# VAT Rate Categories by Country

> VAT Rate Categories by Country is a paid API for AI agents from x402.orthogonal.com, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Returns the VAT rate categories (e.g. standard, reduced, super-reduced) applicable in a specified country.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402.orthogonal.com/abstractapi/v1/categories
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/vat-rate-categories-by-country-51962939
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_bU6_pg2qvh2lBTYJm2k2B

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability vat-rate-categories-by-country-51962939
```

Example prompt: What are all the VAT rate categories for Germany — like standard, reduced, and any super-reduced rates?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to enumerate the distinct VAT rate categories (not just a single rate) for a country — especially useful for tax compliance, invoice generation, or e-commerce platforms that need to present users with all applicable rate types. Prefer over general tax APIs when you specifically need VAT category breakdowns by country code.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or unsupported country_code returns an error or empty result
- Missing country_code parameter may return a default or error response
- Country with no VAT system (e.g. some non-EU countries) may return empty categories
- Network or payment failure (402) if USDC balance is insufficient

## How this service works

Get VAT rate categories for a specific country.

## Output

Returns a list of VAT rate categories for the specified country, typically including category names (e.g. standard, reduced, super-reduced, zero) and their corresponding percentage rates.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "country_code": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "The 2-letter ISO country code"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

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