BillKit/Docs Console
Tax rates

Create tax rate

Set the VAT rate to charge customers in one country.

POST/v1/tax_rates
Operation create_tax_rate · Scope tax_rates:write · Spec snapshot 2026-09-13

Parameters

ParameterDescription
country_codestringrequiredAt most 2 characters.
rate_basis_pointsintegerrequiredBetween 0 and 10000.
display_namestring | nulloptionalAt most 255 characters.
inclusivebooleanoptionalDefaults to true.

Returns

Returns a TaxRateResponse object.

Errors

Status Cause
401 Missing or invalid API key.
403 Key is missing the tax_rates:write scope.
422 Validation Error
429 Rate limited. Back off and retry.
Request · curl 
curl -X POST https://api.billkit.eu/v1/tax_rates \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BILLKIT_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"country_code":"NL","rate_basis_points":0}'
Request body · every field 
{
  "country_code": "NL",
  "display_name": "Ada Lovelace",
  "inclusive": true,
  "rate_basis_points": 0
}
Response · 200 OK 
{
  "active": false,
  "country_code": "NL",
  "created": 1789392000,
  "display_name": "Ada Lovelace",
  "id": "tr_9XKp2vQ1",
  "inclusive": false,
  "livemode": false,
  "object": "tax_rate",
  "rate_basis_points": 0
}