MilometryNederland · Onbelaste kilometervergoeding
Mileage rates in the Netherlands
The untaxed travel allowance is 25 cents a kilometre from 1 January 2026, up from 23 cents. The same figure is what the self-employed deduct per business kilometre.
What applies now
| Band | Rate |
|---|---|
| Every kilometre | 25 cents |
How a claim is worked out
Take 12.000 kilometres of business travel in the Netherlands. The bands apply in order, so each one is charged at its own rate rather than the whole distance at the top rate.
| Band | Distance | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Every kilometre | 12.000 | 25 cents | € 3.000,00 |
| Total | € 3.000,00 | ||
What it used to be
Rates in the Netherlands, newest first. Use the row that covers the date you drove, not the one in force today: an amended return is worked out at the rate that applied at the time.
| Period | Applies | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Now | Since 1 Jan 2026 | 25 cents |
| 2024 and 2025 | 1 Jan 2024 to 31 Dec 2025 | 23 cents |
| 2023 | 1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2023 | 21 cents |
| To 2022 | 1 Jan 2006 to 31 Dec 2022 | 19 cents |
- 2026 Enacted on 1 July 2026 and backdated to 1 January.
- To 2022 Nineteen cents stood for well over a decade before the two rises that followed.
Quick answers
What is the mileage rate in the Netherlands?
25 cents per business kilometre, untaxed. Published by: de Belastingdienst. The untaxed travel allowance is 25 cents a kilometre from 1 January 2026, up from 23 cents. The same figure is what the self-employed deduct per business kilometre. Checked against the source on 27 September 2026.
When did the rate in the Netherlands last change?
The current figures apply from 1 Jan 2026. Before that: 23 cents per business kilometre (1 Jan 2024 to 31 Dec 2025).
What does 12.000 kilometres of business travel come to in the Netherlands?
€ 3.000,00 at the rates above. It is an estimate, and not tax advice.
Who publishes the rate for the Netherlands?
De Belastingdienst. Verhoging onbelaste kilometervergoeding; Zakelijk gebruik privévervoermiddel 2026.
Where these figures come from
- Verhoging onbelaste kilometervergoedingThe increase to 25 cents and how to apply it in payroll.
- Zakelijk gebruik privévervoermiddel 2026Business use of your own vehicle, for the self-employed.
Rates move. If yours has and this page has not, the other countries are here.
Other countries
- United Kingdom55p per business mile, banded to 25p past 10,000
- IrelandThe civil service motor travel rates, by engine size and distance
- United States76 cents per business mile, with no threshold
- Canada73 cents per business kilometre, then 67 cents past 5,000
- Australia91 cents per business kilometre, capped at 5,000
- New Zealand$1.20 per business kilometre, then 37 cents past 14,000
- Deutschland30 cents per business kilometre, from the first one
- Österreich50 cents per business kilometre, capped at 30,000 km
- België0.4452 euro per business kilometre for 1 October to 31 December 2026, reindexed quarterly
- España26 cents per business kilometre, tax free
- FranceThe barème kilométrique, by fiscal horsepower and distance
- 日本Whatever rate your employer sets, as there is no national one