{"id":109039,"date":"2022-11-09T07:00:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T06:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=109039"},"modified":"2024-04-04T12:41:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T10:41:08","slug":"tourist-tax-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tourist-tax-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourist Tax in Barcelona &#8211; WHY, FOR WHO and WHAT IS IT?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Tourist tax<\/strong> in Barcelona is one of the most controversial topics to talk about when it concerns your holiday destination, and this <strong>tax<\/strong> is still something we have to get used to. The tax <strong>measure<\/strong> came into effect in Catalonia in 2012, and it is still in force today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Any tourist rental<\/strong> property must apply this tax and add it to its tourist rent, and subsequently it must be paid to the city council. In this article we will explain more on tourist tax in Barcelona, and whether you are a tourist or rental property owner, we hope to take away any doubts or questions on the subject.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tourist-tax-in-barcelona\/#Tourist_tax_in_Catalonia\" title=\"Tourist tax in Catalonia\">Tourist tax in Catalonia<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tourist-tax-in-barcelona\/#What_does_tourist_tax_in_Barcelona_mean\" title=\"What does tourist tax in Barcelona mean?\">What does tourist tax in Barcelona mean?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tourist-tax-in-barcelona\/#How_much_tourist_tax_must_be_paid_in_Barcelona\" title=\"How much tourist tax must be paid in Barcelona?\">How much tourist tax must be paid in Barcelona?<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tourist-tax-in-barcelona\/#Who_pays_this_tourist_tax\" title=\"Who pays this tourist tax?\">Who pays this tourist tax?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tourist-tax-in-barcelona\/#How_and_when_must_tourist_tax_be_settled_with_the_administration\" title=\"How and when must tourist tax be settled with the administration?\">How and when must tourist tax be settled with the administration?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tourist_tax_in_Catalonia\"><\/span>Tourist tax in Catalonia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">First and foremost, you must be aware that Barcelona levies a tourist tax, and the main reason for this is that the autonomous community of Catalonia has a<strong> tax <\/strong>for all<strong> tourist accommodations<\/strong> in the region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The hight of the tax depends on the type of accommodation your are staying in and the location of the accommodation, and the fee is therefore different in Barcelona compared to the rest of Catalonia. The name of the tourist tax is officially <em><strong>Impuesto sobre las Estancias en Establecimientos Tur\u00edsticos<\/strong><\/em> (or IEET).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-104522\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-20-3 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-104522 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_104522\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_104522' class='rslides'>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_self\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/en-1.jpg\" class=\"slider-104522 slide-104523\" alt=\"rental apartments in Barcelona\" rel=\"\" title=\"Banner medio home inquilinos\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_tourist_tax_in_Barcelona_mean\"><\/span>What does tourist tax in Barcelona mean?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona&#8217;s tourist tax is an extra tax levied on your stay in a tourist accommodation, but <strong>only <\/strong>in the city of Barcelona. Prices vary depending on the type of your chosen accommodation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The tax is, however, limited to a maximum of <strong>seven days per person<\/strong>, and the stay must be in the same accommodation and without any interruption.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Children <strong>under<\/strong> the age of 16\u00a0are <strong>exempt <\/strong>from paying this tourist tax.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-tours-in-barcelona-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free Tours in Barcelona; Discover The City&#8217;s Secrets<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_tourist_tax_must_be_paid_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>How much tourist tax must be paid in Barcelona?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As of October 1, 2024, tourist tax in Barcelona is as shown in the table below.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Type of accommodation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Tariff by Catalonia province<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Surcharge by Barcelona City<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Total (per person per night)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5 Star Hotel, luxury camping or similar (EB1)<\/td>\n<td>3,50\u20ac<\/td>\n<td>4\u20ac<\/td>\n<td><strong>7,50\u20ac<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4 Star Hotel or similar (EB2)<\/td>\n<td>1,70\u20ac<\/td>\n<td>4\u20ac<\/td>\n<td><strong>5,70\u20ac<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other accommodation (EB3)<\/td>\n<td>1,00\u20ac<\/td>\n<td>4\u20ac<\/td>\n<td><strong>5\u20ac<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tourist rental accommodation (EB4)<\/td>\n<td>2,25\u20ac<\/td>\n<td>4\u20ac<\/td>\n<td><strong>6,25\u20ac<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cruise ship stay over 12 hrs (CR1)<\/td>\n<td>2,00\u20ac<\/td>\n<td>4\u20ac<\/td>\n<td><strong>6\u20ac<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cruise ship stay less than 12 hrs (CR2)<\/td>\n<td>3,00\u20ac<\/td>\n<td>4\u20ac<\/td>\n<td><strong>7\u20ac<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/atc.gencat.cat\/es\/tributs\/ieet\/quota-tributaria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">GENCAT<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_pays_this_tourist_tax\"><\/span>Who pays this tourist tax?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tourist taxes must be included and shown in the price that is paid by <strong>guests.<\/strong> The amount must be mentioned <strong>clearly<\/strong> on the invoice. The cost of the accommodation must be stated, and the <strong>amount <\/strong>of the tourist tax must be clarified separately. It must include the <strong>number of days<\/strong> and the tax code of the type of accommodation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_109041\" style=\"width: 825px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109041\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109041\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pay-tourist-tax.jpg\" alt=\"Pay tourist tax in Barcelona\" width=\"815\" height=\"543\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-109041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Pay tourist tax in Barcelona<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_and_when_must_tourist_tax_be_settled_with_the_administration\"><\/span>How and when must tourist tax be settled with the administration?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The tourist tax in Barcelona (or any other Catalan town) must be <strong>settled online <\/strong>with the <strong><em>Ag\u00e8ncia Tribut\u00e0ria <\/em><\/strong><em>de Catalunya<\/em><strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>Tourist tax must be declared and paid <strong>every six months<\/strong>, and at the start of every half year you will get <strong>20 days<\/strong> to complete the declaration and payment process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tourist tax is levied on<strong> customers<\/strong> and<strong> guests<\/strong>, but it is ultimately up to the <strong>owner<\/strong> of the accommodation to comply with tax regulations and submit corresponding taxes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hopefully we have been able to answer all of your questions on <strong>tourist tax <\/strong>in Barcelona in <strong>2024.<\/strong> If we haven&#8217;t, don&#8217;t hesitate and contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a>. We are here to help you any way we can.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"109039\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">2<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tourist tax in Barcelona is one of the most controversial topics to talk about when it concerns your holiday destination, and this tax is still something we have to get used to. The tax measure came into effect in Catalonia in 2012, and it is still in force today. 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