Bosnia and Herzegovina: BAM, VAT & payment methods

Money

Currency and formatting

Tax

tax · BA

17.00% standard VAT Prices tax-inclusive

Payments

Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.

Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.

Locale

Primary: bs-BA
Also used: sr-BA, hr-BA
Official languages: Bosnian, Bosnian (Cyrillic), Croatian, Serbian, Serbian (Latin)
Direction: left-to-right
Date format: DD. MM. YYYY.
Measurement: metric
GDPR applies: no

Phone

FAQs

What currency does Bosnia and Herzegovina use?

Bosnia and Herzegovina uses the Bosnia and Herzegovina Convertible Mark (BAM), symbol KM. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123.456,78 KM.

How many decimal places does BAM have?

BAM has 2 decimal places. Charging with the wrong number of minor units is a 100× error, so this is worth getting right.

What is the VAT rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

The standard VAT rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 17.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.

What payment methods are used in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

The methods that matter in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in rough order of use: cash on delivery, card.

What is the dialling code for Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Bosnia and Herzegovina's country calling code is +387. Mobile numbers are formatted +387 6X XXX XXX (8 digits after the country code).

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