Navigating VAT in the telecoms
industry

Maximise VAT recovery: reclaim more on your telecoms spend

Up to

25%

May be eligible for VAT recovery, offering significant savings!

Benefits

Maximise budgets

Foreign VAT exposure often results
from VAT incurred on:

Tooling costs
Reclaim VAT on specialised tools, molds, and components used in the production of telecom infrastructure, hardware, and export-ready equipment.
Testing & compliance
Recover VAT on expenses related to conformance testing, safety checks, and technical validations for network components, systems, and devices.
Meetings, events, conferences & tradeshows
VAT recovery available on registration fees, accommodation, travel, sponsorships, and stand hire for telecom-related industry events and global summits.
Other high-value operational expenses
Reclaim VAT on supply and install services, import VAT, R&D costs, consulting, engineering, maintenance, and recruitment activities.

The telecoms industry loses millions in
unclaimed VAT refunds every year

From managing international infrastructure rollouts to scaling global teams, telecoms companies face complex VAT exposure across their networks. VAT IT Recalim helps you identify and reclaim VAT on tooling, testing, logistics, events, and beyond – simplifying compliance while freeing up capital for network expansion and innovation.

Other high value expenses

Telecoms industry FAQs

Explore our FAQs to learn how VAT recovery can support your industry, improve efficiency, and help you save more.

What VAT can telecommunications companies reclaim?

Recoverable costs include specialised tooling, testing and compliance services, import VAT, supply and install projects, R&D, and spend on global telecom events.

By keeping valid invoices, applying the correct VAT rules per country, and ensuring claims are supported by proper documentation.

We manage VAT recovery end to end, ensure compliance, and maximise refunds across international operations.

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