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Requests Quotes Belgium Embarkation Tax Added To The Quotes

Belgium Embarkation Tax

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This is an additional tax available in the Requests/Quotes section.

The ‘Belgium Embarkation Tax’ is calculated for each passenger departing from Belgium airports, regardless of whether they are on commercial or non-commercial flights. The tax rate is determined by the distance from the most frequently visited Belgium airport (Brussels Airport BRU/EBBR) to their final destination, considering whether the destination is within or outside the European Economic Area (EEA), Switzerland, or the UK.

Rates

The following tax rates apply:

  • €10 per passenger if their final destination is within a distance of less than 500 kilometers from BRU/EBBR (such as EHAM, EDDF, or London airports).

  • 2 € per passenger if their final destination is located more than 500 km from BRU/EBBR and falls within the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or Switzerland.

  • 4 € per passenger if their final destination lies beyond the borders of the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or Switzerland.

Exemptions

Several flight and passenger exemptions are currently in place. No tax applies for:

  • Infants

  • Active and repositioning flight crew

  • Transit and transfer passengers

  • Circular flights

  • Diverted flights to any of Belgium’s airports due to bad weather, technical reasons, or any other reason for force majeure

  • Military, customs, police, humanitarian, and emergency medical service flights

Belgium Embarkation Tax will also be available in the Report Wizard section under the ‘Trip’ scope.’

Example

Calculations based on PAX number

'Belgium Embarkation Tax' with no PAX assigned

See the screenshot on the right.

 

The trip consisting of 3 flights starts in EBLG and finishes in LSZH.

In the simplified version of the calculations, we only consider the flights starting in Belgium and looking at the destination and the number of PAX flying. No actual PAX are assigned.

The calculation is as follow:

3 x €2.00 + 2 x €2.00 = €10.00

Explanation

  • Rates for the Belgium-based airport of departure

  • The airport of arrival for 3PAX is EPWA (inside EEA) and the airport of arrival for 2 PAX is LSZH (Switzerland)

Calculations based on actual PAX

'Belgium Embarkation Tax' with actual PAX assigned

See the screenshot on the right.

 

The trip consisting of 3 flights starts in EBLG and finishes in LSZH.

In the simplified version of the calculations, we only consider the flights starting in Belgium and looking at the destination and the PAX flying on each of the qualified flights.

The calculation is as follow:

3 x €10.00 + 2 x €2.00 = €34.00

Explanation

  • Rates for the Belgium-based airport of departure

  • The same PAX assigned on legs 1 and 2, different set of PAX assigned on leg 3

  • The final destination airport for 3PAX is EBBR (less than 500km) and the airport of arrival for 2 PAX is LSZH (Switzerland)