |
Namibia |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Nepal |
5%**, 10% |
10% [Note1] |
15% |
No separate provision |
Netherlands |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
New Zealand |
15% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Norway |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Oman |
a) 10%, if at least 10% of shares are held by the recipient company; b) 12.5%, in other cases |
10% [Note1] |
15% |
15% |
Philippines |
a) 15%, if at least 10% of the shares of the company paying the dividend is held by the recipient company; b) 20%, in other cases |
a) 10%, if interest is received by a financial institution or insurance company; b) 15% in other cases [Note1] |
15% if it is payable in pursuance of any collaboration agreement approved by the Government of India |
No separate provision |
Poland |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
15% |
15% |
Portuguese Republic |
10%***/15% |
10% |
10% |
10% |
Qatar |
a) 5%, if at least 10% of the shares of the company paying the dividend is held by the recipient company; b) 10%, in other cases |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Romania |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Russian Federation |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Saudi Arabia |
5% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
No separate provision |
Serbia |
a) 5%, if recipient is company and holds 25% shares; b) 15%, in any other case |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Singapore |
a) 10%, if at least 25% of the shares of the company paying the dividend is held by the recipient company; b) 15%, in other cases |
a) 10%, if loan is granted by a bank or similar institute including an insurance company; b) 15%, in all other cases |
10% |
10% |
Slovenia |
a) 5%, if at least 10% of the shares of the company paying the dividend is held by the recipient company; b) 15%, in other cases |
10% |
10% |
10% |
South Africa |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Spain |
15% |
15% [Note1] |
10%/20% [Note 3] |
20% [Note 3] |
Sri Lanka |
7.5% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Sudan |
10% |
10%[Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Sweden |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Swiss Confederation |
10% |
10%[Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Syrian Arab Republic |
a) 5%, if at least 10% of the shares of the company paying the dividend is held by the recipient company; b) 10%, in other cases |
10%[Note1] |
10% |
No separate provision |
Taipei |
12.5% |
10% |
10% |
10% |
Tajikistan |
a) 5%, if at least 25% of the shares of the company paying the dividend is held by the recipient company; b) 10%, in other cases |
10%[Note1] |
10% |
No separate provision |
Tanzania |
5%****, 10% |
10% |
10% |
No separate provision |
Thailand |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
No separate provision |
Trinidad and Tobago |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Turkey |
15% |
a) 10% if loan is granted by a bank, etc.; b) 15% in other cases [Note1] |
15% |
15% |
Turkmenistan |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Uganda |
10% |
10%[Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Ukraine |
a) 10%, if at least 25% of the shares of the company paying the dividend is held by the recipient company; b) 15%, in other cases |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
United Arab Emirates |
10% |
a) 5% if loan is granted by a bank/similar financial institute; b) 12.5%, in other cases |
10% |
No separate provision |
United Mexican States |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
United Kingdom |
15%/10% (Note 4)
|
a) 10%, if interest is paid to a bank; b) 15%, in other cases [Note1] |
10%/15%[Note 2] |
10%/15%[Note 2] |
United States |
a) 15%, if at least 10% of the voting stock of the company paying the dividend is held by the recipient company; b) 25% in other cases |
a) 10% if loan is granted by a bank/similar institute including insurance company; b) 15% for others |
10%/15%[Note 2] |
10%/15%[Note 2] |
Uruguay |
5% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Uzbekistan |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Vietnam |
10% |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |
Zambia |
a) 5%, if at least 25% of the shares of the company paying the dividend is held by a recipient company for a period of at least 6 months prior to the date of payment of the dividend; b) 15% in other cases |
10% [Note1] |
10% |
10% |