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Selling into France means pricing in Euro (EUR) with 2 decimal places, rendering amounts as 123 456,78 €, applying 20.00% TVA inside the displayed price, and offering the payment methods people there actually use.

Currency
EUR
TVA
20.00%
Payment methods
7
Live FX
1 USD → 0.872067672451
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Money

Currency and formatting

Currency
Euro (EUR)
Symbol
€ — placed after the amount
Decimal places
2
Formatted example
123 456,78 €
Thousands separator
 
Decimal separator
,
Digit grouping
threes (3)
Live rate
1 USD = 0.872067672451 EUR (ecb, 2026-07-16)
Tax

Tax

tax · FR
20.00% standard TVA Prices tax-inclusive
  • 5.5% — food
  • 5.5% — books
  • 2.1% — press
  • 2.1% — medicines
  • 10% — transport
  • 10% — restaurant
Payments

Payment methods in France

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

  • 01 card
  • 02 paypal
  • 03 apple pay
  • 04 google pay
  • 05 sepa direct debit
  • 06 wero
  • 07 klarna

Card schemes that work domestically: cartes bancaires, visa, mastercard, amex, unionpay, jcb. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is legally mandated.

Locale

Locale

Primary
fr-FR
Official languages
French
Direction
left-to-right
Date format
DD/MM/YYYY
Measurement
metric
GDPR applies
yes
Phone

Phone numbers

Calling code
+33
Mobile format
+33 X XX XX XX XX
Digits
9
FAQs

France: common questions

What currency does France use?

France uses the Euro (EUR), symbol €. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123 456,78 €.

How many decimal places does EUR have?

EUR 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 TVA rate in France?

The standard TVA rate in France is 20.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.

What payment methods are used in France?

The methods that matter in France, in rough order of use: card, paypal, apple pay, google pay, sepa direct debit, wero, klarna.

What is the dialling code for France?

France's country calling code is +33. Mobile numbers are formatted +33 X XX XX XX XX (9 digits after the country code).

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