Chapter III · Taxable amount

Article 17 Determination of the taxable amount

Artigo 17.º · Determinação do valor tributável

Regime do IVA nas Transações Intracomunitárias · annexed to Decree-Law No. 290/92 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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1. The taxable amount of intra-Community acquisitions of goods shall be determined, under the same conditions, in accordance with Article 16 of the VAT Code as it applies to supplies of goods.

1 - Na determinação do valor tributável das aquisições intracomunitárias de bens é aplicável, em idênticas condições, o previsto no artigo 16.º do Código do IVA para as transmissões de bens.

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2. In the case of the supplies referred to in Article 14(1)(c) and the intra-Community acquisitions of goods referred to in Article 4(1)(a), the taxable amount shall be determined in accordance with Article 16(2)(b) and (5) of the VAT Code.

2 - Nas transmissões referidas na alínea c) do n.º 1 do artigo 14.º e nas aquisições intracomunitárias de bens mencionadas na alínea a) do n.º 1 do artigo 4.º, o valor tributável é determinado nos termos da alínea b) do n.º 2 e do n.º 5 do artigo 16.º do Código do IVA.

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3. In the case of intra-Community acquisitions of goods subject to excise duties or to vehicle tax, the taxable amount shall include those taxes, even if they are not charged at the same time.

3 - Nas aquisições intracomunitárias de bens sujeitos a impostos especiais de consumo ou a imposto sobre veículos, o valor tributável é determinado com inclusão destes impostos, ainda que não liquidados simultaneamente.

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4. Where the acquirer of the goods referred to in the preceding paragraph obtains a refund of the excise duties paid in the Member State in which the dispatch or transport began, the taxable amount shall be adjusted in accordance with Article 78 of the VAT Code, up to the amount refunded.

4 - Sempre que o adquirente dos bens a que se refere o número anterior obtiver o reembolso dos impostos especiais de consumo pagos no Estado membro de início da expedição ou transporte, o valor tributável é regularizado nos termos do artigo 78.º do Código do IVA, até ao limite do montante que tiver sido reembolsado.

What we checked in this article

The cross-references to Article 16 of the VAT Code (generally, and paragraph 2(b) and paragraph 5 for transfers and treated-as acquisitions), the inclusion of excise duties and vehicle tax in the taxable amount and the adjustment under Article 78 of the VAT Code capped at the amount refunded are retained.

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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

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