Country-by-Country Withholding Tax Table

Overview

This page provides a complete, jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction overview of withholding tax rules applicable to royalty payments processed through Reprtoir. The objective is to give beneficiaries a precise reference for understanding which withholding rate applies depending on:

  • the treaty status between France and the beneficiary’s country
  • the required documentation
  • the default statutory or NCST rate

This table applies to both companies and individuals.

The rates and classifications strictly follow French tax administration rules.


How to Use This Table

This table is designed to determine:

  1. Which withholding rate applies when royalties are paid to a beneficiary in a specific country.
  2. Whether a tax treaty is in force, suspended, or nonexistent.
  3. Whether the country is classified as NCST (Non-Cooperative State or Territory).
  4. Which documents are required to apply a reduced treaty rate.

If a treaty is in force

A reduced rate applies only if:

  • Form 5000 is fully completed and certified
  • Form 5003 is completed for the same fiscal year
  • IRS Form 6166 is provided (U.S. residents only)

If the beneficiary does not provide these documents, France applies the full 25 percent statutory rate.

If no treaty exists

France applies the 25 percent rate.

No reduction is possible.

If the treaty is suspended or the country is NCST

France applies the mandatory NCST rate of 75 percent.

No documentation can reduce this rate.

JurisdictionTreaty StatusApplicable RateMandatory DocumentsBOFiP Reference
AfghanistanNo Tax Treaty25%
Åland Islands (Finland)Tax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-FIN
AlbaniaTax Treaty in Force5%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-ALB
AlgeriaTax Treaty in Force5%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-DZA
American Samoa (United States)NCST (No Tax Treaty)75%
AndorraTax Treaty in Force5%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-AND
AngolaNo Tax Treaty25%
Anguilla (United Kingdom)No Tax Treaty25%
Antigua and BarbudaNCST (No Tax Treaty)75%
ArgentinaTax Treaty in Force18%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-ARG
ArmeniaTax Treaty in Force5%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-ARM
Aruba (Netherlands)No Tax Treaty25%
AustraliaTax Treaty in Force5%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-AUS
AustriaTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-AUT
AzerbaijanTax Treaty in Force5%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-AZE
BahamasNo Tax Treaty25%
BahrainTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-BHR
BangladeshTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-BGD
BarbadosNo Tax Treaty25%
BelarusTreaty Suspended25%BOI-INT-CVB-BLR
BelgiumTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-BEL
BelizeNo Tax Treaty25%
BeninTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-BEN
Bermuda (United Kingdom)No Tax Treaty25%
BhutanNo Tax Treaty25%
BoliviaTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-BOL
Bonaire (Netherlands)No Tax Treaty25%
Bosnia and HerzegovinaTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-BIH
BotswanaTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-BWA
BrazilTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-BRA
British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom)No Tax Treaty25%
British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)No Tax Treaty25%
BruneiNo Tax Treaty25%
BulgariaTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-BGR
Burkina FasoTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-BFA
BurundiNo Tax Treaty25%
CambodiaNo Tax Treaty25%
CameroonTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-CMR
CanadaTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-CAN
Cape VerdeNo Tax Treaty25%
Cayman IslandsNo Tax Treaty25%
Central African RepublicTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-CAF
ChadNo Tax Treaty25%
ChileTax Treaty in Force5%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-CHL
ChinaTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-CHN
ColombiaTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-COL
ComorosNo Tax Treaty25%
Congo (Republic of)Tax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-COG
Cook Islands (New Zealand)No Tax Treaty25%
Costa RicaNo Tax Treaty25%
CroatiaTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-HRV
CubaNo Tax Treaty25%
Curaçao (Netherlands)No Tax Treaty25%
CyprusTax Treaty in Force5%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-CYP
Czech RepublicTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-CZE
DenmarkTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-DNK
DjiboutiNo Tax Treaty25%
DominicaNo Tax Treaty25%
Dominican RepublicNo Tax Treaty25%
EcuadorTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-ECU
EgyptTax Treaty in Force12%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-EGY
El SalvadorNo Tax Treaty25%
Equatorial GuineaNo Tax Treaty25%
EritreaNo Tax Treaty25%
EstoniaTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-EST
EswatiniNo Tax Treaty25%
EthiopiaTax Treaty in Force5%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-ETH
Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)No Tax Treaty25%
Faroe Islands (Denmark)No Tax Treaty25%
FijiNCST (No Tax Treaty)75%
FinlandTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-FIN
French Guiana (France)French Domestic Law0%BOI-INT-CVB-FRA
French Polynesia (France)French Domestic Law0%BOI-INT-CVB-PYF
GabonTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-GAB
GambiaNo Tax Treaty25%
GeorgiaTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-GEO
GermanyTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-DEU
GhanaTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-GHA
Gibraltar (United Kingdom)No Tax Treaty25%
GreeceTax Treaty in Force5%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-GRC
GrenadaNo Tax Treaty25%
GuatemalaNo Tax Treaty25%
Guernsey (United Kingdom)No Tax Treaty25%
GuineaTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-GIN
Guinea-BissauNo Tax Treaty25%
GuyanaNo Tax Treaty25%
HaitiNo Tax Treaty25%
HondurasNo Tax Treaty25%
Hong KongTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-HKG
HungaryTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-HUN
IcelandTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-ISL
IndiaTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-IND
IndonesiaTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-IDN
IranTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-IRN
IraqNo Tax Treaty25%
IrelandTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-IRL
Isle of Man (United Kingdom)No Tax Treaty25%
IsraelTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-ISR
ItalyTax Treaty in Force5%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-ITA
Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)Tax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-CIV
JamaicaTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-JAM
JapanTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-JPN
Jersey (United Kingdom)No Tax Treaty25%
JordanTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-JOR
KazakhstanTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-KAZ
KenyaTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-KEN
KiribatiNo Tax Treaty25%
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)Tax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-KOR
KosovoNo Tax Treaty25%
KuwaitTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-KWT
KyrgyzstanTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-KGZ
LaosNo Tax Treaty25%
LatviaTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-LVA
LebanonTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-LBN
LesothoNo Tax Treaty25%
LiberiaNo Tax Treaty25%
LibyaTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-LBY
LiechtensteinNo Tax Treaty25%
LithuaniaTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-LTU
LuxembourgTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-LUX
Macao (China)No Tax Treaty25%
MadagascarTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-MDG
MalawiTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-MWI
MalaysiaTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-MYS
MaldivesNo Tax Treaty25%
MaliTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-MLI
MaltaTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-MLT
Marshall IslandsNo Tax Treaty25%
MauritaniaTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-MRT
MauritiusTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-MUS
Mayotte (France)French Domestic Law0%BOI-INT-CVB-FRA
MexicoTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-MEX
MicronesiaNo Tax Treaty25%
MoldovaTax Treaty in Force5%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-MDA
MonacoTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-MCO
MongoliaTax Treaty in Force5%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-MNG
MontenegroTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-MNE
Montserrat (United Kingdom)No Tax Treaty25%
MoroccoTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-MAR
MozambiqueNo Tax Treaty25%
MyanmarNo Tax Treaty25%
NamibiaTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-NAM
Norfolk Island (Australia)No Tax Treaty25%
North KoreaNo Tax Treaty25%
North MacedoniaTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-MKD
Northern Mariana Islands (United States)No Tax Treaty25%
NorwayTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-NOR
OmanTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-OMN
PakistanTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-PAK
PalauNCST (No Tax Treaty)75%
PalestineNo Tax Treaty25%
PanamaNCST (No Tax Treaty)75%BOI-INT-CVB-PAN
Papua New GuineaNo Tax Treaty25%
ParaguayNo Tax Treaty25%
PeruNo Tax Treaty25%
PhilippinesTax Treaty in Force15%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-PHL
Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom)No Tax Treaty25%
PolandTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-POL
PortugalTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-PRT
Puerto Rico (United States)No Tax Treaty25%
QatarTax Treaty in Force5%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-QAT
Quebec (Canada)Tax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 (by Revenu Québec) + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-CA-QC
Réunion (France)French Domestic Law0%BOI-INT-CVB-REU
RomaniaTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-ROU
RussiaTreaty Suspended (NCST)75%BOI-INT-CVB-RUS
RwandaNo Tax Treaty25%
Saint Barthélemy (France)French Domestic Law0%BOI-INT-CVB-BL
Saint Kitts and NevisNo Tax Treaty25%
Saint LuciaNo Tax Treaty25%
Saint Martin (France)French Domestic Law0%BOI-INT-CVB-MAF
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)French Domestic Law0%BOI-INT-CVB-SPM
Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesNo Tax Treaty25%
SamoaNCST (No Tax Treaty)75%
San MarinoNo Tax Treaty25%
Sao Tome and PrincipeNo Tax Treaty25%
Saudi ArabiaTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-SAU
SenegalTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-SEN
SerbiaTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-SRB
SeychellesNo Tax Treaty25%
Sierra LeoneNo Tax Treaty25%
SingaporeTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-SGP
Sint Maarten (Netherlands)No Tax Treaty25%
SlovakiaTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-SVK
SloveniaTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-SVN
Solomon IslandsNo Tax Treaty25%
SomaliaNo Tax Treaty25%
South AfricaTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-ZAF
South SudanNo Tax Treaty25%
SpainTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-ESP
Sri LankaTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-LKA
SudanNo Tax Treaty25%
SurinameNo Tax Treaty25%
Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway)No Tax Treaty25%
SwedenTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-SWE
SwitzerlandTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-CHE
SyriaTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-SYR
TaiwanTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-TWN
TajikistanNo Tax Treaty25%
TanzaniaNo Tax Treaty25%
ThailandTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-THA
Timor-LesteNo Tax Treaty25%
TogoTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-TGO
Tokelau (New Zealand)No Tax Treaty25%
TongaNo Tax Treaty25%
Trinidad and TobagoNCST (No Tax Treaty)75%BOI-INT-CVB-TTO
TunisiaTax Treaty in Force5%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-TUN
TurkeyTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-TUR
TurkmenistanTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-TKM
Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)NCST (No Tax Treaty)75%
TuvaluNo Tax Treaty25%
UgandaNo Tax Treaty25%
UkraineTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-UKR
United Arab EmiratesTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-ARE
United KingdomTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 (by HMRC) + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-GBR
United StatesTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003 + IRS Form 6166BOI-INT-CVB-USA
UruguayNo Tax Treaty25%
UzbekistanTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-UZB
VanuatuNCST (No Tax Treaty)75%
Vatican CityNo Tax Treaty25%
VenezuelaTax Treaty in Force5%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-VEN
VietnamTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-VNM
Wallis and Futuna (France)French Domestic Law0%BOI-INT-CVB-WLF
Western SaharaNo Tax Treaty25%
YemenNo Tax Treaty25%
ZambiaTax Treaty in Force0%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-ZMB
ZimbabweTax Treaty in Force10%Certified Form 5000 + Form 5003BOI-INT-CVB-ZWE

Interpreting the Columns

Jurisdiction

Name of the country or territory where the beneficiary is resident.

Treaty Status

Indicates whether France has:

  • a tax treaty in force
  • no treaty
  • a suspended treaty
  • NCST classification

Applicable Rate

The withholding rate required under French law, based on:

  • treaty rate
  • domestic statutory rate (25 percent)
  • NCST rate (75 percent)

Mandatory Documents

List of required documents needed to apply the treaty rate.

If no document is provided, the applicable rate defaults automatically to the statutory or NCST rate.

BOFiP Reference

The BOFiP code referencing the treaty text or administrative instruction used by the French tax authority.


Important Notes

  • Reprtoir cannot apply a reduced rate unless all required documents have been received and validated.
  • Reprtoir cannot request documents on behalf of beneficiaries.
  • If the beneficiary wishes to contest a withholding rate, the request must be directed to the French tax administration.
  • Treaty rates apply only for the fiscal year covered by the certification.