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Displaying 10% VAT on Bahrain Restaurant Menus

How to display Bahrain's 10% VAT on restaurant menus. NBR requirements and compliance guide.

## Bahrain's VAT Increase Bahrain raised its VAT rate from 5% to 10% on January 1, 2022. The National Bureau for Revenue (NBR) requires that restaurant menu prices be displayed inclusive of the 10% VAT. ## Key Rules - Menu prices must be VAT-inclusive - The VAT registration number must be displayed - Transition from 5% to 10% required all menus to be updated - Digital menus made this transition seamless for Qaima users ## Qaima's Bahrain VAT Qaima automatically applies the 10% VAT rate for Bahrain-registered restaurants. When the rate changed from 5% to 10%, Qaima users updated their pricing in seconds — while restaurants with printed menus faced costly reprints.